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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Premier League club West Bromwich Albion enter takeover talks with unnamed bidder

July 3, 2015

Premier League club West Bromwich Albion may soon be under new ownership after entering into negotiations with an unnamed bidder. Read more: West Brom in eleventh hour creditor deal The Midlands club has granted the prospective buyer, reported to be a Chinese consortium, exclusivity to any deal for up to six weeks. Chairman Jeremy Peace, who [...]
Wimbledon 2015: Dustin Brown’s win over Rafael Nadal sets him up for biggest prize money year of his career

July 3, 2015

Following yet another shock defeat in the early rounds of Wimbledon, Rafael Nadal has now made less money in his last five Wimbledon tournaments than he received when he last won the crown back in 2010. Read more: I might never win title again, admits Nadal Nadal's second-round loss to world no.102 Dustin Brown on Centre [...]
Optimal Payments share price rockets on optimism over Skrill takeover

July 3, 2015

Shares in online payments provider Optimal Payments rocketed by more than 11 per cent this morning, after it told investors the long-awaited reverse takeover of rival Skrill would be complete by the end of the month. Read more: Optimal Payments aims for the main market after Skrill buyout In a trading update issued to the London [...]
British Airways flight BA479 lands safely after circling Heathrow for over an hour with landing gear problem

July 2, 2015

A British Airways plane is circling Heathrow at 5,000ft sue to a landing gear problem. Read more: Standard and Poor's upgrades British Airways's outlook Flight BA479 was meant to land at 1.05pm but made loops around the capital before safely landing on runway 27R at around 2.30pm. The flight travelling from Barcelona landed at a [...]
Women’s World Cup: Lionesses join England’s legendary heartbreak club with semi-final exit

July 2, 2015

In the absence of antiquated measures such as, you know, winning things, the mark of an England team worth remembering has become that it endured – and from a fan’s perspective, inflicted – emotional trauma. Read more: Meet the City analyst making history with England Twenty-five years ago it was the heartache highwater-mark [...]
BBC to cut more than 1,000 jobs to cover £150m licence fee losses

July 2, 2015

The BBC will cut over 1,000 jobs due to a £150m shortfall in its licence fee income, director Lord Tony Hall has confirmed. Read more: BBC loses Olympic broadcast rights as Eurosport signs £922m deal With the number of households owning television sets falling as audience's consumption practices change, the broadcaster's income from license fee subscriptions [...]
PGA distances itself from Donald Trump following Mexican rapist comments

July 2, 2015

If Donald Trump ever pens an account of his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People" might be a book title worth borrowing. Read more: Donald Trump sues Univision for $500m over Miss USA beauty pageant The eccentric billionaire and golf lover has now found that he may not even [...]
US urges Switzerland to extradite arrested Fifa officials suspected of bribery

July 2, 2015

The US has formally requested Switzerland extradites seven Fifa officials arrested in May on suspicion of taking bribes worth over $100m (£64.4m). Read more: Fifa slam Nobel Peace Centre in handshake row Formal extradition requests have been submitted by US embassy to Switzerland's Federal Office of Justice (FoJ) who will make a ruling on whether or [...]
Dixons Carphone share price rises after announcing US expansion with Sprint Corporation

July 2, 2015

Dixons Carphone is heading across the pond. The group's Connected World Services division has teamed up with American telecoms company Sprint with plans to open up to 500 stores across the States. Read more: Dixons Carphone ups full-year profit forecast Chief executive Sebastian James has already been named the most powerful person in British retailing, and [...]
Donald Trump sues Univision for $500m over Miss USA beauty pageant

July 1, 2015

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has filed a $500m (£319.3m) lawsuit against Univision Communications after the US television company scrapped plans to screen the Miss USA beauty pageant. Read more: Donald Trump in quotes Univision and NBC dropped the 12th July event co-owned by Trump after the billionaire made derogatory comments about Mexican immigrants when announcing [...]

Inside the fintech industry’s pensions gambit

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