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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Nick Kyrgios’ 2015 fines pass $28,000 following Kokkinakis jibe at Stan Wawrinka

August 14, 2015

Australian tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios has amassed fines totalling $28,600 (£18,290) this year following his latest outburst at Stan Wawrinka at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. Read more: Reprimanded Kyrgios apologises for lewd girlfriend remark to Stan Wawrinka The 20-year-old tennis star was hit with the maximum on-site fine of $10,000 by the ATP for telling Wawrinka: [...]
US PGA Championship 2015: Caddies for Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth could earn up to $180,000 in prize money

August 14, 2015

Over $1.8m (£1.2m) is on offer to the winner of the US PGA Championship this weekend, yet there will be at least one man present on the greens of Whistling Straits who could earn a six figure sum without having to tee off once. Read more: What prize money is on offer at the PGA Championship? [...]
Was Tottenham’s £21m flop Roberto Soldado the worst value striker in Premier League transfer history?

August 14, 2015

You could forgive Tottenham fans for being a little giddy when Spanish international and leading La Liga scorer Roberto Soldado arrived at White Hart Lane for £21m in 2013. Read more: Tottenham set to cut transfer losses on Roberto Soldado after goal-shy spell But two seasons and just seven Premier League goals later, Spurs now appear [...]
England v France: Who’s in and who’s out of Stuart Lancaster’s Rugby World Cup squad?

August 13, 2015

“There will be World Cup places up for grabs, everything on the line. If you don’t play well, you’re going home,” said stand-in captain Tom Wood ahead of England’s Rugby World Cup warm-up match against France this Saturday. Read more: Lancaster calls on convert Sam Burgess to seize Rugby World Cup chance Such are [...]
Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro backed by Football Medical Association in dispute with Jose Mourinho

August 12, 2015

Chelsea first team doctor Eva Carneiro has been backed by the Football Medical Association after falling foul of Jose Mourinho's wrath last weekend. Read more: Carneiro set for punishment after Mou run-in Carneiro is expected to be relieved of duties at matches and on the training ground after Mourinho publicly criticised her and physiotherapists Jon Fearn's [...]
Alibaba share price plummets on disappointing revenue figures

August 12, 2015

Alibaba's share price is set for a continued slump after its revenue and sales growth came in weaker than expected in the first quarter. The figures The Chinese e-commerce company's stock opened over seven per cent down on the New York Stock Exchange this morning after it reported a 28 per cent increase in revenue [...]
US PGA Championship 2015: What Rory McIlroy has to do to keep world No1 ranking from Jordan Spieth

August 12, 2015

Rory McIlroy insists he is "100 per cent" fit and ready to return to action at the US PGA Championship this weekend and defend his world No1 ranking from the rising Jordan Spieth who he has been drawn with in the first two rounds. Read more: What prize money is on offer at the [...]
World’s wealthiest spend up to £100m renting luxury London apartments in August

August 12, 2015

Forget Airbnb bargains: the world's most extravagantly rich will flock to London for a summer break this August – pumping up to £100m into some of the London's most exclusive holiday homes. Read more: More proof the UK is super-rich foreigners' playground The wealthy holidaymakers will spend between £50m and £100m on serviced apartments in just [...]
Francois Carrard: Fifa names former IOC boss as head of reform process

August 11, 2015

Dr Francois Carrard, a former director general of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), will lead a committee tasked with reforming scandal-hit Fifa. Read more: Ambushed Fifa boss Sepp Blatter to step aside in February Football's governing body today named its 16-man "2016 reform committee" to develop a package of proposals for change by September. Yet [...]
Newcastle sponsor Wonga named Premier League’s worst for fan engagement while Southampton’s Veho finishes top

August 11, 2015

Southampton sponsor Veho is the model to follow for Premier League sponsors "wasting" their investment by failing to engage with fans, while Newcastle United sponsor Wonga is the worst example to follow. Read more: The Saints go marching on to profitability – Southampton’s David Bence is heading for a sustainable business model Veho, the Southampton-based electronics [...]

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