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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BBC Two to broadcast NFL games as part of new two-year deal

September 9, 2015

"America's game" has found a new home in British broadcasting: The BBC has agreed a two-year deal with NFL to show live coverage of the Super Bowl and International Series games at Wembley. Read more: Spurs to host NFL games in new stadium A highlights show called "The Road to the Super Bowl" will be shown [...]
Everton manager Roberto Martinez and Thierry Henry use drones for tactical drills, says Michael Owen

September 9, 2015

Drones are beginning to be used by football managers in order to gain a better tactical understanding of the game, according to former England striker Michael Owen. Read more: Manchester City's owners team up with the technology firm behind Germany's World Cup-winning "secret sauce" Owen, who is an investor in drone company M7 Aerial, revealed [...]
Paula Radcliffe “categorically denies” cheating after parliamentary meeting on doping references athletes “with links to London Marathon”

September 8, 2015

Paula Radcliffe has "categorically denied" cheating in a response to a parliamentary select committee meeting which she said "effectively implicated" her in The Sunday Times' investigation into blood doping in athletics. Read more: Paula Radcliffe backs Wada stance on blood data The three-time London Marathon winner said: "I categorically deny that I have resorted to cheating [...]
Gareth Bale’s agent rules out move to Manchester United from Real Madrid

September 8, 2015

Gareth Bale's agent Jonathan Barnett has said his client will not leave Real Madrid for Manchester United, contrary to speculation. Read more: Players enjoy biggest slice of booming transfer market Speaking at the Soccerex conference for the football industry, Barnett insisted talk of Bale moving to the Premier League was "complete rubbish". He said: "I think [...]
Premier League players enjoy biggest slice of booming transfer market as English spending hits $996m

September 8, 2015

Another record-breaking transfer window closed last week with typically huge sums splashed out by cash-rich Premier League clubs on new signings from abroad – yet it is the players themselves and not the selling clubs who benefit most from the booming market. Read more: Summer transfer 2015 window in five graphs A new study from the [...]
Andy Murray out of US Open with lowest Grand Slam prize money for three years

September 8, 2015

Andy Murray missed out on a potential $3m (£1.9m) at the US Open after crashing out in the fourth round to 15th seed Kevin Anderson. Read more: Andy Murray takes prize money past $40m at US Open It means that for the first time since the US Open in 2010 Murray has failed to make [...]
Arsenal injury record: Danny Welbeck to add to 1,931 games missed by Gunners players in last eight seasons

September 4, 2015

Another week, another Arsenal player injured. Absences of first team players have become such a common occurrence for the Arsenal fans to endure that scarcely an eyebrow was raised when striker Danny Welbeck was yesterday ruled out until the end of the year following knee surgery. Read more: Blow for goal-shy Gunners as Welbeck ruled out for [...]
Burrito boom: How Mexican restaurants Chipotle, Chilangos, Tortilla, Benito’s Hat and Poncho 8 have taken over London

September 4, 2015

Fast food has become fashionable in London and the burrito has become one of the trendiest meals in town. The biggest Mexican food chains Chilangos, Benito's Hat, Tortilla, Poncho 8 and Chipotle account for 47 outlets in the capital when in 2007 only Chilangos existed. Read more: Four charts showing the rise of the posh burger [...]
US could sanction Chinese companies ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit

September 3, 2015

The United States is set to sanction Chinese companies connected to cyber theft of US intellectual property. Read more: With China in turmoil, now is the time to celebrate our relationship with India The White House has developed a set of economic sanctions on Chinese companies which could possibly be unveiled before the Chinese President's [...]
Liverpool’s squad valued one of most expensive in Europe – while Arsenal are €100m behind title rivals

September 3, 2015

Liverpool's current squad is one of the most expensive in Europe, having come at more of a cost than those assembled by Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal and Juventus. Read more: £32.5m Benteke signing makes Brendan Rodgers the highest spending Liverpool manager in history A new study put together from academic research group the CIES Football [...]

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