By: Matt Hardy

Deputy Sports Editor - City AM Matt Hardy is the City AM Deputy Sports Editor with a specialism in the business of sport. He covers the likes of rugby, cricket, sporting investment and venture capital funds; while also being across golf, cricket, and the politics of sport.

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Can developing tech change the broadcasting landscape?

December 15, 2021

If the Covid-19 pandemic provided one significant challenge to broadcasters, it was the logistics of commentating on games without actually being in attendance. Television networks had to rely on local workers to set up match feeds in order for their commentators to call the matches from home or a local studio. That solution, however, raised [...]
Former Premier League winner Sergio Aguero announces health related retirement

December 15, 2021

Former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has retired from football in a bid to protect his health. The 22-year-old announced the news earlier today and said: “The decision I have made, I have taken it for my health.” The striker signed for Barcelona in the summer but was taken to hospital in late October after [...]
Saracens’ European game with Pau off due to positive Covid-19 tests

December 15, 2021

Saracens’ upcoming European Challenge Cup game against French side Pau has been called off due to a series of positive cases in the London club’s camp. Saracens, recently promoted back to the Premiership, were huge favourites for this competition before it began last weekend. In a statement, Saracens said: “Saracens can confirm that the club [...]
Barclays to pump record £30m into WSL and women’s UK sport

December 15, 2021

Banking giant Barclays are set to double their investment in Women’s football as they extend their sponsorship deal to include the Women’s Championship. The deal will begin from the 2022-23 season and run through to 2025, and will see Barclays pump £30m into the women’s game. Sasha Wiggins, Barclays Group head of public policy and [...]
Anderson and Broad included in England’s second Ashes Test squad

December 15, 2021

Bowlers Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad have been included in England’s 12-man squad for the second Ashes test. The match is due to get underway at 4am UK time on Thursday and will be a day-night Test match. Pace bowler Mark Wood has been rested for the Adelaide Test. England’s leading wicker-takers were left out [...]
How a day-night Test and a pink ball could help England level the Ashes

December 14, 2021

On Thursday morning, cricket fans in the UK will be able to tune in to the last few hours of live coverage of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide. Why? Because this year it is a day-night Test match. Play between England and Australia gets underway at 4am UK time and is set to conclude [...]
Could we be nearing the end of Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1?

December 14, 2021

He may be due to be knighted later on today, but Lewis Hamilton was denied his coronation as an eight-time world champion Formula 1 driver on Sunday. In the immediate aftermath of that controversial final lap in Abu Dhabi, the 36-year-old declined to commit to continuing racing: “I’ve felt great in the car in the [...]
My night watching the Ashes with England’s Barmy Army

December 14, 2021

As London’s clocks struck 11pm on a cold Tuesday night in the capital, the sound of cheering, chanting and chatter pierced the night air as I entered a heaving sports pub in Victoria. I was there to watch the start of the 2021-22 Ashes series. Cricket’s biggest rivalry was an hour from its first ball, [...]
Stokes signs new three-year deal with County club Durham

December 14, 2021

England’s Ben Stokes has signed a new deal to keep him at his County club Durham until at least 2024. The all-rounder has played 64 times with the red-ball for the club and scored over 3,500 runs. He said: “I am delighted to commit to a further three years with Durham. “I have had some [...]
United game postponed as League reports record Covid-19 cases

December 14, 2021

Tonight’s game between Manchester United and Brentford has been postponed after a series of positive cases in the Old Trafford club. Yesterday, United closed their training ground in a bid to stop the spread of the virus after a number of players and staff tested positive on Sunday morning after their 1-0 over Norwich in [...]

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