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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Andy Carroll injury update: Striker eyeing December return

September 24, 2014

Watching West Ham’s impressive start to the season has been bittersweet experience for injured striker Andy Carroll. The England international was thrilled by West Ham’s stunning victory over Liverpool on Saturday, and has heralded the club’s summer signings and change in playing style. However, an ankle injury sustained in pre-season training has meant Carroll has [...]
Tottenham can’t share our stadium, declares Hammers vice-chair Brady

September 23, 2014

WEST Ham vice-chairman Karren Brady has hinted any request from Tottenham to share the Olympic Stadium for a season would be met with an adamant “no”. Spurs’s new stadium plans have been rocked by an ongoing planning dispute that will now see them relocate from north London for the 2017-18 season. They had previously gone [...]
Carroll jealous of West Ham team-mates

September 23, 2014

WATCHING West Ham’s impressive start to the season has been a bittersweet experience for injured striker Andy Carroll. The England international was thrilled by West Ham’s stunning victory over former club Liverpool on Saturday, and has heralded the club’s summer signings and change in playing style. But Carroll has been forced to appreciate the talents [...]
Karren Brady: West Ham are aiming for the top six, but club’s wage bill is already at FFP limit

September 23, 2014

West Ham United vice-chairman Karren Brady has hinted that she would turn down any ground share request from Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham’s new stadium will not be ready for the 2017-18 season, meaning the North London club have been left looking for a temporary home. The Olympic Stadium in Stratford has been touted as a [...]
Tate & Lyle share price plummets following profit warning

September 23, 2014

Tate & Lyle's share price has plummeted 17 per cent in early trading after company sliced its profit outlook for the year. It's a bitter pill to swallow for the foods group, whose Splenda sweetening business is struggling with intense competition and falling prices of sucrose. The company's expected profit for the year had been [...]
UK private equity firm drops ISIS name

September 22, 2014

UK private equity firm ISIS Equity Partners has decided it no longer wants to share a moniker with the violent terrorist group operating in Syria in Iraq. The firm say it will reveal a new brand in the "coming weeks". Earlier this month a mobile wallet maker called Isis also decided to change its name [...]
Former Liverpool suitor joins ex-Manchester United legends by buying 50 per cent of Salford City FC

September 22, 2014

Peter Lim, the Singaporean businessman who once tried to buy Liverpool, has agreed to buy a 50 per cent stake in Salford City FC from the “Class of ‘92” group. The “Class of ‘92” – made up of former Manchester United players Gary and Phil Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt – [...]
World Cup 2022: Bookies reckon Qatar’s odds-on to be stripped of the tournament by FIFA

September 22, 2014

Bookmaker Coral has made Qatar odds-on to be stripped of the 2022 World Cup by Fifa. The move comes after Fifa executive committee member Theo Zwanziger told German newspaper Bild that he did not think the World Cup would take place in the Gulf state. Coral has issued odds of 1/2 that Qatar will be [...]
The British Museum is going to be digitally recreated in new Microsoft toy Minecraft

September 22, 2014

The British Museum will be recreated in the video game Minecraft, whose developer Mojang was bought for £1.5bn by Microsoft. A museum employee took to Reddit to sound out interest from the site’s Minecraft community, and was met with an enthusiastic response. The build forms part of the British Museum’s “Museum of the [...]
Xbox One release date: Microsoft delay China launch but console available in Hong Kong tomorrow

September 22, 2014

Gamers in China had a date with a brand new Xbox One booked for tomorrow, but Microsoft has thwarted those hopes by delaying the release of its console at the last moment. A ban on foreign video game sales in China – introduced in 2000 – was lifted last year, allowing Microsoft to take advantage by [...]

Sabastian Sawe and the need for clean sporting heroes we can believe in

Sabastian Sawe and the need for clean sporting heroes we can believe in

Diageo launches the new Scotch whisky Rare Series aimed at private clients

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