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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Leyton Orient appoint former West Ham and Newcastle midfielder Kevin Nolan as player-manager

January 21, 2016

Former West Ham and Newcastle captain Kevin Nolan has been named player-manager of Leyton Orient. The East London League Two sid have signed the midfielder to a two-and-a-half-year deal as a replacement for Ian Hendon who was sacked on Sunday. Nolan appeared in the Premier League for West Ham last season but has been without [...]
How football clubs are funding their fight for Premier League riches by selling shares of their future revenues

January 20, 2016

With the treasures of next season's £5bn TV deal coming ever closer into view, Premier League and Championship clubs are exploring alternative avenues to fund their promotion push or relegation resistance in the January transfer window. City A.M. has learned that some football clubs within England's top two tiers have boosted their available transfer funds [...]
England winger Chris Ashton to miss entire Six Nations campaign after being banned for 10 weeks

January 20, 2016

Chris Ashton will miss England's entire Six Nations campaign after being suspended for 10 weeks for eye gouging Ulster centre Luke Marshall. The 28-year-old was recalled to the England squad by new head coach Eddie Jones last week, after falling out of favour under previous boss Stuart Lancaster. But the Saracens winger will now have [...]
Harlequins boss Conor O’Shea announces plan to leave Stoop sparking Italy head coach speculation

January 20, 2016

Harlequins' director of rugby Conor O'Shea has announced he will leave the club at the end of the season after six years in charge. O'Shea's contract expires at the end of the current campaign and the 45-year-old is expected to succeed Jacques Brunel as Italy head coach. "I will have been very fortunate to have had [...]
Tennis match-fixing: Why sport authorities should outsource governance and regulatory work to independent bodies to avoid corruption scandals

January 20, 2016

Unless governance rules within sports are drastically changed or all regulatory functions are outsourced to an independent body to oversee all sports, the current accusations of corruption engulfing tennis and athletics will continue to occur. Recent claims of suspicions of match-fixing in tennis being ignored by the sport’s authorities may well come to nothing, unlike [...]
Leading racing trainers banned for doping horses with cobalt chrloride

January 20, 2016

Two top trainers have been banned from racing after their horses tested positive for doping. Australians Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh – a former Melbourne Cup winner – have been banned for four and three years respectively by local authorities for exceeding the permitted use of cobalt chloride on their horses. The substance can be used [...]
Football supporters’ groups given government backing and extra £1m funding from Premier League in new report

January 19, 2016

Premier League and Football League clubs have been instructed by the government to consult more regularly with supporters' groups in a new report. Clubs should meet with fans' groups at least twice a year and consult them on any major changes to the club's identity such as a colour change, new club crest or relocating [...]
Cancer Research UK to sponsor Oxford and Cambridge Boat Races thanks to BNY Mellon and Newton Investment Management donation

January 19, 2016

Financial services firms Newton Investment Management and BNY Mellon have agreed to hand over their prestigious title sponsorship of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Races to Cancer Research UK. Announced as the official charity partner of the event last year, Cancer Research UK will now be its headline sponsor for the next two years following Newton [...]
The athletics doping scandal has no quick fix – IAAF president Seb Coe must face up to a 10 year clean-up project

January 19, 2016

Last week, the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) published its report on the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF), in which Wada highlighted the "embedded corruption" within the IAAF. The conclusion was not unexpected: Last year the industrial-scale doping activities of Russia were revealed and it was alleged that former IAAF president Lamine Diack had taken payments [...]
Tennis match-fixing: Andy Murray calls for greater transparency and protection of young players

January 19, 2016

Andy Murray has argued for greater transparency across all sports in response to the match-fixing allegations that have overshadowed the early stages of the Australian Open. The world No2 was responding to claims made in a BuzzFeed News and BBC investigation that players in the top 50 have been reported to tennis authorities on suspicion [...]

Franco Manca and Real Greek owner slumps to £14m loss as boss quits

Brentford in talks to host Shakhtar Donetsk Champions League fixtures

New City venue rethinks competitive socialising… again

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