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

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:44:10 GMT

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

Mike Ashley in Iceland probe

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:05:02 GMT

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

JJB Sports beefs up its team with new chief

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:54:51 GMT

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

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

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:33:51 GMT

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

JJB courts its old boss

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:53:43 GMT

Tom Knight could be poised for a dramatic return to JJB

Emails deepen JJB row

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 15:18:56 GMT

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

Mike Ashley being probed over JJB stores

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:02:20 GMT

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

JJB Sports� Ashley row spills over into meeting

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:55:07 GMT

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

Mike Ashley stirs up row over JJB chief�s loan

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:13:01 GMT

Mike Ashley looks set to crank up the row at JJB Sports over his controversial �1.5 million loan to the company�s executive chairman Sir David Jones

JJB directors �didn�t know� of rival�s loan to chairman

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:53:16 GMT

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

�Dirty tricks� claim as leaks target JJB�s City cash bid

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:03:49 GMT

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

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

Thu, 21 May 2009 07:55:02 GMT

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%

JJB sorts out rent to avoid chain�s collapse

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:12:36 GMT

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

Beleaguered Baugur sells its stake in Debenhams

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:59:52 GMT

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

JJB gets extra time to tackle debt rejig

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:01:43 GMT

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

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

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:01:50 GMT

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

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

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:01:52 GMT

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

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

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:14:39 GMT

Shares tanked in London after the bailout of the �Big Three� US car giants stalled

JJB buys time by rejigging �20m debt

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 14:32:59 GMT

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

JD Sports buys up 10% of its ailing rival JJB

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:32:54 GMT

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

JJB Sports sell-off to ensure survival

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:28:28 GMT

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

Bailiffs at JJB in rent row

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:15:10 GMT

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

Biffo�s bold move boggles the bankers

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:57:47 GMT

The scale of the Irish deal is utterly mind-boggling, totalling about �97,560 (�77,150) per head of the population

JJB dives into red as retailers go reeling

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:58:03 GMT

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

Heat on Sports Direct and JJB as leisure worry grows

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:03:41 GMT

Sports Direct and JJB Sports both suffer minor blows

JJB Sports shops shut as profits plummet

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:45:40 GMT

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