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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ICC Cricket World Cup and World Twenty20 to be sponsored by Nissan until 2023

October 14, 2015

Major international cricket tournaments such as the Cricket World Cup, Champions Trophy and World Twenty20 will be sponsored by Japanese carmaker Nissan until 2023 after it agreed an eight-year sponsorship deal with the International Cricket Council (ICC). Nissan will replace Hyundai as the ICC's main sponsor. Its first significant foray into cricket follows an increased [...]
Nick Kyrgios fined more than $30,000 in 2015 following latest outburst at Shanghai Masters

October 13, 2015

Australian tennis upstart Nick Kyrgios has been fined $1,500 (£984) for an on-court outburst at the Shanghai Masters, his latest reprimand in a controversial year which has seen him punished for a number of misdemeanours. Read more: Kyrgios apologises for lewd girlfriend remark Kyrgios was fined for calling the Chinese tournament a "circus" and complaining about [...]
Euro 2016: Arsenal players contribute more minutes to England’s qualifying campaign than any other club

October 13, 2015

Arsenal players contributed more time to Roy Hodgson during England's successful qualifying campaign for Euro 2016 than any other club. Hodgson's side booked their place at next year's tournament in France with a spotless record, winning all 10 of their games. Liverpool contributed seven players to the Three Lions' perfect qualifying campaign – more than any other [...]
Just like football and rugby, professional video gaming events in the UK attract millions of views from around the world

October 13, 2015

A UK-based sporting competition featuring some of the best professionals from across the globe competing for huge sums of money has recorded almost 60m views. This isn't the Rugby World Cup – but the Gfinity Championship Series, a series of 23 weekly eSports (professional, competitive video gaming) tournaments, hosted by Aim-listed company Gfinity. The UK-based company exceeded [...]
Fifa corruption claims: Uefa boss Michel Platini follows Sepp Blatter’s lead and appeals 90 day suspension

October 10, 2015

Uefa president Michel Platini has followed Sepp Blatter's lead by appealing his 90 day ban from Fifa over allegations of corruption. Read more: Fifa suspends president Sepp Blatter and Uefa's Michel Platini Platini and the embattled Fifa president, along with Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke, were all suspended from footballing activity by the Fifa ethics committee this week as it [...]
England v Uruguay: The figures that put the host’s Rugby World Cup 2015 failure in damning perspective

October 10, 2015

England could rack up a record score against the bank managers, civil servants and students of Uruguay tonight and it would do little to raise the gloomy mood surrounding the national team after a calamitous World Cup campaign. Tonight's dead rubber in Manchester will see an exciting England back line featuring Henry Slade, Alex Goode and [...]
West Ham Olympic Stadium deal: Taxpayer to fund cleaners, undersoil heating and turnstile operators

October 10, 2015

Taxpayers will foot the bill for services at the Olympic Stadium after Premier League club West Ham make it their new home from next season. The publicly-funded London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) will be paying for a number of staff including medical staff, cleaners, turnstile operators and stewards, it has been confirmed. West Ham have [...]
Rugby union and rugby league compared ahead of Manchester showdown between England v Uruguay and Super League final

October 9, 2015

England travel to Manchester City's Etihad Stadium to face Uruguay in a World Cup dead rubber this Saturday, their first excursion beyond Twickenham at the tournament. But you could forgive locals for averting their attentions to a different code of rugby as the Super League final between Leeds Rhinos and Wigan Warriors takes place across town. [...]
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool contract makes him the third highest paid manager in the world

October 9, 2015

New Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will become the third highest earning manager in football after signing a lucrative £7m a year contract with the Reds. The German has signed a three-year deal worth £21m. It puts him above Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and below only Chelsea's Jose Mourinho in the Premier League's highest-earning bosses. Read more: Jurgen [...]
Manchester United make David De Gea the highest paid goalkeeper in the world

October 9, 2015

Less than two weeks after agreeing to sell him to Real Madrid, Manchester United have handed David De Gea a new four-year contract reportedly worth £200,000 per week. Read more: Why did David de Gea's Manchester United to Real Madrid move collapse? Sports lawyers explain The pay rise is worth £7m a year to the [...]

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