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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Should Liverpool be worried by Raheem Sterling’s late night partying? A sports physiologist explains

October 22, 2014

The saga surrounding Raheem Sterling’s fatigue continues to rumble on. The Sun’s front page this morning screamed “'Tired’ Raheem at 3am 3 Lions party” and led to a story exposing the teenage winger’s exploits at a London nightclub just a day after suggesting he was “a bit tired” ahead of England’s game against Estonia. [...]
Total appoints Patrick Pouyanné as new chief executive following de Margerie death

October 22, 2014

Total has appointed Patrick Pouyanné as its new chief executive and Thierry Desmarest as chairman, following the death of Christophe de Margerie who had held both roles. De Margerie was killed at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow on Monday night, when the private plane he was on collided with a snow plough. Following a meeting [...]
Coca-Cola share price plunges after fall in profits revealed

October 21, 2014

Shares in the Coca-Cola Company opened six per cent down this morning, following the soft drink maker’s fall in profit. The American company's share price closed at $43.25 last night, but at pixel time was trading at a price of around $40 per share. The company said it will miss its long-term earnings [...]
Oscar Pistorius sentenced to five years in prison for culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp

October 21, 2014

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for culpable homicide, and has also been handed a three-year suspended sentence for firearm misuse. According to his legal counsel, Pistorius may only serve 10 months in jail before spending the rest of his sentence under house arrest, although this has been disputed by [...]
Star Wars Episode VII: New studio will continue “long tradition” of Star Wars being made in London

October 16, 2014

A new film studio which will house the production of “Star Wars: Episode VII”, Marvel's “The Avengers: Age Of Ultron” and “Ant-Man”, opened in London yesterday. The post-production studio has been set up by Industrial Light & Magic, an Oscar-winning visual effects company set up by George Lucas, in Soho. The filming of [...]
Netflix share price takes a pummelling

October 16, 2014

Netflix’s share price has been battered this morning, as US stocks continued to struggle. Shares in the online video-streaming company opened around 23 per cent down – and are showing no signs of recovery in early morning trading. The plunge in shares is salt in the wound for Netflix, who recorded disappointing third [...]
Goldman Sachs’ share price flops despite better-than-expected profits and revenue

October 16, 2014

Goldman Sachs’ share price flopped in early morning trading, even after the investment bank’s third-quarter earnings and revenue smashed analysts’ expectations. Shares in the New York-based investment bank opened around two per cent down on last night’s closing price of $177.42. Net earnings for the three months ended September 30 came in at [...]
Arsenal AGM: Ivan Gazidis denies club is “hoarding cash” as Wenger admits reinforcements needed

October 16, 2014

Arsenal's head honchos faced a grilling at the club's annual general meeting today, as inquisitive minority shareholders questioned a £3m payment made to majority owner Stan Kroenke's KSE company. Manager Arsene Wenger, chairman Sir Chips Keswick, chief executive Ivan Gazidis and Kroenke himself attempted to convince minority shareholders (the vast majority of whom are fans) [...]
Does “Turbo Charger” feature give Google’s new Nexus 6 the edge over Apple’s iPhone 6?

October 16, 2014

Google has revealed its new Nexus 6 smartphone and Nexus 9 tablet, as well as the “Nexus Player” TV streaming and gaming device. The Nexus 6 comes with a 13 megapixel camera (the same specifications as Apple’s iPhone 6), a new Lollipop Android 5 operating system, and dual front-facing speakers which can offer better [...]
HBO to launch streaming service next year

October 15, 2014

HBO will launch a stand-alone over-the-top service for its content next year, chief executive Richard Plepler revealed today. The network’s acclaimed TV shows, such as The Sopranos, True Detective, Girls and The Wire, are currently unavailable on existing over-the-top services such as Netflix. But if you’re reading from the UK, don’t get too [...]

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