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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Manchester City and Chelsea can pick up £97m Club World Cup prize

March 26, 2025

Manchester City or Chelsea will pick up £97m if they win the expanded Club World Cup this summer in the United States. Fifa confirmed that it would hand the winners $125m of the $1bn prize pot on Wednesday as part of a move to make the competition attractive to clubs. Around $500m of the prize [...]
FNB to replace MTN as sponsor of South Africa Rugby’s Springboks

March 25, 2025

Rugby world champions South Africa will unveil First National Bank (FNB) as its new front-of-shirt sponsor after ditching MTN, City AM understands. The Springboks announced on Tuesday that an eight-year partnership between the team and the mobile telecommunications provider had concluded following a spell that saw the senior men’s team win back-to-back Rugby World Cups [...]
Alexander-Arnold and Real Madrid make progress in transfer talks

March 25, 2025

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold’s move to Real Madrid moved a step closer on Tuesday with talks progressing between the club and the Brit. The 26-year-old, who has made over 300 appearances for the Anfield club, will be without a club should he reach the end of his contract this summer. He has reportedly not pursued [...]
Crocodile-infested waters to host Brisbane 2032 Olympic rowing

March 25, 2025

The premier of Queensland David Crisafulli has defended the use of Rockhampton as the venue for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games despite it being infested with crocodiles. The Fitzroy River site, about 500km north of Brisbane, will host the Olympic regatta, assuming it is signed off by the relevant IOC bodies. But the habitat is [...]
Coca-Cola could return as major Premier League partner

March 25, 2025

Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola could return as a major Premier League commercial partner having left the English top flight in 2022. The US firm is reportedly in talks with the Premier League over a multimillion pound agreement. The deal could be passed at a Premier League shareholder meeting later this week, Sky News’ Mark Kleinman [...]
Investec Champions Cup Barometer: Quins lay down Leinster marker

March 24, 2025

In the lead up to the 2024-25 Investec Champions Cup round of 16, City A.M. has put together a barometer in partnership with Investec to assess which teams are hot – and which are not – ahead of April’s knockouts. Team of the week: Harlequins, England Before the London derby between Harlequins and Saracens at [...]
Leicester Tigers make key role change as season nears finale

March 24, 2025

Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers’ majority shareholder Tom Scott has become the club’s chairman, replacing the long-serving Peter Tom after 33 years. Scott has owned the East Midlands club’s parent company, Leicester Football Club plc, since 2023 having taken an earlier stakeholding in the 11-time Premiership champions. Scott moves into the role of chairman having [...]
Warner Bros Discovery and UCI bin Track Champions League

March 24, 2025

The Track Champions League cycling format has been binned after just four years as the sport looks to focus on a new Track World Cup. The series began in 2021 thanks to a partnership between the sport’s governing body the International Cycling Union and broadcaster Warner Bros. Discovery. But it has been ditched, with the [...]
Scunthorpe United ‘dodged bullet’ over FC100,000 deal, says fan group

March 24, 2025

Scunthorpe United fans say they have “absolutely dodged a bullet” after a potential investment by FC100,000 fell through on Monday. The Iron, formerly of the Championship but now in the sixth tier, pulled out of investment talks with the firm after a huge backlash from fans on social media. FC100,000 is the newest iteration of [...]
IPL: The cricket sensation causing a betting bonanza

March 23, 2025

Cricket’s biggest show returned this weekend with the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) getting underway in Kolkata. And while online betting is restricted in India – to such categories as the lottery and horse racing – there’s a growing international gambling market interested in the Twenty20 league. Ironically the Chennai Super Kings [...]

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