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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Budget 2015: Why tech startups based in the “Northern Powerhouse” were left disappointed with George Osborne

July 10, 2015

A whopping £100bn. That’s what the digital industry contributes to the UK economy. A thriving industry and a significant driver of UK economic growth, the digital economy is growing faster than the average of 8.1% across the G20 countries and is expected to grow at 11% a year this decade. Read more: These are the [...]
Unibet lays down £19m on Stan James’ online gambling business

July 10, 2015

Unibet has completed the full acquisition of British betting firm Stan James' online business for £19m. Read more: Unibet posts strong first quarter The transaction, expected to complete in the third quarter of 2015, does not include Stan James' UK shops but is expected to "significantly strengthen" Unibet's growing position in the UK market. Stan James' [...]
Alibaba executive Patrick Liu Chunning arrested by Chinese authorities in corruption probe

July 10, 2015

Senior Alibaba executive Patrick Liu Chunning has been arrested over allegations of corruption during his time at Tencent, a rival Chinese internet firm. Read more: Alibaba wants to create China's HBO and Netflix equivalent In a statement Alibaba insisted the Chinese authorities' probe had "nothing to do with" its own operations. Liu is vice president of [...]
Wimbledon prize money: Serena Williams beats Maria Sharapova to take career earnings past $70m

July 9, 2015

Serena Williams took her career earnings over $70m (£45m) with a swift straight sets semi-final win over Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon today. In an easier (and quicker) victory than against British competitor Heather Watson last week, Williams won 6-2, 6-4. Read more: Serena Williams argues women deserve greater show court time The iconic five-time champion reached [...]
ITV and BBC to share Six Nations coverage in £300m deal

July 9, 2015

The BBC will share Six Nations coverage with ITV from 2016, keeping the European rugby tournament on free-to-air television until 2021. Read more: BBC loses Olympic broadcast rights as Eurosport signs £922m deal The deal, thought to be worth around £50m a year, will mean England's home matches are broadcast on ITV and their away fixtures [...]
Goals Soccer Centres’ share price falls as five-a-side football sales drop

July 9, 2015

Shares in the Aim-listed Goals Soccer Centres fell more than five per cent to 205p in the late morning as cold weather put prospective players off its five-a-side soccer centres in the first half of the year. Read more: Five-a-side football firm Goals Soccer Centres chases US expansion Climbing sales have slipped in the six months [...]
Fifa bans disgraced official Chuck Blazer from football for life

July 9, 2015

Disgraced US football chief Chuck Blazer has been suspended from football for life by Fifa's ethics committee. Read more: The weird and wonderful world of Chuck Blazer The former Fifa official has admitted to accepting bribes – including during bids for both the 1998 and 2010 World Cups – over a period of nearly 20 years. In [...]
Wimbledon 2015 prize money: Andy Murray beats Pospisil to become third-highest earning player in men’s singles history

July 8, 2015

Andy Murray became the third-highest earning man in Wimbledon history today, after beting Canadian Vasek Pospisil in straight sets. Read more: Andy Murray primed to face familiar enemy Pospisil In doing so, the Scot set up his sixth Wimbledon semi-final and secured a minimum prize of £470,000 taking his total earnings on the grass of the [...]
July Budget 2015: George Osborne’s spending plans in charts

July 8, 2015

The first fully Conservative Budget in 18 years has arrived, and chancellor George Osborne hasn't been afraid to flex his muscle. Osborne paraded a new national living wage, committed himself to defence spending, promised £250m funding to help HMRC combat tax avoidance and evasion, abolished non-dom status and treated corporations to a tax cut. Here's [...]
July Budget 2015: Tottenham’s new stadium, Lenigas departures and other stories that broke while you were distracted

July 8, 2015

While offices up and down the country were tuned into the chancellor as they chomped down on his new Budget this lunchtime, a number of other companies took the opportunity to quietly slip some news under the radar that you may have missed. The announcement of the Budget is one of the most heavily covered [...]

NFL Draft: Premier League and Europe should adopt US system

NFL Draft: Premier League and Europe should adopt US system

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