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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West Ham tipped to join Chelsea and Manchester United in hunt for James Rodriguez

July 16, 2016

West Ham have been named in the Spanish press as one of three Premier League clubs chasing Real Madrid star James Rodriguez. The Colombian moved to Real Madrid from Monaco for around £63m two years ago after starring at the World Cup where he finished top scorer with six goals. Yet the 25-year-old endured an [...]
Tour de France prize money: Chris Froome has already earned €22,000 this year in pursuit of biggest ever reward of €500,000

July 15, 2016

The largest monetary reward in Tour de France history is on offer to this year’s cyclists, with €500,000 from a €2,295,850 prize money pool is paid out to the overall winner. The Tour has increased its winners’ reward for the first time this decade, boosting the total take home by €50,000 from €450,000. As well [...]
Full Premier League pre-season fixtures list: Kick-off times and TV coverage as Arsenal head to America, Manchester United and Manchester City visit China and West Ham hit Austria

July 15, 2016

Arsenal Fixtures: 22nd July: vs RC Lens, Lens 28th July: vs MLS All Stars, San Jose 31st July: vs Chivas de Guadalajara, Los Angeles 5th August: vs Viking FK, Stavanger 7th August: vs Manchester City, Gothenburg Longest journey: Los Angeles to London, 5,437 miles Total distance to cover: 13,968 miles Bournemouth Fixtures: 20th July: vs Minnesota United, Blaine 23rd [...]
British Open 2016 prize money: Brexit effect on pound could mean stars such as Jason Day and Jordan Spieth lose out on over £100,000 worth of prize money

July 14, 2016

The plummeting value of the pound since the UK voted for Brexit has caused a dramatic loss in golfers' prize money earning potential at this year's British Open. Players from 23 different countries have converged on Royal Troon in Scotland this weekend for the third Major of the year, where the victor will take home the competition's [...]
British Open 2016 prize money: How much can Rory McIlroy, Danny Willett and Jordan Spieth win at Royal Troon?

July 14, 2016

Triumph at Troon this week comes with a lucrative reward; the biggest prize money pay cheque in the history of the Open. Just under £1.18m will be paid to whoever comes out on top of a testing course which includes the longest and shortest holes of any on the Open’s roster. It marks a £30,000 increase [...]
Premier League pre-season fixtures: Tottenham’s travels down under top Manchester City and Manchester United’s trip to China

July 13, 2016

Brexit may have cast doubt on the future of UK trade, but there’s at least one British export showing no signs of shrinking this summer: Premier League football. Just this month alone teams will be jetting on pre-season tours to China, America, Australia and Scandinavia where thousands of eager fans are waiting to lap up [...]
England flanker James Haskell could miss autumn internationals after being sidelined for up to six months

July 12, 2016

England boss Eddie Jones will be without flanker James Haskell for this year's autumn internationals after the Wasps captain was ruled out for up to six months. The 31-year-old requires reconstructive surgery on his toe due to an injury sustained in England's second test in Australia last month. Read more: Wasps make Kurtley Beale the highest paid player in Premiership Rugby [...]
The Open 2016: Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer set to fly the flag for Europe at Royal Troon

July 12, 2016

European golf has been in rude health for a while, and there are a few players from this side of the Atlantic who’ll fancy their chances of taking home the Claret Jug on Sunday evening. Rory McIlroy waltzed to a wire-to-wire victory in 2014 at Hoylake, and represents the continent’s best chance of victory this [...]
The Open 2016: Magic Dustin Johnson can fend off competition from Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy grab back-to-back Majors at Royal Troon

July 12, 2016

This year’s Open Championship takes place at Royal Troon where the world’s best golfers will have to defeat one of the most famous holes in the sport. The par three 8th, known as the ‘Postage Stamp’, was named the Open’s most challenging hole in 2014. Although it is the shortest of any played in Open [...]
How to get Pokemon Go if it hasn’t been released where you live: Your step-by-step guide to entering the world of Pikachu and co

July 12, 2016

You want to be the very best. The best there ever was. You have a quest. And you have a cause. There's just one problem. You keep getting up the app store and Pokemon Go is nowhere to be found. Just where did all your friends get those screen shots of Pikachu sitting on a [...]

The Magnificent 7 in 2025 – and the survival of the richest

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