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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Cricket’s own goal as England and Stokes on verge of sixth win of Summer

September 12, 2022

Ben Stokes ended yesterday’s play at the Oval open-mouthed as cricket again shot itself in the foot. The England captain was beside himself as the umpires instructed openers Alex Lees and Zak Crawley, as well as the South African field, to leave the crease due to so-called bad light as the hosts moved within 33 [...]
Danny Care on Harlequins, England and Premiership derby days

September 9, 2022

England and Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care is already looking beyond his team’s first Premiership match against Newcastle tomorrow and towards the second-round London derby against Saracens. A major criticism of last year’s otherwise competitive season was the placement of the biggest derbies in the league – Northampton Saints versus Leicester Tigers, Quins versus Saracens and [...]
Sport tribute: Her Majesty was a fan of sport like the rest of us

September 8, 2022

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, like so many of us, had a fondness for the adrenaline rush, the highs and lows and unrivalled joy that sport can provide. Whether her influence on sport is remembered in the famous scenes as she handed England’s Sir Bobby Moore the World Cup trophy in 1966, or her humorous [...]
BREAKING: Graham Potter confirmed as Chelsea manager

September 8, 2022

Chelsea have confirmed Graham Potter as their manager following Thomas Tuchel’s sacking yesterday. Potter joins the Premier League club from Brighton and Hove Albion, where he spent three season. “I am incredibly proud and excited to represent Chelsea FC, this fantastic football club,” Potter said. “I am very excited to partner with Chelsea’s new ownership [...]
Stokes backs Brook in Test at Oval as Bairstow-shaped void opened

September 8, 2022

Ben Stokes has turned to Harry Brook in place of injured Jonny Bairstow as the England Test captain looks to avoid his first series defeat since becoming the five-day decision maker under head coach Brendon McCullum. The 23-year-old Yorkshireman Brook will make his Test debut today at No5 as England look to win another series [...]
New Chelsea owners revert to same old ruthlessness over Tuchel sacking

September 7, 2022

It feels like a lifetime ago since we were watching then Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and current Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte in each other’s faces on the touchlines of Stamford Bridge like Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk . But nearly a month on, and just two victories for the Blues later, Tuchel was today [...]
Chelsea sack manager Thomas Tuchel after 100 days of new ownership

September 7, 2022

Premier League club Chelsea have sacked their manager Thomas Tuchel as the club reaches the end of its first 100 days under new management. Tuchel’s Chelsea fell to a humiliating defeat last night at the hands of Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League leaving the Blues on a three-match losing streak in all [...]
US Open ready to crown new winners as singles tennis enters new era

September 7, 2022

With New York’s Flushing Meadows awaiting its men’s and women’s singles finalists this weekend, one thing is for certain: both trophies will see a new name carved into its metal plated surface. Because of the remaining contenders across the men’s and women’s US Open singles competitions, none of them have ever won the Grand Slam. [...]
Phil Dowson: ‘Academy players will always be key to Northampton Saints’

September 7, 2022

Northampton Saints’ incoming director of rugby Phil Dowson has stressed the importance of his club continuing to be a side with a core of local players as the former back row gets set for his first season in charge of the east midlands club. Dowson takes over the top spot from Chris Boyd, who is [...]
Agustin Creevy: ‘I love London Irish. Why can’t we be champions?’

September 6, 2022

Veteran Argentina and London Irish hooker Agustin Creevy is heading into his third year with Premiership club London Irish and there’s little sign of the front rower wanting to turn his back on the Exiles just yet. Joining ahead of the 2020-21 season, Creevy arrived in time for the transition from Reading to Brentford and [...]

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