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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Floyd Mayweather’s manager Al Haymon faces $300m lawsuit from Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy promotions

May 6, 2015

With the fallout from the biggest boxing "fight of the century" still unfolding, another bout between two of the sport's biggest players has been announced not for the ring but for the courtroom. Golden Boy Promotions is suing boxing Floyd Mayweather Jr's manager/advisor Al Haymon and his backers for $300m (£197m) for allegedly breaching antitrust [...]
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct HQ raided by police investigating former Rangers owners

May 6, 2015

Scottish police have raided Mike Ashley's Sports Direct headquarters as part of a two-year investigation into two takeovers of Rangers football club. Mike Ashley owns an 8.6 per stake in Rangers, whose previous owners Craig Whyte and Charles Green are the subject of the investigation that led police to Sports Direct's Derbyshire base. In a statement [...]
Uber teams up with peer-to-peer lender Zopa to help drivers buy their own cars

May 6, 2015

Uber is aiming to make it easier for its drivers to buy their own cars by teaming up with peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa. The taxi-hailing app's partnership with the world's first P2P marketplace will give drivers renting a licensed vehicle access to a loan agreement with one of Zopa's institutional lenders, allowing them to swap [...]
General Election 2015: Do other countries actually care about the UK election?

May 5, 2015

It’s become impossible to avoid coverage of this week’s general election here in the UK. Switch on the TV, and you're greeted with ceaseless rolling news coverage. Buy a paper, and there's an open letter from 100 people (no more, no less) telling you who to vote for. Try to escape it all by relocating [...]
When will Ahsford Banbury, Milton Keynes and South East constituencies declare results of the 2015 General Election vote?

May 5, 2015
Five reasons why Chelsea’s Premier League title is just the beginning for Jose Mourinho and co

May 4, 2015

Four seasons without a league title came to an end for Chelsea on Sunday; a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace ensuring the Blues will wrap their hands around the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2010. The detractors cry that Jose Mourinho's team has won thanks to an unattractive and attritional style of [...]
Seven reasons why Chelsea’s Premier League title is just the beginning for the Blues

May 4, 2015

Chelsea are back. Four seasons without a league title came to an end on Sunday, with a 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace ensuring the Blues will wrap their hands around the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2010. The detractors cry that Jose Mourinho's team has seized the title thanks to an unattractive [...]
Royal Baby named: Charlotte Elizabeth Diana is the latest member of the monarchy

May 4, 2015

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have named their baby Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, a Kensington Palace statement has confirmed. Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, as she will now be known, was born early on Saturday morning weighing 8lbs 3oz. It had been reported that her parents, Prince William and Princess Catherine, had not [...]
General Election 2015: Ed Miliband backed by Russell Brand

May 4, 2015

Ed Miliband has received the public backing of Russell Brand, who pulled an about-turn by encouraging his followers to vote Labour at the General Election. The comedian and activist, who famously told Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight that he'd never voted "and never will", told his followers to back Miliband in a new YouTube video featuring [...]
General Election 2015: Ed Miliband backed by Russell Brand

May 4, 2015

Ed Miliband has received the public backing of Russell Brand, who pulled an about-turn on his public opposition to the electoral system by encouraging his followers to vote Labour at the General Election. The comedian and activist, who famously told Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight that he'd never voted "and never will", told his followers to [...]

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