By: Matt Hardy

Deputy Sports Editor - City AM Matt Hardy is the City AM Deputy Sports Editor with a specialism in the business of sport. He covers the likes of rugby, cricket, sporting investment and venture capital funds; while also being across golf, cricket, and the politics of sport.

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Rugby 7s returns to London this Friday with 50-team bonanza

June 11, 2025

Fifty universities will descend on Richmond this Friday as rugby sevens continues its revival in the capital. After the Square Mile enjoyed the London City 7s – won by Harlequins at the HAC this spring – the University Celestial 7s will take place at Richmond Athletic Ground on Friday. “We’re talking about nearly 1,000 of [...]
Trump policies may betray spirit of football, fans say

June 11, 2025

A fans’ group chief has warned that clipping the right to free speech by the Trump administration at the 2026 Fifa World Cup would be “a betrayal of the spirit of football”. The calls to resist curbing free speech comes as the US – which this week hosts the Club World Cup and next year [...]
WTA Tour offers protected status for players freezing eggs

June 11, 2025

Women’s tennis players who freeze their eggs or embryos will now get their ranking protected by the WTA Tour. The revolutionary move will allow those who wish to delay starting a family by freezing eggs to not have their tour rankings diminished by taking time away from tennis. It will mean female players can ensure [...]
Exclusive: R360 rugby breakaway will have a player draft and be free-to-air

June 11, 2025

The R360 global rugby breakaway plans to be broadcast free-to-air, beginning with a draft of big-name male and female players where club owners are mic’d up, City AM has learned. The franchise-based project is slated to launch next year and – if successful – promises to fix the loss-making club game and change the face [...]
Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Home of Atlanta Falcons ready for Club World Cup stage

June 10, 2025

The Club World Cup begins this weekend and Atlanta Falcons and their epic Mercedes-Benz Stadium are ready to shine. Starting on Saturday night in the US, two of 32 competitors will lift the curtain on the expanded Club World Cup. Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proclaimed the competition the pinnacle of club football but there [...]
Diageo mull $2bn sale of IPL side Royal Challengers Bengaluru

June 10, 2025

Beverage giant Diageo is mulling a potential sale of its Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The reigning IPL champions – whose roster this year featured the likes of England’s Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone and Jacob Bethell, as well as Australians Tim David and Josh Hazlewood – are owned by United Spirits, a [...]
Leclerc launches ice cream brand LEC into £1.4bn UK market

June 10, 2025

Ferrari Formula 1 driver is aiming to overtake new competitors as he enters the UK ice cream market. The 27-year-old founded LEC, a light ice bream brand, in 2024 and is now aiming to break into an industry worth £1.4bn on these shores. The driver is launching with an initial five flavours – Swirly Pistachi-oh, [...]
R360 rugby project fully funded and profitable after a year, say insiders

June 9, 2025

The breakaway R360 global club rugby competition has already secured the funding to launch in 2026 and is targeting a profit in its second year, sources close to the ambitious project have told City AM. Organisers of R360 intend to change the face of the sport through franchise ownership, attracting brands not traditionally associated with [...]
WhatsApp, Google, Adobe, YouTube investor group buys into US cricket

June 9, 2025

Silicon Valley figures from Adobe, YouTube, Google, WhatsApp and Dropbox are among those to have invested in Major League Cricket (MLC) franchise the San Francisco Unicorns. They join figures from TV show The Big Bang Theory, Yodlee, and Menlo Ventures in going into sports ownership. Shantanu Narayen, chairman and chief executive at Adobe, is among [...]
Ait-Nouri joins Man City as club splurge ahead of Club World Cup

June 9, 2025

Man City’s rebuild is set to cost another £65m with Pep Guardiola’s side completing one of two hopeful new signings ahead of the Club World Cup. The Manchester club last week confirmed the signing of Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan for £46.3m but on Monday landed Algeria international Rayan Ait-Nouri (£31m) from Wolves. [...]

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