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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Fifa: No revote on Qatar World Cup 2022 or Russia World Cup 2018

May 27, 2015

Fifa insists the World Cups in Qatar and Russia will go ahead as planned even after 10 officials were questioned by Swiss police on suspicion of criminal activity in the allocation of the tournament. American and Swiss authorities sensationally swarmed upon football's governing body this morning, with the latter's investigation surrounding alleged corruption in the [...]
Police question Fifa officials on Qatar 2022 and Russia 2018 World Cup voting

May 27, 2015

Swiss police are questioning 10 Fifa officials over the controversial award of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups to Russia and Qatar respectively. Electronic data and documents were seized from Fifa's Zurich headquarters on Wednesday morning, after six Fifa officials were arrested on behalf of a separate investigation from the US Department of Justice. Swiss [...]
Plus500 share price gains as company defends “sustainable business model”

May 27, 2015

Plus500's share price has risen by more than seven per cent in morning trading after the firm insisted it had a "sustainable business model" in a statement to the stock exchange. The Israeli-based spreadbetter is holding its annual general meeting today where it is expected to give further details about how recent freezes on some its [...]
Imperial Tobacco share price rises after $7.1bn purchase of Reynolds cigarette brands wins regulatory approval

May 27, 2015

Imperial Tobacco's takeover of a number of cigarette and ecigarette brands from Reynolds American is set to go ahead after winning regulatory approval from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The British tobacco company entered into a purchase agreement for the brands as far back as July last year following Reynolds' $27bn (£17.5bn) takeover of Lorillard. [...]
Fifa officials arrested in Zurich on corruption charges ahead of presidential vote

May 27, 2015

A number of top Fifa officials have been arrested in Zurich on corruption charges brought by the United States Justice Department. More than a dozen plain clothed Swiss policeman swept into the five star Baur au Lac hotel in the early hours of the morning, where several officials were believed to be staying ahead of this [...]
Arsenal 2014/2015 player stats: How do Santi Cazorla, Mesut Ozil and Theo Walcott compare against each other?

May 26, 2015

In many ways, it was a familiar campaign for Arsenal. Some new heroes were bought (Alexis Sanchez) and others were discovered (Francis Coquelin) but many of the season’s storylines remained the same. A poor start quickly put paid to any serious attempt at the title, while Arsene Wenger’s men only managed one win against other [...]
Queen’s Speech 2015: What is it, why is it happening and what will be announced?

May 26, 2015

What is the Queen's Speech? The Queen's Speech takes place at the beginning of every new parliamentary session when the government's legislative plans are laid out. The Queen reveals a number of proposed bills for new laws and outlines policies in a speech drawn up by the government. It's an age-old tradition that dates back [...]
Never Mind The Buzzcocks cancelled after 18 years and 28 series

May 26, 2015

Never Mind the Buzzcocks has been axed by the BBC after 18 years and 28 series. The BBC2 pop music panel quiz has struggled to keep up ratings in recent series, with the final Rhod Gilbert-hosted show averaging 1.1m fewer viewers than the 2013 run according to Broadcast. A BBC spokeswoman explained: After 28 series [...]
Charter Communications confirms $55bn takeover of Time Warner Cable

May 26, 2015

Charter Communications has finalised its $55bn (£36bn) takeover of Time Warner Cable. The cable mega-deal, which valued Time Warner Cable at $78.7bn, will create the second-largest cable and broadcasting company in the US behind industry leader Comcast. Backed by billionaire media investor John Malone, Charter has beaten Comcast to the cable business with a superior [...]
Grexit: Euro falls as markets take a battering on Greek default fears

May 26, 2015

The euro tumbled to a one-month low against the dollar this morning with investors unable to shake-off concerns surrounding Greece's ability to meet its upcoming loan repayments. European markets are also being pushed lower by the crisis, with the FTSE falling by 35 points to 6,996.36 at 11.30am. Greek officials are in Brussels today to [...]

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