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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Anthony Joshua v Dillian Whyte: Joshua has the hype, but is he really ready for a world heavyweight title fight?

December 10, 2015

Less than an hour after Tyson Fury beat Wladimir Klitschko to become heavyweight champion of the world last month, the name of another British pugilist had joined him on Twitter’s trending list: Anthony Joshua. No sooner had Fury claimed the biggest prize in his sport than boxing fans were immediately lining up Joshua to take [...]
Bolton receive winding up petition from HMRC over unpaid tax bills

December 10, 2015

Bolton Wanderers have received a winding-up petition from HMRC over unpaid PAYE and VAT tax bills. The Championship club is believed to be losing £1m per month and has outstanding bills owed to HMRC worth around £600,000. Its playing squad, currently positioned bottom of the Championship, went unpaid in November as owner Eddie Davies and [...]
Muhammad Ali v Donald Trump: Legendary boxer takes on presidential candidate over comments towards Muslims

December 10, 2015

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has taken aim at Donald Trump's recent comments towards Islam and extremists who commit violence in its name. In a statement addressed to "presidential candidates proposing to ban Muslim immigration to the United States" Ali claimed political leaders had been guilty of misrepresenting the religion. Trump recently called for a "total [...]
ESports firm Azubu raises £40m to fund global expansion

December 9, 2015

ESports entertainment network Azubu is hoping a new €55m (£39.9m) round of investment will help it expand its global presence. The financing, led by London-based Sapinda Group and Sallfort Privatbank of Switzerland, signals further investment into the new eSports markets. Read more: Pro video gaming in the UK attracts almost 60m views Azubu will also use the [...]
Here’s how costly Manchester United’s Champions League exit could be to the club’s finances

December 9, 2015

Manchester United will count the cost of failing to reach the Champions League knock-out stage after a 3-2 defeat in Wolfsburg shunted them into the Europa League. The club will now miss out on a possible £24m in prize money available from the Champions League knock-out stages – with a maximum of just £9.2m on [...]
Tyson Fury stripped of IBF world heavyweight title belt

December 9, 2015

Tyson Fury has lost one of his world title belts less than a fortnight after beating Wladimir Klitschko to become heavyweight champion of the world. The International Boxing Federation (IBF) has stripped Fury of his world heavyweight title for facing Wladimir Klitschko in an immediate rematch rather than taking on the organisation's mandatory challenger, Ukrainian [...]
Tyson Fury: Police launch hate crime investigation into heavyweight champion’s homophobic remarks

December 9, 2015

The storm surrounding controversial world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury shows no signs of dissipating after the police launched a hate crime investigation into comments made by the boxer. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said they had received reports of a hate crime from members of the public who had heard Fury's comments equating homosexuality with paedophilia. Fury [...]
Lewis Moody: Chris Robshaw unlikely to be Eddie Jones’ captain, but new England head coach should keep him involved

December 8, 2015

Former England captain Lewis Moody has called on Eddie Jones to keep under-fire skipper Chris Robshaw in the England set-up – even if, as seems likely, the new head coach strips him of the armband. Moody, too, has been the public face of World Cup disappointment, having led the Red Rose during their ill-fated trip [...]
Nike ’til he dies: Nike gives LeBron James lifetime deal in a bid to replicate multi-billion dollar Air Jordan success

December 8, 2015

Nike has given basketball ace LeBron James a lucrative "lifetime" deal in a bid to replicate the multi-billion dollar success of its Air Jordan brand. According to reports, the deal is the largest guarantee ever offered to a single athlete in Nike's history, trumping arrangements with even Roger Federer and Tiger Woods. James has been [...]
Tyson Fury: “You cannot be a d*ckhead and win Sports Personality of the Year” claims BBC presenter

December 8, 2015

A BBC presenter has surmised the feelings of many towards boxer Tyson Fury by claiming "you cannot be a d*ckhead and win Sports Personality of the Year (Spoty)" live on air. Fury's inclusion on the BBC's short list for the annual gong – thanks to his impressive defeat of Wladimir Klitschko to become heavyweight champion [...]

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