By: Matt Hardy

Deputy Sports Editor - City AM Matt is the Deputy Sports Editor covering sport, the business of sport and the politics of sport. He covers the likes of football, rugby, cricket, Formula 1, golf and tennis.

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Premiership rugby: Five things as barmy weekend comes to close

September 25, 2022

Round three of the Premiership saw monstrous comebacks, outstanding clashes and what could be the last ever match for one particular club. The league is in full swing and you cannot take your eyes off of it. Here are five talking points from the weekend’s action. Sunday Funday Exeter’s 43-42 win against Harlequins perfectly rounded [...]
Exclusive: Saracens CEO says “financial model of rugby doesn’t work”

September 22, 2022

As one Premiership rugby club teeters on the brink of going under and another considers administration, Saracens’ chief executive Lucy Wray has admitted that English rugby’s finances are broken. But Wray has faith in Premiership Rugby and the Rugby Football Union to make the changes needed to ensure no more clubs face the same threats [...]
Laver Cup: Federer’s farewell, the big three and reliable London

September 22, 2022

After runs in Prague, Chicago, Geneva and Boston, the Laver Cup will mark its fifth year this weekend by arriving at London’s O2 Arena. The tennis tournament pits Team Europe, captained by Bjorn Borg, against Team World, captained by John McEnroe, with the visiting side looking to win the cup for the first time. So [...]
Worcester Warriors given until Monday to prove they have credible plan

September 21, 2022

Troubled Premiership rugby club Worcester Warriors have been given until 5pm on Monday to prove they can operate as a organisation going forward. In a statement released by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), the governing body finally put a hard deadline in place for a club who have been struggling financially in recent weeks. “The [...]
Worcester Warriors creditor raises questions over Sport England loan

September 20, 2022

Sport England have been dragged into the row over financially troubled Premiership rugby outfit Worcester Warriors with one creditor raising questions around a £15m Covid-19 loan. In allegations set out in summarised correspondence to Sport England seen by City A.M., the creditor, who wishes to remain anonymous, alleges that the organisation – which acted as [...]
Harlequins were the victim of Plan A syndrome against Saracens

September 20, 2022

Having started their rugby campaign with a bye weekend, Saracens got their season underway with a superb 27-30 win over Harlequins in south London at the weekend. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, though. Saracens are the team of solid defence and non-negotiable lines which are difficult to breach – they’re not the running [...]
England’s T20 World Cup preparations start today in Pakistan

September 20, 2022

There’s less than a month to go until the second Twenty20 Cricket World Cup in the space of a year and England’s final preparations start today when they play the first of seven T20 matches against Pakistan across the next 13 days. The opening four matches take place in Karachi before three in Lahore, and [...]
Worcester match to go ahead after meeting 12 noon deadline

September 16, 2022

Worcester Warriors’ Premiership match with Exeter Chiefs will take place on Sunday after the troubled club met a 12 noon deadline to provide assurances that their game can safely go ahead. In a statement, the Rugby Football Union said: “Worcester Warriors has met a midday deadline set by the RFU to provide assurances in relation [...]
Worcester face suspension from league at 12 noon over financial woes

September 15, 2022

Worcester Warriors have been handed a deadline of noon today by the Rugby Football Union to prove they have sufficient funds to stage matches safely – or face suspension from all men’s and women’s competitions. The troubled Premiership club could be thrown out of the English top flight and other competitions as a result of [...]
Rugby’s shadow expeditions: The second string sides heading on tour

September 15, 2022

Rugby is set in its traditions, rightly and wrongly, and it takes an enormous shift in will for anything new to seep into the sport. But when Irish province and last year’s losing European finalists Leinster announced earlier this week that they would be playing a fixture against an All Blacks XV during November, it [...]

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