By: Matt Hardy

Deputy Sports Editor - CityAM Matt Hardy is the CityAM 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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LeBron, McIlroy, Ronaldo in $575m Whoop raise at $10bn valuation

March 31, 2026

LeBron James, Rory McIlroy and Cristiano Ronaldo are among a group of athletes part of a $575m raise that values wearable technology firm Whoop at $10.1bn. The Series G funding round, raising over $500m, is led by the likes of the Audi Formula 1 investors Qatar Investment Authority and Saudi Aramco Oil Pipelines stakeholders the [...]
Marseille owners back $300m prize equestrian Premier Jumping League

March 30, 2026

The owner of French football giants Marseille has backed a new showjumping league offering $300m in prize money. Premier Jumping League launched this week with plans to revolutionise a sport often associated with an older, richer demographic. Backed by former Dodgers and current Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille owners McCourt Global, the new competition [...]
Cardiff City fails in £100m claim against Nantes over Emiliano Sala death

March 30, 2026

Cardiff City’s £100m Emiliano Sala compensation claim has been dismissed by a French judge. The League One club had been claiming over £100m in compensation for loss of income and damages after footballer Sala died when a plane carrying him to Wales for his transfer to the Premier League crashed into the English Channel in [...]
Wolff casts doubt on Horner plans to invest in Formula 1 team Alpine

March 30, 2026

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has called into question plans for Christian Horner to invest in Formula 1 team Alpine. Horner, former team principal of Red Bull, is understood to be part of one of four bids in the race to buy a 24 per cent stake in French team Alpine. Horner has spoken to former [...]
Collier-Keywood WRU career decision welcomed by critics

March 27, 2026

News that Welsh Rugby Union chair Richard Collier-Keywood will not look to serve another term has been welcomed by his critics. Collier-Keywood has been at the centre of criticism over plans for Welsh rugby’s governing body, the WRU, to cut the number of professional domestic teams from four to three, alongside the organisation’s chief executive [...]
Harlequins: Is owner joining board a cause for concern for Prem Rugby club?

March 27, 2026

It is not uncommon for rugby clubs and their associated companies to appoint directors to their boards; it happens quite often and the more eye-catching news tends to relate to individuals who are removed from their posts. Take the departure of Lloyd’s of London’s chief financial officer Alexandra Cliff from the Saracens board after less [...]
Ronaldo financial interest secure in $55m wellness brand acquisition

March 27, 2026

Football star Cristiano Ronaldo will maintain a financial interest in UK-based supplement business Bioniq despite its sale to wellness giant Herbalife. Portugal striker Ronaldo, who is currently competing for Al-Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, invested in Bioniq in 2024 as the footballer looked to expand his portfolio beyond football and his CR7 empire. But [...]
Cole Palmer: Why Chelsea and England star trademarked ‘Cold Palmer’ celebration

March 27, 2026

With Cole Palmer set for the Fifa World Cup this summer, why did he choose to trademark his Cold Palmer celebration? CityAM asked the team behind the move. “Intellectual property: intangible property that is the result of creativity, such as patents, copyright or other,” the Oxford Dictionary says. It’s something we’d expect to be [...]
London Marathon could have 100,000 runners in 2027

March 25, 2026

Over 100,000 people could take part in the 2027 London Marathon amid reported plans to stage the major running race over two days. The London Marathon, a staple of the sporting calendar in the capital, could be split over two days from 2027 in what the Guardian reports is being dubbed the Double London Marathon. [...]
Tories would welcome Claire Williams to party after former F1 owner’s comments

March 25, 2026

The Tories would welcome former Formula 1 team owner Claire Williams into their ranks after she expressed an interest in a political career. Williams, who once ran the eponymous Formula 1 team, which she sold for $150m in 2020, told CityAM that she would be interested in going into politics once her child had [...]

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