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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David Haye v Mark De Mori: Can British boxer buck the trend of history with a successful comeback career?

January 14, 2016

Former world heavyweight champion David Haye will have to buck the trend of history if the next chapter of his career is to be as successful as the first. The British boxer takes on Australian Mark De Mori in his first fight for almost four years on Saturday night and is confident of a successful [...]
Doping scandal: Seb Coe’s IAAF council must have known about extent of cheating, new WADA report claims

January 14, 2016

The International Associations of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has been accused of being aware of doping in its sport in another bombshell report from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada). In the second part of its report into the doping scandal currently engulfing athletics Wada claims that "corruption was imbedded" at the IAAF and argues its ruling council [...]
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid banned from new transfers until summer 2017 by Fifa

January 14, 2016

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid have been banned from signing new players for two consecutive transfer windows as punishment for breaching Fifa transfer regulation. Once this month's transfer window closes, the La Liga clubs will blocked from signing new players until summer 2017 but will still be able to sell players. Football's governing body will block [...]
Jordan Spieth usurps Tiger Woods at top of golf’s rich list with $53m in earnings for the year

January 14, 2016

Tiger Woods has been usurped at the top of golf's rich list for the first time in 13 years, falling behind both Phil Mickelson and Jordan Spieth in a ranking of the sport's highest earners. The legendary 14-time major champion has topped Golf Digest's annual earners' list every year since its inception in 2003 but [...]
Full England squad: Eddie Jones’ 33-man squad for the Six Nations features returns for Chris Ashton and Marlon Yarde but no Danny Cipriani

January 13, 2016

Eddie Jones has called up seven uncapped players into his first squad as England head coach, including 21-year-old Saracens lock Maro Itoje and Wasps' 23-year-old centre Elliot Daly. High profile players including Danny Cipriani, Ben Morgan, Brad Barritt and Tom Youngs have been left out of the Six Nations squad, while there are returns for [...]
“Embarrassed” Charlton players to refund fans following 5-0 thrashing at the hands of Huddersfield

January 13, 2016

Charlton captain Johnnie Jackson has pledged to reimburse fans who travelled to watch the team's 5-0 drubbing at Huddersfield last night. The loss followed a third-round FA Cup exit at the hands of League One strugglers Colchester United on Saturday and was the club's fourth loss in six games leaving the Addicks second from bottom [...]
Eddie Jones’ first England rugby squad: Who will be dropped, which youngsters will be promoted and what time will it be announced?

January 13, 2016

Eddie Jones announces his first England squad as head coach this afternoon – and he is expected to cull big names as he prepares for the Six Nations. A host of uncapped youngsters will be given the chance to show off their test rugby credentials in the 33-man elite player squad while some who regularly featured [...]
Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke’s St Louis Rams NFL franchise is moving to Los Angeles – and will pay $550m relocation fee

January 13, 2016

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke is moving his Rams NFL franchise from St Louis to Los Angeles following a vote of league owners. The Rams, who had been competing with the San Diego Chargers and the Oakland Raiders to move to LA, will return to the Californian city which has been without an NFL franchise since [...]
Mike Ashley splashes the cash: Newcastle smash own transfer spending record as Jonjo Shelvey joins for £12m from Swansea

January 12, 2016

Newcastle United's transfer spend for the season has reached £64m following the £12m purchase of Jonjo Shelvey from Swansea – the largest total spend for a single season in the club's history. Having made just £3.5m from player sales so far this campaign, Newcastle also currently have the Premier League's second highest net spend at [...]
Liverpool want to trademark Jurgen Klopp nickname “The Normal One”

January 12, 2016

Liverpool have applied for a European trademark for "The Normal One", the nickname bestowed upon their manager Jurgen Klopp. The charismatic German coach used the phrase, a reference to Jose Mourinho's "I am the special one" pronouncement, to describe himself in his first press conference as Liverpool boss in October. Just over a week later Liverpool [...]

Barry Hearn says ‘Saudi is a problem’ amid snooker shift

Barry Hearn says ‘Saudi is a problem’ amid snooker shift

Jeremy King: My honest thoughts on The Ivy £1bn sale

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