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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Gareth Southgate: FA will back new England manager even if he flops at Russia 2018, says chief exec Martin Glenn

December 1, 2016

New England manager Gareth Southgate will be backed by the Football Association even if his side flop at the 2018 World Cup in Russia, according to chief executive Martin Glenn. The FA chief said he did not include a break clause in Southgate’s four-year contract, believed to be worth £6m, because he wants the manager to [...]
England v Australia: Eddie Jones has put his team on the front foot in war of words with Wallabies coach Michael Cheika, says ex international Martin Corry

December 1, 2016

Eddie Jones’ public confidence has given England an advantage in clashes with Australia they’ve never enjoyed before according to Rugby World Cup winner Martin Corry. The ex-England international believes the Australian head coach has got under the skin of Wallabies boss Michael Cheika ahead of the two sides’ meeting at Twickenham this weekend. Earlier this week [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: The weird world of esports

December 1, 2016

Can watching other people play video games ever go mainstream? This week City A.M.'s sports business reporter, Joe Hall, takes the reins to look into the UK's flourishing esports industry. Joe is at the Gfinity esports Arena for the launch of a new white paper. He's joined by Jo Twist, the chief executive of UK [...]
Six Nations introduces bonus points in 2017 competition to encourage attacking rugby

November 30, 2016

Next year's Six Nations will feature a bonus point system the competition hopes will reward "try scoring and attacking play". From 2017 onwards the competition will double the points awarded for a win from two to four and will reward a bonus point to any team that scores four or more tries, replicating a scoring [...]
London World Athletics Championships 2017: Local sprinting star Dina Asher-Smith urges fans to snap up tickets for chance to witness history

November 29, 2016

Britain’s fastest woman Dina Asher-Smith expects history to be made in London next summer when the capital hosts the 2017 World Athletics Championships. The first British woman to run the 100m in under 11 seconds is hoping to be on the track alongside inspiration Usain Bolt who is planning to make the nine day event [...]
How can Lewis Hamilton beat Nico Rosberg to the Formula 1 championship title at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2016?

November 27, 2016

Lewis Hamilton secured a fourth consecutive pole position at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to set up a dramatic final race of the Formula 1 season on Sunday. The reigning champion is still an outside bet to win the title, however, with Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg only requiring to finish in the top three to win his first Fomula [...]
ATP Tour World Finals 2016: How coverage of Andy Murray and co is being adapted for the digital age

November 17, 2016

Andy Murray’s new-found place atop the world rankings may be under threat this week, but the broadcast arm of the elite men’s tour is preparing for more sustained success. Despite sports fans’ shifting consumption habits, ATP Media is expecting to enjoy continued growth and secure $1.3bn (£1bn) worth of rights sales over the next 10 [...]
Race to Dubai prize money 2016: Henrik Stenson in pole position for $1.25m earnings boost but Danny Willett and Rory McIlroy still in contention at the DP World Tour Championship

November 16, 2016

Henrik Stenson is in pole position to win the lucrative Race to Dubai bonus ahead of the European Tour's climax at this week's DP World Tour Championship. The Swede is currently top of the European Tour rankings but can still be toppled by Danny Willett, fellow Swede Alex Noren and Rory McIlroy – ranked second, third and [...]
ATP Tour finals 2016 prize money: How much can new world No1 Andy Murray win at the O2?

November 11, 2016

New world No1 Andy Murray can top off the best season of his career to date with an earnings boost of $2.4m (£1.9m) at the ATP World Tour Finals in London next week. The ATP's curtain call event will put Murray against the seven men below him in the rankings for tennis' biggest prize money [...]
How much do rugby players get paid? New RFU deal with England players boosts match fee to £22,000

November 11, 2016

England rugby captain Dylan Hartley said the national team's players had got a "fantastic deal" after the Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Rugby Players' Association (RPA) agreed a new four year contract from 2016 to 2020. The contract between players called up to Eddie Jones' England's Elite Player Squad (EPS) is believed to be worth £22,000 per [...]

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