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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Reddit co-founder Ohanian’s Athlos gets Sha’Carri and Thomas investment

May 30, 2025

Reddit co-founder Alixis Ohanian’s Athlos athletics events has gained investment from US Olympians Sha’Carri Richardson and Gabby Thomas. The pair are joined by Tara Davis-Woodhall, with the trio set to be advisors and owners in the track and field competition. Athlos was launched to keep US track and field stars in the news after the [...]
49ers consortium completes takeover of Rangers FC

May 30, 2025

The investment arm of the San Francisco 49ers are part of a consortium that has completed the takeover of Scottish football club Rangers. The group is led by private healthcare magnate Andrew Cavenagh, who will become the Scottish Premiership club’s chairman, and has completed a 51 per cent takeover of the Ibrox club. Current chairman [...]
Real Madrid pay £10m for Trent Alexander-Arnold ‘free transfer’

May 30, 2025

Real Madrid have given Liverpool £10m to get Trent Alexander-Arnold before the start of the Club World Cup. The England international will join the LaLiga club on 1 June on a six-year deal, when a miniature transfer window opens ahead of an expanded Club World Cup in the United States. It means that, despite leaving [...]
London Athletics Meet organisers lobby government to back world champs bid

May 30, 2025

The organisation behind the London Athletics Meet has called on the government to back the UK bid for the 2029 World Athletics Championships. Athletic Ventures claims hosting the global track and field tournament for the first time since 2017 could give London a £400m economic boost. It comes as this year’s London Athletics Meet was [...]
Sport teams safe bets as valuations buck Trump tariff slump

May 30, 2025

Valuations of sports clubs have survived “recent market volatility stemming from President Donald Trump’s tariffs”, top analysts have said amid market turmoil as a result of decisions made in the White House. Sports clubs have seen their valuations remain stable, and in some cases rise, despite huge hits elsewhere, including the manufacturing industry – due [...]
Premier League Darts final prize money 2025: How much can Littler win?

May 29, 2025

Luke Littler will feature at the O2 Arena tonight in the Premier League Darts final as a world champion, as he looks to defend his title. But how much can he win? There were 16 nights of Premier League Darts which began on 6 February in Belfast and travelled across the UK, Ireland and continental [...]
Does cricket have Olympic future in Brisbane and, maybe, India?

May 29, 2025

Team GB may put forward a cricket team for the LA 2028 Olympic Games, but with Australia and potentially India hosting next does the sport have a long-term future? Over a decade ago at the London 2012 Olympics Welshmen Ryan Giggs, Joe Allen, and Neil Taylor joined the likes of Daniel Sturridge, Micah Richards and [...]
England set for share of £1.7m bonus pot if they win Euros

May 28, 2025

England’s Lionesses will share a bonus pot of £1.7m if they defend their title at the European Championships this summer. Sarina Wiegman’s team will head to Switzerland as defending champions having won their first major title at Wembley in the last edition of the Euros. And the players are in for a hefty increase on [...]
Crypto deals in sport up 20 per cent to over £400m

May 28, 2025

Sponsorship of sports organisations by crypto brands has increased by 20 per cent to over £400m with football driving new business, new research shows. The $565m spent by the blockchain-anchored organisations in the past season is closing in on the 2022-23 peak, when $685m was spent (£508m), according to SportQuake data. Nearly two thirds – [...]
Rio Ferdinand to quit TNT Sports after Champions League final

May 28, 2025

Footballer-turned-pundit Rio Ferdinand will quit TNT Sports after the Champions League final between PSG and Inter Milan on Saturday. The former Manchester United centre-back joined then-BT Sports a decade ago and has been a key face for the broadcaster, which is now TNT Sports, during its time hosting the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup [...]

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