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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Boris Johnson: I will stand as an MP in 2015

August 6, 2014

Boris Johnson has said that "in all probability" he will stand as an MP at next year's general election, but added that he intends to see out his term as Mayor of London until 2016. David Cameron has described the announcement as "great news." Johnson has previously been the subject of intense speculation over [...]
Trapped passenger rescued by commuters tilting train carriage

August 6, 2014

Commuters in Perth banded together to set free a man who had got stuck between the train and the platform – and the dramatic incident was caught on video. The unnamed passenger got his left leg wedged in the gap while trying to board a train during peak rush-hour. However, in a subversion [...]
Egypt to build a new Suez Canal for $45bn

August 5, 2014

Egypt will build a new Suez Canal parallel to the historic 145-year-old thoroughfare. In a bid to expand trade along the largest shipping route between Europe and Asia, Egypt will spend $4bn (£2.3bn) building a 45 mile "new Suez Canal" that runs alongside the current channel. Mohab Mamish, chairman of the Suez Canal [...]
Manchester United plane diverted after hoax bomb threat on Qatar Airways flight QR23

August 5, 2014

Manchester United's flight home was diverted off course as a result of the RAF escort of Qatar Airways flight QR23 into Manchester airport. The playing and management staff were flying back from Miami after beating Liverpool 3-1 in a friendly last night. They were aboard Atlas Air flight 8758. After security forces received [...]
F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone pays court $100m to end bribery trial

August 5, 2014

Bernie Ecclestone has agreed to pay $100m (£60m) to end his bribery trial, a Munich court has confirmed. The agreement has secured Ecclestone's job as head of Formula 1 and spared him from the possibility of 10 years of jail time. The 83-year-old billionaire was accused of bribing German banker Gerhard Gribowsky with $44m in [...]
Disney profits expected to soar thanks to “Frozen” and the World Cup

August 5, 2014

Disney is expected to report high profits for the financial quarter ended June 30, thanks to a successful World Cup for ESPN and continued strong sales from hit film Frozen. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters have forecast a net income of $2.04bn (£118bn) for the quarter ended June 30, which would represent a 13 [...]
Michael Kors share price falls despite big sales

August 4, 2014

Shares in luxury fashion brand Michael Kors dropped more than seven per cent in early trading, having risen 12 per cent before the opening bell. The company had reported strong revenue growth in the second quarter however investors' enthusiasm was tempered with the company predicting profit margins to shrink for the year as they [...]
Guardians Of The Galaxy: How does Marvel’s new hit compare to The Avengers?

August 4, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy, the latest superhero movie from Marvel, has smashed the US box office record for an opening weekend in August. The light-hearted sci-fi adventure made $94m (£55.8m) in domestic ticket sales this weekend, comfortably beating the previous record of $69m set by The Bourne Ultimatum in 2007. Starring Chris Pratt [...]
Barcelona back collective TV rights in La Liga

August 4, 2014

Football clubs in the Spanish top flight are nearing an agreement to sell TV rights collectively, reports suggest. Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu told the Times that he expects to see a new deal come into place from the start of the 2016-17 season, and hopes it will see La Liga emulate the competitive [...]
How Glasgow 2014 was England’s best ever Commonwealth Games performance by medals

August 3, 2014

Glasgow was golden for England, who enjoyed their most successful Commonwealth Games in terms of medals won this summer. England finished top of the Glasgow 2014 medals table with a total of 174 (58 gold, 59 silver and 57 bronze) ahead of Australia in second with 137 medals. This was the first time [...]

World Triathlon targets T100 Olympic event as soon as Brisbane 2032

World Triathlon targets T100 Olympic event as soon as Brisbane 2032

The history of Christmas dinner, from steamed sheep’s head to traditional turkey

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