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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Newbury betting odds: Richard Johnson and Wait for Me to put down a marker

November 27, 2015

Richard Johnson is taking full advantage of AP McCoy’s retirement this season and he is surely now the champion jockey in waiting. And much deserved too. In his Betway Insider blog on Monday, he flagged up the chances of WAIT FOR ME in this afternoon’s closing maiden hurdle (3.45pm). This son of Saint Des Saints [...]
Tottenham v Chelsea betting odds: Improving Blues can blunt Spurs attack and take a point from White Hart Lane

November 27, 2015

The visit of Chelsea used to be the stuff of nightmares for Tottenham. They failed to win a single Premier League game against the Blues at White Hart Lane in 17 matches between 1989 and 2006. Since then, however, things have changed. Chelsea have only one victory in their last nine league visits, with Tottenham [...]
Leicester City v Manchester United betting tips: Foxes’ flimsy defence could offset Vardy prowess in front of goal

November 27, 2015

Who would have predicted that after 13 games, Leicester City against Manchester United would be a top-of-the-table clash? Claudio Ranieri has done a fantastic job with the Foxes, and they lead the Premier League on merit. After recording another convincing win against Newcastle in their last fixture, they will head into this fixture confident of [...]
Russia officially suspended from world athletics after it accepts indefinite ban over doping scandal

November 26, 2015

Russia's indefinite suspension from athletics has been sealed in stone, after it opted not to appeal against the IAAF's ban. The IAAF had voted to provisionally suspend Russia from all international competition earlier this month after a report conducted on behalf of the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) revealed its athletics federation was involved in systematic [...]
Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger compares £44m Mesut Ozil to a Black Friday “bargain”

November 26, 2015

Arsene Wenger has sympathy with bargain hunters ahead of tomorrow's Black Friday sales bonanza. Although the Arsenal boss admitted he wasn't aware of what the event was actually all about when asked at a press conference this morning, he expressed his full sympathy with those hunting for value in a busy market. After all, spotting [...]
Best Black Friday 2015 UK deals on sportswear, gear and trainers from JD Sports, Sports Direct, SportsShoes.com, Decathlon, Pro:Direct and others

November 26, 2015

The frenzied sales of Black Friday have become synonymous with crazed customers fighting over cut-price HD TVs amid shopping aisle stampedes – but it doesn't have to be so stressful. In fact, avoid going out altogether and instead of a new screen to give your eyes a good glazing, order some sportswear to get you off [...]
NFL UK international series: The hurdles in the way of a London franchise

November 25, 2015

The NFL has announced its fixtures for a ninth year in London next October, with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the St.Louis Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals hosting the Indianapolis Colts, an as yet unidentified NFC East team and the Washington Redskins respectively, Twickenham is to join Wembley as a venue next year and with the new Tottenham [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: Great Britain Olympic hopes boosted with 29 pc increase to UK Sport funding

November 25, 2015

Great Britain's medal hopes at next year's Olympics have been given a boost by George Osborne after the chancellor announced a 29 per cent increase in funding to the UK Sport budget. "I will help UK Sport, which has been living on diminishing reserves, with a 29 per cent increase in their budget," said Osborne, [...]
Davis Cup: Why Andy Murray and Great Britain may be the biggest one-man team for 10 years

November 25, 2015

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IAAF president Sebastian Coe’s £100,000 Nike role brought under scrutiny from Eugene 2021 bidding process revelations

November 25, 2015

IAAF president Lord Coe is under pressure to cut ties with Nike after emails revealed he discussed support for Eugene – near to where the sportswear giant has its headquarters – to stage the 2021 World Championships with a senior company executive. A BBC investigation uncovered an email between Nike exec Craig Masback and Eugene [...]

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