Mike Ashley - Sports Direct

Mike Ashley Puts Newcastle Up for Sale, Bowing to Fan Hostility

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September 15, 2008 9:21 pm

Newcastle United’s billionaire owner Mike Ashley put the Premier League soccer club up for sale yesterday, saying he had “got the message” following hostility from fans.“I am now a dad ... Read more »

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Ashley wins £1.3m on one spin of roulette wheel

Filed under Lifestyle, Mike Ashley - Sports Direct
May 4, 2008 11:14 am

The billionaire owner of Newcastle United has won £1.3million on the single spin of a roulette wheel. High-rolling Mike Ashley collected the windfall after betting a total of £480,000 on ... Read more »

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Sports Direct invests £20m in Chinese venture

Filed under Projects, Mike Ashley - Sports Direct
February 6, 2008 1:03 pm

Discount sportswear chain Sports Direct, run by the billionaire Mike Ashley, is pouring £20m into selling its wares in the booming Chinese market. The owner of several sports brands and ... Read more »

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Mike Ashley stuns City in move to chairman

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December 16, 2007 7:16 pm

RETAIL TYCOON Mike Ashley will shock the City this week when he makes himself chairman of Sports Direct – the latest twist in the group’s short history as a public ... Read more »

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Sports Direct raises stake in Umbro

Filed under Mike Ashley - Sports Direct
October 31, 2007 4:43 pm

Mike Ashley, the quirky British retail entrepreneur, sensationally took on Nike last night after his sports store chain Sports Direct increased its stake in Umbro to 29.9 per cent, in ... Read more »

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Mike Ashley buying Umbro??

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October 18, 2007 3:37 pm

Umbro Plc, the maker of soccer uniforms for England’s national team, said it received a takeover approach, stoking speculation Sports Direct International Plc may be the bidder.Shares of Umbro surged ... Read more »

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Four investors lend their ears to the tongue-tied billionaire

Filed under Mike Ashley - Sports Direct
September 11, 2007 3:51 am

  They were ready for an onslaught. A large table groaned with biscuits, coffeepots and large jugs of iced orange juice. A vast auditorium capable of seating hundreds was made ... Read more »

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Mike Ashley: the shy billionaire

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July 24, 2007 3:56 pm

Telegraph has this story on Mike Ashley today: Six weeks ago Mike Ashley, deputy executive chairman, founder and 57pc shareholder in Sports Direct promised to improve the company’s external relations. ... Read more »

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Sports Direct Shares Fall Most Ever on Profit Concern

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3:51 pm

i knew this guy was a flagrant cheater!  ——————————— Shares of Sports Direct International Plc lost almost a quarter of their value after the U.K.’s biggest sporting-goods retailer reported slumping ... Read more »

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Billionaire Ashley outguns his NYC rival

Filed under Deals, Mike Ashley - Sports Direct
July 8, 2007 7:45 am

  Reclusive British billionaire Mike Ashley appears to have landed a knockout blow in his first business deal in the U.S. Ashley, 42, who made his money by growing a ... Read more »

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Ashley launches knock-out bid for Everlast

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June 29, 2007 3:27 am

Sports Direct, the discount sports retailer controlled by controversial sports billionaire Mike Ashley, is to buy Everlast, the iconic boxing brand, for an enterprise value of about £84.1m. The acquisition ... Read more »

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After cheating the shareholders billionaire Ashley sells stake in Adidas

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June 5, 2007 1:21 am

Just days ago i reported ( http://www.thebillionaireslist.com/?p=154) how  Ashley cheated the shareholders out of 200 000 punds and bow he is selling his Adidas stake as reported by Financial Times: sold his ... Read more »

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British billionaire cheats the shareholders of his company out of 200 000 pounds

Filed under Investigations & Law, Mike Ashley - Sports Direct
June 3, 2007 4:22 am

  Mike Ashley, the billionaire sports retailer, cost Sports Direct shareholders up to £200,000 when he resorted to using a game of spoof to settle a disputed bill - and ... Read more »

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Secretive billionaire wants to buy Newcastle soccer club

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May 24, 2007 1:09 am

One of Britain’s wealthiest and most secretive businessmen yesterday launched a surprise £133.1m takeover bid for Newcastle United.   Billionaire Mike Ashley, had bought 55.3 million shares from the club’s biggest ... Read more »

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