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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Barcelona credit rating rises from stable to positive

June 16, 2025

Barcelona today boasted of an upgrade in their credit rating, with the LaLiga champions seeing their status move from “stable” to “positive”. An assessment from agency Morningstar DBRS has upgraded the Catalan club’s credit rating despite Barcelona facing recent financial difficulties, in which they were fined over £400,000 for breaching Uefa rules in 2023. The [...]
Farrell returns to Saracens after reported €200,000 release fee

June 16, 2025

Former England rugby captain Owen Farrell has returned to the Premiership after Saracens paid a reported €200,000 fee to release him from his French contract. The British and Irish Lion left Saracens at the end of last season having removed himself from possible England selections over his mental health. But having signed for Parisian giants [...]
Ticketing firm Seat Unique partners with Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium

June 16, 2025

Premium ticketing firm Seat Unique has become a founding partner of Everton FC’s Hill Dickinson Stadium. The deal sees the platform expand its sporting portfolio to the Bramley-Moore Dock site, having already ventured into cricket, NFL, golf, rugby union and boxing, among others. It comes ahead of the Toffees’ much anticipated move to the Merseyside [...]
Spaun banks $4.3m US Open prize as MacIntyre wins career best $2.3m

June 16, 2025

US Open winner J.J. Spaun picked up $4.3m at Oakmont on Sunday as Brit Robert MacIntyre secured a career-best $2.3m. The American won his first major at the weekend, sinking a 65-foot birdie putt on the 18th green to win by two shots and conclude the fourth round as the only player under par. His [...]
Is a franchise model the only way to save rugby union?

June 15, 2025

Despite various approaches to the same question as to whether rugby can find a stable commercial footing, various rugby factions seem to be coming to the same conclusion: are franchises the answer? Franchise sport can be hit and miss; in the US NFL and NBA franchises are seeing valuations north of $5bn. In the Indian [...]
Pubs and bars to watch the Club World Cup in London

June 14, 2025

The Club World Cup kicks off this evening (well, at 1am tomorrow morning) with 32 teams looking to win a trophy few really wanted to fight for a couple of months ago. But it is a great chance for Londoners to have a late night drink and watch some random clubs, including Manchester City and [...]
Johnson-backed Grand Slam Track cancels remainder of season

June 13, 2025

Grand Slam Track, the privately backed track and field circuit fronted by former Olympian Michael Johnson, has cancelled its final event. Having hosted events in Kingston, Miami and Philadelphia, the final leg in Los Angeles was cancelled on Thursday. The competition offered $100,000 to winners at each event in a bid to raise the profile [...]
World Cup of Darts prize money: How much Northern Ireland won

June 12, 2025

One of darts’ great spectacles takes place over the next couple of days: the World Cup of Darts. But how much prize money do you make if you win it? Darts sensation Luke Littler will make his World Cup of darts debut this week in Frankfurt as he joins great rival Luke Humphries in a [...]
Wimbledon expansion: Key judicial review set for during grand slam

June 12, 2025

Wimbledon will face a crunch judicial review on their plans to expand their Championships tennis site during this year’s grand slam. Speaking ahead of this year’s SW19 tournament, which gets underway on 30 June, All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club chair Deborah Jevans said the Greater London Authority decision to grant planning permission to [...]
How to earn £15,000 during Queen’s and Wimbledon Championships

June 12, 2025

Walk out of Barons Court tube station – via your preferred District or Piccadilly line train – turn right and within 100 yards you’ll see the HSBC red colour scheme branded across a sign that welcomes you to Queen’s Club. Because this and next week, in the leafy London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, the [...]

Spain must host 2035 Rugby World Cup because Europe is sport’s commercial hub

Spain must host 2035 Rugby World Cup because Europe is sport’s commercial hub

Prima Facie film review: Cynthia Erivo’s harrowing tear-jerker

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