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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Wolrd Health Organization: Ebola outbreak cases pass 10,000, death toll nears 5,000

October 25, 2014

There have been over 10,000 cases of the Ebola outbreak and nearly 5,000 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed in its latest situation report update. The total death toll from the latest outbreak has risen to 4,922 while the number of recorded cases stands at 10,141. All but 27 of those [...]
Google executive Alan Eustace breaks Felix Baumgartner’s parachute jump record

October 25, 2014

A 57-year-old Google executive has broken the world altitude record with a parachute jump from the top of the stratosphere. Alan Eustace, a senior-vice president at Google, beat the 2012 record set by daredevil Felix Baumgartner with a jump from 135,000 feet over Roswell, New Mexico. After making a two hour ascent attached [...]
Poor Fire Phone sales take their toll on Amazon

October 24, 2014

Poor sales of the Fire Phone are taking their toll on Amazon's business. In a conference call the company said it would take a $170m write down “primarily related to Fire phone inventory valuation and supplier commitment costs.” Amazon’s phone was said to be the “iPhone killer” ahead of its release, but even its [...]
Tesco share price drops to its lowest in over a decade

October 24, 2014

After a devastating few days for Tesco, it would be understandable if the supermarket’s head honchos woke up this morning thinking things couldn’t get much worse. Unfortunately, though, the misery continued this morning after Tesco’s share price crashed to its lowest price for over a decade. Shares in the stumbling retail giant fell [...]
Following the #GamerGate saga, new study states gaming least welcoming area for women online

October 23, 2014

A new study from the Pew Research Center has found online gaming is the "least welcoming" online environment for women. The findings come as the #GamerGate saga continues to spark fierce online debate about the level of sexism and misogyny in the video game community. The research, by the US-based Pew Investigation Centre, found just [...]
Occupy Central: Disgruntled banker crashes video interview with Hong Kong protesters

October 23, 2014

Protesters striving for a more democratic Hong Kong continue to occupy the city’s streets in their droves, yet not everyone in town is behind the movement known as “Occupy Central”. A senior J.P. Morgan Chase banker crashed a live interview with Hong Kong's pro-democracy protesters to express his frustration with the occupation of [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets: Record demand could mean over 90pc of England applicants miss out

October 23, 2014

It’s still almost a year away, but anticipation for the 2015 Rugby World Cup is already reaching fever pitch. The clamour for tickets has hit record levels, with demand exceeding supply for 23 of the 48 games. Almost a million Rugby World Cup tickets were sold in September’s general sale alone, from a total of [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets: Record demand could see over 90pc of England fans miss out

October 23, 2014

It’s still almost a year away, but excitement in the 2015 Rugby World Cup is already reaching fever pitch. The clamour for tickets has reached record levels, with demand exceeding supply in 23 of the 48 games. Almost a million Rugby World Cup tickets were sold in September’s general sale alone, from a [...]
Publicis Groupe share price falls as communications giant misses growth expectations

October 23, 2014

The only way is digital for French communications giant Publicis Groupe, as digital increasingly makes up a bigger slice of the company's overall revenue. In its third-quarter results released today, Publicis Groupe missed expectations for organic growth, yet claimed the fact that 42% of its overall revenue came from digital operations (a nine per [...]
NFL UK: George Osborne backs London franchise

October 22, 2014

Chancellor George Osborne has given his support to the idea of an American Football team in the capital, arguing it would be a “huge boost to London”. With Wembley due to host the second of three NFL games this season on Sunday, and the FA contemplating hosting England games elsewhere, there has been increased [...]

Carabao Cup: Arsenal and Manchester City tailgaters to be deemed criminals

Streaming surpasses free-to-air TV in key European markets, research shows

We road test RDR, Star Wars Outlaws and Fallout 4 on Switch 2

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