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Sports Direct is finally cleared in cartel probe

09.03.11
Mike Ashley's Sports Direct is finally in the clear after an 18-month Serious Fraud Office probe into alleged cartel activities as the watchdog dropped its pursuit of individuals at the firm... more

JJB Sports fine was 'for information failure'

26.01.11
The £455,000 FSA fine on JJB Sports last year was for its failure to disclose proper information to investors about the true cost of two acquisitions, the watchdog reveals... more

City Spy: FSA watchdog is barking again...

01.11.10
JJB Sports is fined £455,000 by the Financial Services Authority, seemingly for not issuing a prfits warning when it should have done... more

JJB faces £455,000 fine for lack of information

29.10.10
JJB Sports fined £455,000 by the Financial Services Authority for failing to keep investors properly informed about how it was trading... more

Serious Fraud Office keeps Mike Ashley under spotlight

19.10.10
JJB Sports looks to be off the hook but Sports Direct and Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley remains under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office... more

Matthew Pinsent rows in to help JJB Sports as chairman Sir David Jones quits

28.01.10
JJB Sports is bringing Olympic gold medal rower Sir Matthew Pinsent on to its board in the latest shake up of a business that diced with bankruptcy several times last year... more

Mike Ashley in Iceland probe

16.12.09
Mike Ashley was today facing an investigation into his relationship with Iceland’s banks and rival sports retailer Chris Ronnie... more

JJB Sports beefs up its team with new chief

10.12.09
JJB Sports offered the market a rare bit of good news when it unveiled a new, highly credible chief executive... more

JJB puts £100m lifesaver on hold as investors get 'whiff of scandal'

09.10.09
JJB Sports delayed a lifesaving £100 million fund-raiser after some investors withheld their backing because of speculation that a Sunday newspaper would be making damaging allegations about the chairman... more

JJB courts its old boss

14.08.09
Tom Knight could be poised for a dramatic return to JJB ... more

Emails deepen JJB row

11.08.09
Embarrassment for JJB chairman Sir David Jones when confidential emails sent to former chief executive Chris Ronnie were released... 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

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

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

JJB £189m in the red as sales plunge by 23%

21.05.09
The full scale of the crisis at JJB was made plain today when the sportswear retailer revealed that sales have fallen by more than 23% ... more

JJB sorts out rent to avoid chain’s collapse

27.04.09
Shares in JJB leapt 26%, up 4 3/4p to 23p, after the sports shop chain said it had taken further steps to avoid bankruptcy ... more

Beleaguered Baugur sells its stake in Debenhams

31.03.09
Collapsed Icelandic banks Baugur and Kaupthing were dumping stock in some of the UK's best-known retailers in a dash for cash... more

JJB gets extra time to tackle debt rejig

17.03.09
JJB Sports got another lifeline after agreeing a further standstill agreement with banks on the repayment of its debts... more

JJB Sports set to oust chief as it faces £10 million dive into the red

14.01.09
Leisure: Chris Ronnie is likely to be ousted as chief executive of JJB Sports within days after the leisurewear retailer revealed it has suffered an awful Christmas... more

JJB Sports set to oust chief as it faces £10 million dive into the red

14.01.09
Leisure: Chris Ronnie is likely to be ousted as chief executive of JJB Sports within days after the leisurewear retailer revealed it has suffered an awful Christmas... more

Market report:: Footsie pain as US rescue plan for carmakers fails

12.12.08
Shares tanked in London after the bailout of the “Big Three” US car giants stalled... more

JJB buys time by rejigging £20m debt

10.12.08
Retail: Struggling JJB Sports has seen sales plummet in the last few months, but it has bought itself a little breathing-space... 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

JJB Sports sell-off to ensure survival

14.10.08
Embattled sportswear chain JJB Sports is in talks to offload various "non-core" assets as it fights to save the company... more

Bailiffs at JJB in rent row

10.10.08
Sports kit chain JJB is having a brush with the bailiffs. ... more

Biffo’s bold move boggles the bankers

01.10.08
The scale of the Irish deal is utterly mind-boggling, totalling about €97,560 (£77,150) per head of the population... more

JJB dives into red as retailers go reeling

26.09.08
JJB Sports has tumbled to a dramatic loss amid what it described as the worst retail recession it has ever seen... more

Heat on Sports Direct and JJB as leisure worry grows

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

JJB Sports shops shut as profits plummet

16.04.08
JJB Sports to close nearly a fifth of its stores with the loss of 800 jobs after a 70% plunge in profits... more


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