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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Doha awarded World Athletics Championships 2019 despite Qatar World Cup controversy

November 18, 2014

Qatar, still fending off questions surrounding the 2022 World Cup, will host the 2019 World Athletics Championships. Doha saw off rival bids from Barcelona and Eugene, Oregon, in the US. The event will take place from 28 September to 6 October in order to avoid high summer temperatures. Doha’s bid specifically requested [...]
Manchester United revenue falls as failure to qualify for the Champions League takes its toll

November 18, 2014

Manchester United are counting the cost of missing out on European football this season, as revenue and profit fell in its first quarter results. With reductions in commercial, broadcast and matchday revenue, overall turnover dropped 9.9 per cent to £88.7m from £98.5m at the same period last year. United officials will, however, be pleased with [...]
Quindell share price falls as chairman Rob Terry steps down

November 18, 2014

Chairman Rob Terry and non-executive director Steve Scott are leaving Quindell with immediate effect, while Laurence Moorse will remain at the company for 12 months after the 2015 annual meeting, the company confirmed this morning. Quindell investors appeared flummoxed by the news, with shares rising as much as 15 per cent on opening, but [...]
Snapchat develops Snapcash feature for user-to-user payments

November 17, 2014

A new Snapchat feature will allow users to send money to friends alongside disappearing doodles. The instant messaging app has teamed up with payments processing firm Square to develop Snapcash; a new feature which allows users to send money directly into a friend’s bank account. Snapchat says users’ debit card details will be “securely [...]
Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he is “getting excuses in early” with global economy warning

November 17, 2014

Ed Miliband has accused the David Cameron of “getting his excuses in early” with warnings of “red lights flashing on the global economy”. The Prime Minister wrote in the Guardian today that in the midst of a global slowdown, the UK must stick to the government’s long-term economic plan which he said has seen [...]
YouGov profiler: Arsenal fans more likely to shop for erotic products, Chelsea fans to have an interested in cosmetics and eight more surprising discoveries about London football fans

November 17, 2014

London’s football fans are a varied bunch. From those at the glistening curves of the Emirates to the cheerful charm of Craven Cottage, the capital’s various football tribes all come with their own unique quirks and particularities. YouGov today released the awesome “profiler” tool which allows you to explore the trends particularly true of [...]
Novak Djokovic’s $2.1m ATP World Tour Finals 2014 prize money sees him finish season as tour’s biggest earner

November 17, 2014

In the end, the climax to the 2014 men’s professional tennis season was all a bit, well, anti-climatic. Novak Djokovic took ATP World Tour Finals title for the third successive year after opponent Roger Federer withdrew due to a back injury. It was not quite the crowning glory the Serbian ace would have [...]
“Facebook at Work”: The social media site could be about to take over your office

November 16, 2014

Facebook is reportedly developing a version of its website designed for use in the workplace. “Facebook at Work” will be a purely professional version of the social network stripped of the embarrassing photos and cute cat videos on your personal page. According to reports in the Financial Times (who quote an anonymous source [...]
RBS could pay fine worth tens of millions of pounds next week for 2012 IT failures

November 16, 2014

Royal Bank of Scotland will this week be asked to fork out an eight-figure fine for its 2012 IT failures, according to reports. It has been expected that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) would issue RBS with a fine worth tens of millions of pounds over the bank’s technical failures in June 2012. [...]
McDonald’s made bubblegum flavoured broccoli to get kids to eat healthier

November 16, 2014

How to get children hooked on healthy food? McDonald’s attempted to solve that conundrum by making it taste like unhealthy food. The company's chief executive, Don Thompson, has been quoted as admitting that the restaurant tried to get kids to eat healthier by designing broccoli that tasted like bubblegum. According to reports [...]

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