By: Joe Hall

I'm a sports and sports business journalist with City A.M. Follow me for coverage of the industry behind sports and the money made by top athletes. I've provided expert commentary on sports business for both TV and radio, including the BBC World Service. My email is always open to tips and story ideas: joe.hall@cityam.com

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Rental properties in Scotland’s university cities named best for buy-to-let investors

September 12, 2015

Scottish university cities offer the best chance of profit for buy-to-let investors in the UK, according to new research. Read more: Scotland's house price growth at its highest since 2007 Edinburgh offers the best average rental yield in the country at 6.11 per cent, according to a study put together by property website Zoopla, while Aberdeen, [...]
Labour leadership election results: What time will the winner be announced and where can I watch it?

September 11, 2015

The end is near: Labour will finally name the successor to Ed Miliband as party leader on Saturday morning after 88 days of campaigning. Read more: Key business policies from the Labour leadership candidates It has been one of the most intensely scrutinised party leadership races in memory with left winger Jeremy Corbyn rising from [...]
Football’s last chance saloon: The tournament where unemployed players duke it out for a contract

September 11, 2015

The lemon-coloured corridors of the Leiden Holiday Inn are dotted with men in matching tracksuits, slouching on lobby couches, flicking through smartphones or making frantic phone calls. They’re unemployed footballers, here in the small Dutch city half an hour south of Amsterdam to compete in the Fifpro summer tournament and find work for the [...]
Eddie Hearn interview: Matchroom boss says Anthony Joshua will be heavyweight champion of the world…and boxing can be the second biggest sport in the country

September 11, 2015

A little over a year after staging the biggest fight in British boxing history between Carl Froch and George Groves, Eddie Hearn has not downsized the scale of his ambition. “In six years I think we can make this the number two sport in the country,” the boxing promoter told City A.M. “We’ve [...]
Robert De Niro transforms into Bernie Madoff in new HBO show Wizard of Lies – first picture revealed

September 11, 2015

The first picture of Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer as Bernie and Ruth Madoff has surfaced online. The two Hollywood heavyweights are starring in the HBO film Wizard of Lies, a dramatisation of how convicted fraudster Bernie Madoff was responsible for building one of the most infamous Ponzi schemes in history. Madoff, who conned investors [...]
Mayweather v Berto: Slow ticket sales, falling pay-per-view revenue and anti-doping headlines – why Floyd’s final fight won’t be a fairy tale

September 10, 2015

Arguably the greatest, certainly the richest and one of the most divisive boxers of all time could step into the ring for the final time on Saturday night, yet no glorious farewell is expected when Floyd Mayweather Jr. meets Andre Berto at the MGM Grand on Saturday night. Read more: Floyd Mayweather retains status as Forbes' [...]
EU migrant crisis: Arsenal continue Syrian refugee aid efforts by pledging £1 per ticket sold this Saturday

September 10, 2015

Arsenal will issue a show of financial support for those affected by the Syrian refugee crisis at this Saturday's Premier League game against Stoke City. Read more: Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund show of support for asylum seekers Manager Arsene Wenger revealed today: "For the game against Stoke… £1 per ticket will be donated to [...]
Arsenal and Manchester United most popular destinations for overseas Premier League fans, who add £700m to UK economy

September 10, 2015

Football fans travelling from abroad to watch live Premier League football add £684m to the UK economy, according to a new study. Read more: Weak euro saves Premier League clubs up to £85m during record summer of blockbuster signings Around 800,000 overseas fans paid for Premier League tickets in 2014 – an increase of 50,000 in [...]
Alibaba diversification continues with new sports business

September 9, 2015

Alibaba has made sports is latest arena for diversification beyond the company's core e-commerce business, launching the Alibaba Sports Group. Read more: Real Madrid teams up with e-commerce giant Alibaba The Chinese e-commerce giant has already expanded into entertainment, cloud computing and electronics hardware this year. Its latest venture will integrate such existing businesses into "a [...]
The FA could consider name change in order to improve “arrogant” image says chief executive Martin Glenn

September 9, 2015

The chief executive of the Football Association (FA) has admitted the governing body could change its name in order to soften its image around the world. Read more: FA Cup renamed "The Emirates FA Cup" in sponsorship deal Martin Glenn, former chief executive of Birds Eye foods, conceded the FA had a reputation in world football [...]

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