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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Time Warner share price jumps as chief exec Jeff Bewkes promises to double earnings growth

October 15, 2014

Time Warner Inc chairman and chief executive Jeff Bewkes today faced the unenviable task of convincing investors the decision to turn down $80bn of Rupert Murdoch's money was a good one. Murdoch had wanted to merge Time Warner with his Twenty First Century Fox company, but the Australian's $80bn buyout offer was rejected by the [...]
Price of football: Arsenal have the priciest tickets, but Manchester United make most from match days

October 15, 2014

Arsenal may have the most expensive season ticket in the country, but Manchester United make the most money from their match-going fans. BBC Sport’s annual price of football survey has revealed that the most expensive season ticket at Arsenal is pricier than any other in England. Arsenal’s cheapest season ticket still costs more [...]
Price of football: Arsenal season ticket price rises yet again as Chelsea and Tottenham prices stay stagnant

October 15, 2014

Arsenal have once again been named as the club with the most expensive season ticket in England. BBC Sport’s annual price of football survey found that Arsenal fans are charged 10 times more for their cheapest season ticket than the equivalent at Barcelona or Bayern Munich. For the cheapest available season ticket at [...]
Exclusive: Hodgson made to look stupid in Sterling row, says Verheijen

October 14, 2014

RENOWNED fitness guru Raymond Verheijen has branded England boss Roy Hodgson “stupid” for dismissing medical evidence which suggests explosive players such as Raheem Sterling require a two-day recovery period after matches. Liverpool winger Sterling has been at the centre of a club versus country storm since complaining of fatigue ahead of England’s Euro 2016 qualifier [...]
Mark Zuckerberg donates $25m to Ebola aid fund

October 14, 2014

Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are donating $25m to help fight Ebola. The Facebook founder revealed today that the couple would be making the multi-million dollar donation to the Centers for Disease Control Foundation. The CDC Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization that provides money to the Centers for Disease Control [...]
Dropbox hacked? File storage service denies 7m passwords and usernames

October 14, 2014

Cloud storage service Dropbox has denied that seven million passwords have been stolen from its service, contrary to reports. The news came in the wake of another hacking scandal, in which up to 200,000 videos and pictures of teenage Snapchat users were leaked online. A post on Reddit yesterday linked to a pastebin.com [...]
Fitness expert Raymond Verheijen blasts “stupid” Roy Hodgson over Raheem Sterling fatigue

October 14, 2014

Roy Hodgson has made himself look “so stupid” with recent comments over players’ recovery time, said leading football fitness coach Raymond Verheijen. In the wake of Raheem Sterling’s request to be rested for England, Hodgson questioned Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers’ claim that players needed a two-day recovery period between matches. Hodgson said: “I [...]
Samsung develops new wi-fi tech five times faster than speeds currently available

October 13, 2014

In an increasingly competitive smartphone market, could ultra-fast wi-fi speed hand Samsung the edge over its rivals? The South Korean company says it has developed wi-fi technology capable of sending data five times faster than the maximum speeds currently available. Existing technology, which allows for 108MB per second of data transmission on wi-fi, [...]
Global markets fall despite iPhone 6-inspired rise in Chinese exports

October 13, 2014

China reported an unexpected rise in exports this morning, but the news failed to inspire faltering Asian and European markets. Stocks on major indices across the globe are still struggling as anxious investor sentiment provoked by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) weak global growth forecast showed no signs of abating. Last week the [...]
Russian rouble sinks to record lows as oil prices tumble

October 13, 2014

Vladimir Putin was enjoying himself at Russia’s first Grand Prix for a century yesterday, but the party was quickly over as the Russian president woke up to further falls in oil prices and a weakening rouble. The Russian currency hit record lows against the dollar and the euro on Monday morning, as tumbling oil [...]

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