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I would consider selling Newcastle's naming rights, says Barry Moat

16.11.09
A businessman linked to a buy-out of Newcastle claims he too would consider selling the naming rights of St James' Park if he was in charge of the club... more

Mike Ashley gives up his plans to sell Newcastle

28.10.09
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley pledged to invest £20million back into the Magpies after he took the club off the market... more

JJB’s troubles are good news for buoyant Sports Direct

22.10.09
Sports Direct, Mike Ashley’s budget sports shops group, today said trading continued to be better than last year ... more

Barry's heavies are lightweight but it will still be a thrilling show

02.10.09
Prizefighter is a novelty night, a pantomime in a way, but it’s also going to be brilliant to watch... more

Sports Direct on a winner

09.09.09
Mike Ashley might have untold trouble at Newcastle United, but his Sports Direct empire continues to flog tracksuits and trainers by the truckload ... more

Barry Moat given extra time to fund Newcastle bid

24.08.09
Tyneside businessman Barry Moat has been given extra time to come up with the financial backing to buy out Newcastle owner Mike Ashley... more

Mike Ashley being probed over JJB stores

07.08.09
Mike Ashley’s woes piled up as the sportswear chain billionaire was told he is under investigation by the Competition Commission ... more

Whelan gets Ashley between the covers but can’t perform

28.07.09
Dave Whelan has a few regrets when it comes to arch rival Mike Ashley but the main one is this: that he didn’t nuke him when he had the chance. ... more

Newcastle are left deeper in the mire as takeover talks collapse

28.07.09
Newcastle owner Mike Ashley's hopes of selling the stricken North East club have been thrown into fresh doubt after the Profitable Group pulled out of a possible takeover... more

JJB Sports’ Ashley row spills over into meeting

24.07.09
The running battle between JJB Sports and archrival Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct is set to break out into literary fisticuffs ... more

Trading risks now under control? Don’t bank on it...

21.07.09
IT was a somewhat louche lunch that showed signs of deteriorating. In between being mocked for my bonusless life and various other things that are wrong with me, I asked the two City traders this: Do you understand what the guy sitting next to you does all day? ... more

Mike Ashley axes Sports Direct dividend to pay down £431m debts

16.07.09
Mike Ashley, the controversial tycoon who controls Sports Direct, gave the City another reason to view him with suspicion: he axed the dividend... more

Joe Kinnear not in line for Newcastle return

15.07.09
Joe Kinnear will not return to Newcastle as the club's new manager, sources at the club have said... more

Now JJB's founder joins row over loan to chairman

10.07.09
JJB founder Dave Whelan has waded into the spat between the company's chairman Sir David Jones and Newcastle United's billionaire owner Mike Ashley... more

JJB directors ‘didn’t know’ of rival’s loan to chairman

07.07.09
The crisis at JJB Sports over a £1.5 million loan to its chairman Sir David Jones from rival retail tycoon Mike Ashley deepened today, as it emerged that Jones had not disclosed the affair to five of his six fellow directors ... more

‘Dirty tricks’ claim as leaks target JJB’s City cash bid

06.07.09
War has broken out between JJB Sports and Sports Direct, after allegations appeared to smear the former’s chief executive Sir David Jones in an attempt to derail the retailer’s plans to raise cash in the City ... more

Mike Ashley ready to call Tyne on reign of ire

10.06.09
Football: Newcastle owner Mike Ashley was today awaiting developments as the race to take the club off his hands gathered pace... more

Newcastle are put up for sale at £100m

08.06.09
Football: Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is facing a massive loss after putting the club up for sale for £100million... more

Newcastle talks continue for Alan Shearer

28.05.09
Football: Talks over Alan Shearer's future continued today amid renewed speculation that owner Mike Ashley could sell the club... more

Whelan saves JJB as Blacks deal founders

25.03.09
The High Street leisure sector was poised for a massive shake-up as Blacks Leisure, which also trades as Millets, said a potential £16 million takeover bid had gone away... more

Promise of more Sports Direct information for the City

18.02.09
Retail: Mike Ashley's Sports Direct is to bow to City pressure and start giving investors better key financial information such as up to date, like-for-like sales - but not yet... more

Ashley's income hit as Sports Direct cuts divi

17.12.08
Retail: Controverisal rag trader Mike Ashley will have to rub along on dividend payments of less than £15 million this year after shareholder payouts were cut from from his Sports Direct group... more

That's Capital - village pubs make a comeback

02.12.08
Capital Pub Company pubs are a class above. Perhaps they will show others the way back to the future... more

Four more stores go in JJB debt cut

01.12.08
Retail: Fears for the future of JJB Sports were growing as the leisure retailer offloaded another four stores to fierce rival Sports World, owned by Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley... more

JD Sports buys up 10% of its ailing rival JJB

25.11.08
Retail: JD Sports said it had snapped up a 10% stake in arch-rival JJB Sports for £8 million... more

£300m expected for Newcastle

30.09.08
Leisure: Mike Ashley was preparing for a quick exit from Newcastle United by selling the football club for £300 million... more

Shepherd: Ashley is a cry baby

15.09.08
Football: Freddy Shepherd has told Mike Ashley to "stop being a cry baby" and reinstate Kevin Keegan as Newcastle manager before selling the club... more

Game gets tougher at Sports Direct

10.09.08
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley, fresh from his bruising battle with Kevin Keegan, has said his Sports Direct business was suffering the toughest trading conditions in its history... more

Sports Direct profits halve but Ashley in fighting mood

10.07.08
Pugilistic leisurewear retailer Mike Ashley came out fighting pledging to turn the business around after a terrible year ... more

Heat on Sports Direct and JJB as leisure worry grows

20.05.08
Sports Direct and JJB Sports both suffer minor blows ... more

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