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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Exclusive: Battersea Power Station rules out building NBA Europe stadium

September 17, 2026

Battersea Power Station chiefs have categorically ruled out suggestions that London’s NBA Europe team could build its home basketball arena on the site. The capital remains at the centre of a bidding war for an NBA franchise, with interested parties reported to include former Tottenham Hotspur chief Daniel Levy, current Spurs majority shareholders the Lewis [...]
Spurs owners take 12-month investment to £300m with fresh £120m injection

September 16, 2026

Tottenham Hotspur’s majority owners will take their investment into the club to beyond £300m in the last year after agreeing to an additional £120m injection. The family of billionaire Joe Lewis – which owns 70 per cent of the controlling ENIC Sports Inc company – have pumped £120m into the north London club, who currently [...]
Nike nearing deal to enter Formula 1 and rival Puma and Adidas

September 15, 2026

Nike is believed to be nearing a deal which will see the sportswear giant enter Formula 1 after more than two decades off the grid. The American apparel firm has held talks with the premier motor sport series about becoming the kit provider for all Formula 1 employees. GP Blog reports that the deal is [...]
London snubbed as 2029 World Athletics Championships host

September 15, 2026

London has been snubbed as host of the World Athletics Championships with the track and field governing body opting for Nairobi over the capital. The move will come as a major blow to UK Athletics, the Mayor of London’s office and the government, who backed the bid to bring the major meet to these shores [...]
Golf: Scottish ‘ghost course’ by Gleneagles set for overseas buyer

September 14, 2026

A top private golf course in Scotland bordering Gleneagles is expected to be sold to an overseas buyer for tens of millions of pounds. Perthshire venue gWest Golf Course, dubbed Scotland’s Ghost Course, was supposed to be a £500m exclusive resort with a six-star hotel but has remained largely closed since 2009. But it is [...]
Former Formula 1 champion loses £1.4m HMRC tax bill appeal

September 14, 2026

Former Formula 1 world champion Jody Scheckter has been forced to stump up £1.4m in unpaid tax after an appeal against an HMRC ruling on his buffalo farm failed in court. The 1979 F1 title-winner was forced to close the buffalo farm business in 2024 due to “significant increases in costs, a reduction in milk [...]
Athlos: Founders head to Downing Street as athletics meet eyes London future

September 14, 2026

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian will visit Downing Street as his all-female athletics event Athlos eyes a long-term future in London ahead of this week’s inaugural event in the capital. The track and field showcase, which began in 2024 and has been run thus far in New York, will head to Saracens’ Stone X stadium on [...]
Burnham 1-0 Khan: Cardiff right place for Fury vs Joshua boxing bout

September 13, 2026

Cardiff is a wonderful city in which to watch sport; the Millenium Principality Stadium is one of the world’s great arenas, the adjacent Cardiff Arms Park one of the country’s most historic grounds and Sophia Gardens will always be one of the nation’s premium Test cricket hosts. Throw in the famous Chippy Lane, an often [...]
Fritz accuses US Open supplier Wilson of misleading players

September 11, 2026

Tennis player Taylor Fritz has accused US Open supplier Wilson of misleading players over the quality of their replica balls. The American player, who was beaten by Francisco Cerundolo in the third round of the US Open at Flushing Meadows, issued a rant on X accusing the firm of distributing different quality balls despite assurances [...]
Crystal Palace owner Blitzer part of £1bn mega stadium redevelopment

September 10, 2026

Co-owner of Premier League club Crystal Palace, David Blitzer, is part of a group spending around £1bn on a major new stadium that his team will share with another club. The American, who became the first investor to hold stakes in the big five North American leagues – MLS, MLB, NFL, NHL and NBA – [...]

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