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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The Masters delivers food now, and it’s desire wrapped in identity

April 6, 2026

Large Hosting Kit: sold out. The Classics Kit: sold out. Azalea Cocktail Kit: sold out. Masters fever really is here, and fans have been keen to snap up anything branded with the yellow colourway United States coastline and Augusta red flag. For a number of years now the Masters organisers have been selling hosting kits [...]
Unprecedented number of Liverpool fans set for PSG and Parc des Princes

April 6, 2026

Policing decisions in France mean Liverpool will take an unprecedented number of fans to Paris Saint-Germain’s Parc des Princes in the Champions League on Wednesday. Officials had previously hindered PSG’s ability to meet Uefa rules on tickets handed out to away supporters – currently five per cent of a stadium’s capacity for Champions League games. [...]
Formula E owners bid for NBA Europe’s London franchise

April 6, 2026

Formula E’s majority stakeholder has bid to buy the London franchise in the upcoming NBA Europe project, according to reports. The London franchise was the most sought after team when the period to submit non-binding bids to express an interest closed last week. NBA sources stated that they had received multiple bids of $1bn across [...]
Gloucester Rugby asks fans for £300k as it seeks investors at £36.5m valuation

April 6, 2026

Fans of Prem Rugby club Gloucester have been asked to find £300,000 to help the team reach its investment goals. The club, eighth in the 10-team English top flight, announced an investment fund raise in October that would embolden fans to generate £500,000 to “protect the future” of the Cherry and Whites. Hosted by investment [...]
Bath sell-out bright spark as Champions Cup attendances fall

April 6, 2026

Bath Rugby’s return to the top flight Investec Champions Cup saw the only sell-out for an English team across the intercontinental competition. A packed Recreation Ground saw the West Country side beat Saracens and earn a spot in the quarter-finals for the first time since the single-legged round of 16 was reintroduced in the 2022-23 [...]
Mexico minister: Fifa World Cup host Jalisco safer than New York City

April 6, 2026

Senior ministers in Mexico have quelled fan safety fears ahead of the Fifa World Cup after the killing of a cartel boss saw violence erupt in a host city. Members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel undertook a wave of violence across the Jalisco province after a drug lord known as “El Mencho” was killed [...]
PSG sign deal with Whoop as Qatar links grow

April 2, 2026

Paris Saint-Germain have announced a multi-year partnership with Whoop just days after the wearable tech firm was valued at $10bn following investment from a Qatari sovereign wealth fund. PSG’s parent firm, Qatar Sports Investments, is closely aligned with fellow state vehicle the Qatar Investment Authority, which this week joined Whoop’s $575m Series G fund raise [...]
Exclusive: Squash Tour Finals set to move to LA ahead of Olympic Games debut

April 2, 2026

Los Angeles is in line to host the Squash Tour Finals next year as the sport looks to lay foundations ahead of the next Olympic Games, City AM has learned. Squash is one of five sports added to the Olympic programme for the LA 2028 Games, and will take place on the Back to the [...]
Sport data giant Sportradar slapped with lawsuits in UK and US

April 1, 2026

The $5bn valued sport data giant Sportradar has been slapped with a pair of lawsuits for “aggressive actions” towards software company Altenar. Action has been filed in London’s High Court, while there is a Stateside suit heading to the US District Court of New Jersey. Both are claims for multi-million pounds and dollars respectively. The [...]
Abramovich defies Starmer with new foundation plan for £2.4bn Chelsea funds

April 1, 2026

Roman Abramovich has responded to Keir Starmer’s legal threats to claim the £2.4bn sum raised from selling Chelsea by taking steps to set up a new foundation. An application for the creation of the Foundation for Victims of Conflict will be made this week with the Charity Commission, without the permission of the government. No10 [...]

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