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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Third time not lucky: Balfour Beatty shares open 5.7% lower as it rejects another Carillion merger offer

August 20, 2014

Balfour Beatty has rejected a third merger offer from Carillion, as they remain unwilling to end the planned sale of US design consultancy Parsons Brinkerhoff. Construction services group Carillion yesterday offered a sweetened merger proposal to Balfour in the hope of finally coming to an agreement that has failed to materialise since Carillion first approached [...]
Kell Brook’s next fight: Amir Khan or Floyd Mayweather? Weighing up the possible contenders

August 19, 2014

What next for Kell "Special K" Brook after his impressive victory over Shaun Porter in California on Saturday night? In one announcement of the judges' scorecard (Brook won on a majority decision) the Sheffield-born fighter was catapulted to the top table of the welterweight division and into a genuine contender to step into the ring [...]
CRH: Mild European winter spells profit for Irish building materials group

August 19, 2014

CRH, the Irish building materials group, has announced a 27 per cent increase in earnings for the first six months of the year. The FTSE 100 company's adjusted earnings rose to €505m, up from last year's figure of €397m, while profit before tax of €61m represented a massive turnaround on a €71m loss in the [...]
Imperial Tobacco on course to buy US brands including ecigarette maker Blu

August 19, 2014

Imperial Tobacco Group says it remains on track to acquire key U.S cigarette brands, as it reported a slight decline in nine-month revenue this morning. The Bristol-based makers of the Rizla and Gauloises Blondes brands says it is on course to complete the acquisition of a collection of US cigarette brands from Reynolds American and [...]
Just how bad were India against England? India’s worst test cricket defeats in numbers

August 18, 2014

Just how bad were India yesterday? Thousands of disappointed cricket fans with tickets to the fourth day that never was have had to rapidly conjure an idea better than work to fill their day today, as the final test between England and India ended early thanks to one of the worst capitulations in Indian [...]
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August 18, 2014
Eurozone exports to Russia down 14 per cent in 2014

August 18, 2014

Exports and imports between the Eurozone and Russia have plummeted in the period January to May, figures from Eurostat revealed today. There was a 14 per cent decline in exports from to Russia between January and June 2014 compared with the same period last year. Imports from Russia are also down seven per cent [...]
Rio Tinto reviewing its 53.8 per cent stake in Bougainville Copper and unused Panguna mine

August 18, 2014

Rio Tinto has announced that it is reviewing all options for its 53.8 per cent stake in Bougainville Copper Limited. Bougainville Copper owns the large Panguna mine on Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea, however Rio Tinto are considering selling its stake in the company after the government passed new mining legislation which converts [...]
European Championships 2014 medal table: How does Great Britain’s tally compare to previous years?

August 18, 2014

After a record-breaking Commonwealth Games for England, Scotland and Wales, the athletes of Great Britain banded together to repeat the feat at last week's European Athletics Championships in Zurich. After such stand-out gold medal victories as Mo Farah's triumph in the men’s 10,000m and 5,000m, Jo Pavey in the women’s 10,000m, Adam Gemili in the men's 200m [...]
Most popular 2013 UK baby names: Boys called Neymar, Xavi and Zidane as World Cup fever hit

August 15, 2014

With boys born in England and Wales last year given names such as Neymar, Xavi and Zidane, World Cup fever was evidently gathering momentum well ahead of time. There will be eight new parents in England and Wales who will have to explain to their little Neymar how his namesake endured a disappointing tournament [...]

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