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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NHS: George Osborne to promise an extra £2bn of funding

November 30, 2014

Chancellor George Osborne is expected use his Autumn statement on Wednesday to announce an extra £2bn funding for frontline NHS services. It is anticipated that Osborne will pledge extra funding from April next year, according to the BBC. In a speech to parliament on Wednesday, when he will deliver exact details on its [...]
Ferguson shooting: Darren Wilson resigns from police department

November 30, 2014

The police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in the Missouri town of Ferguson has resigned. Darren Wilson’s resignation comes after a grand jury’s decision not to indict him for the killing of Michael Brown sparked protests in the US and beyond. A 126 mile, seven-day march from Ferguson to Missouri [...]
Amazon Local Services will allow customers to order plumbers and mechanics alongside books and boxsets

November 28, 2014

In the midst of this week’s Black Friday madness, Amazon quietly launched a brand new site for service providers. Instead of cut-price plasma screen TVs, Amazon Local Services puts you in touch with those who can put one back together again following a ruckus at Tesco in Edmonton. Amazon Local Services was launched in [...]
Barcelona star Andres Iniesta lists family vineyard on Airbnb

November 28, 2014

Fancy sipping on a glass of red in the beautiful Spanish countryside with the scorer of the winning goal in a World Cup final? Barcelona star Andrés Iniesta is giving you the chance to do just that, by placing a one-off listing for a night at his family vineyard, "Bodega Iniesta", on Airbnb. All [...]
Scottish Devolution: What does the Smith Commission report mean for Scotland the rest of the UK?

November 27, 2014

It has been labelled as the biggest shake-up to the UK’s taxation system in the modern era, but what exactly does the contents of the Smith Commission report mean for Scotland and the rest of England? As had been expected, the Smith Commission has recommended delivering to Scotland an unprecedented number of new powers [...]
Phillip Hughes dies: Tributes pour in for Australian test batsman

November 27, 2014

Tributes from around the world are pouring in for Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes who has died, two days after being struck on the head by a ball in a domestic cricket match. The 25-year-old test batsman never regained consciousness, the Australia team doctor Peter Brukner said in a statement on Thursday. Hughes was batting for [...]
World Cup bidding process: Sajid Javid calls upon Sepp Blatter to publish full report

November 26, 2014

The UK government has added its voice to the increasing calls for Fifa to publish the full findings of an investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process. Sajid Javid, secretary of state for culture, media and sport, has written to Fifa president Sepp Blatter urging football’s governing body to publish the [...]
Britvic share price tumbles despite fizzing profits

November 26, 2014

Britvic’s share price fell as much as 3.6 per cent in early morning trading, even after the soft drinks company recorded revenue growth in its preliminary results for the year. The producer of Robinsons and J2O said operating profit for the year had risen by 17.6 per cent to £158.1m, beating its own predicted [...]
BlackBerry is paying customers up to $400 to trade an iPhone for a Passport

November 26, 2014

BlackBerry is so keen to get its new Passport smartphone into people’s hands, it will pay them to trade it for an iPhone. In the US and Canada BlackBerry is offering customers up to $550 to trade an iPhone of the 4s, 5, 5c, 5s and 6 models for the business-orientated Passport. It’s [...]
Mapped: Lionel Messi breaks Champions League goal record. Where has the Barcelona man scored all his goals?

November 26, 2014

Lionel Messi only needed to score one goal last night in order to become the top scorer in Champions League history. But Messi doesn't do things simply. Not content with one, he bagged a hat-trick with his weaker right foot in a 4-0 win over Apoel Nicosia. Ahead of Barcelona’s trip to Apoel Nicosia [...]

London Marathon could have 100,000 runners in 2027

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