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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Germany warns of Grexit with EU patience “running out”

June 14, 2015

Germany's economy minister and vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has warned Greece that its exit from the euro is becoming increasingly likely. In a Bild magazine column, Gabriel argued that EU countries were losing patience with slow-moving talks between Greece and its creditors. Gabriel wrote: Everywhere in Europe, the sentiment is growing that enough is enough. The [...]
Jurassic World: Colossal $500m box office gives dinosaur thriller biggest opening weekend in history

June 14, 2015

Jurassic World has stomped its way to the top of the international box office with a mammoth opening weekend thought to be over $500m. The fourth film in the dinosaur franchise made over $500m around the world this weekend – making it the first film in history to do so. In the US it recorded [...]
Google looks to Olympic Cauldron designer Heatherwick Studio for London headquarters

June 12, 2015

British designer Thomas Heatherwick, the man behind the iconic Olympic cauldron at the London Games, could soon cast his creative vision on Google's new European headquarters in London. The technology giant wants Heatherwick to work on its £1bn, 93,000sq m development for 4,500 employees at King's Cross, according to Business Insider. Read more: Google is poised [...]
Jurassic World: Why fans may be disappointed but Hollywood will certainly be happy

June 12, 2015

Within three days of being uploaded onto YouTube, over 30m people had watched the trailer for Jurassic World, which enters UK cinemas this weekend. It immediately became one of the most watched trailers of 2014, picking up more views than the trailers for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies and The Hunger Games: [...]
UK outlook slashed to negative by Standard & Poor’s over EU referendum risk

June 12, 2015

Standard and Poor's has revised the UK's credit rating from "stable" to "negative" due to the government's promises of an EU referendum in 2017. S&P said the decision to hold an EU referendum represents a risk to the UK's economic growth – particularly to its financial services and exports sectors – and "raises questions" about [...]
Over 30m people have watched Gfinity’s London eSports events

June 12, 2015

London-based eSports firm Gfinity today told investors it generated more than 30m online views from the first half of its 2015 championship series, which have been broadcast in 10 languages to 25 countries around the world. Shares in Gfinity were down by over two per cent on Friday afternoon, even after the rapidly rising eSports firm [...]
Arsenal charged with allegedly breaching FA agents regulatons in Calum Chambers transfer from Southampton

June 12, 2015

Arsenal have been formally charged by the FA for allegedly breaching the FA's football agents regulations. The club has until 26 June to respond to the charge which relates to the signing of defender Calum Chambers from Southampton on July 26 last summer. Agent Alan Middleton has also been charged and will have until next [...]
Rangers EGM: Mike Ashley fails to show as Dave King argues against £5m loan repayment

June 12, 2015

Rangers shareholders have voted on whether the club should repay a £5m loan to Mike Ashley at an extraordinary general meeting called by the Sports Direct owner this morning. Ahead of the vote chairman Dave King told shareholders that repaying the loan to Ashley, who owns an 8.9 per cent stake in Rangers through MASH [...]
Ofcom details proposed price caps on BT’s high-speed business lines

June 12, 2015

Ofcom has detailed proposed price controls on BT's leased telecoms lines, saying they would mean significant reductions for many businesses reliant on the high-speed lines. BT has "significant power" in the £2bn leased lines market, which provides vital high-speed broadband and mobile services, according to Ofcom who want to implement charge controls. Read more: BT dismisses [...]
Rangers fans call for boycott as Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct wins EGM injunction

June 11, 2015

A Rangers fans' group has called for a merchandise boycott after Mike Ashley won an injunction preventing the club's board from revealing confidential information about its retail deal with Sports Direct. Rangers shareholders will meet at Ibrox tomorrow after Ashley called an extraordinary general meeting to demand the repayment of a £5m loan. At the [...]

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