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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Turin’s time to shine as the new ATP Finals host

November 11, 2021

The regional Italian capital of Piedmont, Turin, is no stranger to hosting major sports events. It is the home of Juventus and in 2006 it hosted the Winter Olympics. This weekend, however, Turin begins its run as the site of the ATP Finals. Staged in London since 2009, 13 other cities have hosted the event [...]
Czech billionaire buys 27 per cent of West Ham in £150m deal

November 10, 2021

Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky has completed a deal which will see him acquire 27 per cent of Premier League club West Ham for £150m. The 46-year-old could use the initial investment to launch a takeover bid of the Hammers, who are currently majority owned by David Gold and David Sullivan. Kretinsky has stakes in both [...]
PSG midfielder in custody over team-mate attack investigation

November 10, 2021

Paris Saint-Germain Feminine’s Aminata Diallo has been taken into police custody following an alleged attack on a her team-mate Kheira Hamraoui . The PSG midfielder is accused of hiring masked men to injure Hamraoui to reduce competition for playing time. According to French media, Hamraoui was dragged out of her car by two men and [...]
T20 World Cup: The fab four look for a place in the final

November 10, 2021

The knockout stages of any tournament provides unparalleled sporting pressure. A simple task, win or go home. There are no second chances, no redos. Sport at its most intense. A stray ball, bad decision or a hot headed moment can make or break a team performance. This week, in the United Arab Emirates, four of [...]
Azeem Rafiq fallout: How much did sponsor pressure contribute to resignations?

November 10, 2021

The business of sport and sponsorship is volatile at the best of times, an ever changing landscape of decisions and consequences. It is nothing new for sponsors and clubs to renegotiate their terms – the Indian Premier League saw this in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic – or quit altogether, as Norwich City decided [...]
Formula 1 must remember fans as on-track rivalries bloom

November 9, 2021

An injury-time score, a shot at goal in the red, a final-over victory. Whatever the occasion, sports fans love a tight affair. The 2005 Ashes, the 2018-19 Premier League title race, and now the 2021 Formula 1 drivers’ championship; it could really be that close. The closest intra-team championship in the last five years came [...]
Joe Marler out of Australia match following positive Covid-19 test

November 9, 2021

Joe Marler will miss England’s next autumn international against Australia on Saturday after testing positive for Covid-19. The prop, who plays for defending premiership champions Harlequins, tested positive in both his lateral flow and PCR tests. In a statement, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said: “Joe Marler has tested positive for Covid and will be [...]
Newcastle United announce Eddie Howe as their new head coach

November 8, 2021

Newcastle United have today announced the appointment of Eddie Howe as their head coach. The club, who were last month purchased by a Saudi Arabian-led consortium, had been looking for a head coach since they sacked Steve Bruce in October. On his appointment, Howe said: “It is a great honour to become head coach of [...]
England’s fly-half options offer glimpse into an exciting future

November 7, 2021

In England’s dominant win over Tonga on Saturday, the scoreline was never really going to be the point of discussion. For the first time since the 2020 Six Nations more than 80,000 spectators packed into Twickenham, and at the weekend they were offered a glimpse of what a future England side could look like. Amid [...]
Aleki Lutui: Tonga need to express themselves against England

November 5, 2021

It hasn’t been the easiest of periods for the paradise island nation of Tonga, somewhat isolated from the rest of the world during the pandemic with many unable to return home for nearly two years. In difficult times people look to sport for hope and in the ‘Ikale Tahi, the national rugby side, the people [...]

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