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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Nathaniel Clyne deal takes Liverpool’s summer spend over £50m on the transfer window’s first day

July 1, 2015

Liverpool have spent over £50m already this summer, despite the transfer window being officially open for less than 24 hours. The £12.5m signing of Nathaniel Clyne from Southampton was confirmed this lunchtime, taking Liverpool's total spend for the summer to £52.9m. There are eight weeks still remaining for the Reds to make additions to their [...]
Greene King toasts record revenue as retail growth outperforms market

July 1, 2015

The figures Pub group Greene King enjoyed record revenue of £1.3bn in the year to the end of March, yet investors were warned not get too carried away as profit before tax fell 2.7 per cent to £168.5m. Read more: Popped corks as Greene King-Spirit pub partnership gets green light The FTSE 250-listed company's retail revenue [...]
Women’s World Cup: Meet Claire Rafferty, the City analyst making history with England

June 30, 2015

England left-back Claire Rafferty is trying not to look at the emails on her phone. In between the countless congratulations for making history at the Women’s World Cup are reminders of the work she will have to catch up on when she returns to work in the City as an analyst at Deutsche Bank. Read [...]
More chaos at St Pancras: Eurostar and Le Shuttle trains suspended for the second time in a week as more protests in Calais halt channel tunnel services

June 30, 2015

Eurostar and Le Shuttle services through the Channel Tunnel suspended after striking French workers blocked railway tracks into the Channel Tunnel entrance with burning tyres. Read more: Eurostar services suspended The British government has warned passengers on both sides of the Channel to "check with their chosen operator before they travel" after striking employees at My [...]
American billionaire Mark Cuban invests in eSports firm Unikrn

June 30, 2015

American billionaire, film producer and TV personality Mark Cuban contributed to a $10m (£4.5m) investment round in eSports betting firm Unikrn. Read more: eSports betting firm Unikrn launches in the UK Venture firm Binary Capital, early investors in Silicon Valley successes such as Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram led the investment round which attracted the eccentric Cuban [...]
Pinewood Studios struggles to cope with blockbuster demand

June 30, 2015

The figures The UK's famous Pinewood Studios is in such high demand that it is having to regularly turn away big movie productions, potentially sending them outside the UK. Read more: Pinewood studios in £200m expansion The Pinewood Group, which runs the facility in Buckinghamshire, reported record revenue of £75m in the year to the end [...]
Wimbledon 2015: How much prize money has Andy Murray won at SW19?

June 30, 2015

From the moment Andy Murray first treads on to Centre Court this afternoon, the expectation will mount and pressure will build as the nation wills the 28-year-old to repeat the feat of 2013 and win Wimbledon. Read more: Murray is back to his best, says former trainer Mark Petchey As Murraymania grows more vociferous, it can [...]
Ocado targets international deals after beating profit expectation

June 30, 2015

The figures Ocado delivered better-than-expected pre-tax profit of £7.2m in the first half of the year, amid reports the grocery delivery giant is closing in on a deal with an international retailer. Read more: Ocado's making robots that will help in the workplace Despite intense price competition in the UK's supermarket sector, Ocado enjoyed a 15.7 [...]
Microsoft sells display advertising business to AOL and map technology to Uber

June 30, 2015

Microsoft has sold its mobile and video advertising businesses to AOL in the US, UK and seven other key markets as it looks to focus on search advertising. Read more: Verizon swoops for AOL in $4bn bid to boost ads AOL, recently purchased by US telecoms giant Verizon, will take control of all display advertising on [...]
This graph of every Arsene Wenger transfer shows why Petr Cech is an unprecedented Arsenal signing

June 29, 2015

The now-confirmed transfer of Petr Cech to Arsenal makes perfect sense. The Gunners have long looked in need of a consistent, confident goalkeeper, Cech is one of the Premier League's greatest and available for purchase. But then, when you consider Arsene Wenger's history in the transfer market, the deal begins to look something of an [...]

Lewis Moody seeking sponsors for 500-mile ride in aid of MND

Lewis Moody seeking sponsors for 500-mile ride in aid of MND

Inside the Wetherpoons pub with great Tower of London views

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