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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West Ham London Stadium controversy: LLDC boss David Edmonds resigns

November 3, 2016

The chairman of the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC), the company that owns the Olympic Stadium, has resigned after Mayor Sadiq Khan announced an investigation into rising conversion costs. David Edmonds, who has been an LLDC board member since its 2012 inception was appointed chairman in September last year, has become the first high profile departure [...]
Adidas share price falls after sportswear giant announces Reebok restructuring

November 3, 2016

Adidas' share price fell by over four per cent in morning trading as the German sportswear giant announced it would be taking one-off expenses to make investments for further growth and restructure the Reebok brand. In its third quarter report, the first set of results delivered under new chief executive Kasper Rorsted, Adidas said that net [...]
Southampton could become the next Premier League club to be taken over by Chinese investors

November 2, 2016

Southampton could become the latest English club to come under Chinese ownership after they were linked with a £200m takeover by Lander Sports Development. Saints owner Katharina Liebherr has met with Lander, according to Bloomberg, although an agreement has yet to be completed. Formerly called Lander Real Estate, the property development specialists changed their name [...]
Anthony Joshua v Wladimir Klitschko super fight for world title given the green light by WBA

November 2, 2016

A boxing super fight between heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko has been given the green light for next spring by the World Boxing Association (WBA). Providing Joshua successfully defends his IBF title against American Eric Molina in Manchester next month, the WBA has sanctioned a meeting between the British world champion and the Ukrainian Klitschko [...]
London Stadium investigation: Fan and taxpayer groups welcome Sadiq Khan’s inquiry into West Ham conversion costs

November 2, 2016

London Mayor Sadiq Khan's investigation into the spiralling costs of converting the London Stadium into a football ground has received approval from fan and taxpayer groups. A "deeply concerned" Khan has ordered a probe into how the conversion of the 2012 Olympic venue has risen from an expected £272m last year to £323m, requiring taxpayers [...]
Anthony Joshua ready for an “all out war” against next opponent Eric Molina on December 10

November 1, 2016

Anthony Joshua has predicted "all out war" in his upcoming IBF world heavyweight title defence against American Eric Molina. The 34-year-old Molina, who has won 25 of 28 his career bouts, was unveiled as Joshua's opponent for his December 10 date at the Manchester Arena after hopes for a meeting with boxing icon Wladimir Klitschko [...]
QPR provide fleet of coaches to collect child refugees from Calais

November 1, 2016

Queens Park Rangers chiefs have pledged to provide a fleet of coaches to bring more than 1,000 child refugees from Calais into the UK. The Championship club has volunteered to assist Lord Alf Dubs's plans to rescue children eligible to come into the UK who have been left stranded by the recent destruction of the [...]
Eddie Jones warns George Ford a move to Toulon will cost him his England spot

November 1, 2016

England head coach Eddie Jones has warned George Ford that he will be banished from the national team should he choose to play for Toulon in France. The Bath fly-half is a wanted man by Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal who has previously coaxed Chris Ashton and Steffon Armitage to forego their international careers for a lucrative move [...]
FA discussing possibility of England wearing poppies on shirts with Fifa ahead of Armistice Day friendly vs Scotland

November 1, 2016

England and Scotland's football associations are negotiating with Fifa over whether their players will be allowed to wear poppies on their shirts when the two sides play each other on 11 November. The World Cup qualifier at Wembley falls on Armistice Day and both the FA and the Scottish FA are keen for their players to honour the UK's war [...]
This is West Ham’s “five point plan” to tackle fan violence in the London Stadium

October 29, 2016

West Ham have unveiled their plan of action for ridding fan disorder from the London Stadium. The Hammers have conducted a full review into how their new home in a start of the art stadium was turned into a combat zone for opposing fans on Wednesday night. A 2-1 victory over Chelsea in the EFL [...]

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