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Investor Standard Life seeks change at Sports Direct, Volkswagen

LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Standard Life Investments has concerns about governance at Sports Direct and Volkswagen and will press for more change at the companies, it said in its annual governance report on Wednesday. Mike Ashley's role as executive deputy chairman of retailer Sports Direct

Sports Direct chairman clings on to job with Ashley's backing

(ShareCast News) - Sports Direct's chairman Keith Hellawell - who has been blamed for a catalogue of failures at the company - held on to his job on Thursday with the backing of founder and chief executive Mike Ashley. Just under 54% of independent shareholders voted against his re-appointment, virt

UPDATE 1-Sports Direct chairman stays on thanks to founder's backing

* Independent shareholders oppose Hellawell again * Embattled chairman needs Ashley's support to stay on * Ashley says Hellawell has his "full backing" (Adds result, Ashley quote, investor reaction) By Paul Sandle LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Sports Direct's embattled chair

Sports Direct chairman holds on with Ashley's backing

LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Sports Direct chairman Keith Hellawell was re-elected on Thursday after majority shareholder and chief executive Mike Ashley backed him, defying a majority of independent shareholders who once again wanted him gone. A resolution to re-appoint Hellawell was backed b

Under-fire Sports Direct chairman faces second shareholder vote

LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Sports Direct investors will vote on the re-election of chairman Keith Hellawell later on Thursday, four months after he was rejected by a majority of independent shareholders who said he had overseen a string of management and governance failures. Hellawell is lik

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Sports Direct to sell Dunlop business for $137m

(ShareCast News) - Discount chain Sports Direct on Wednesday said it was selling its Dunlop business to Sumitomo Rubber Industries for $137.5m in cash as part of its strategy to move upmarket. The Dunlop Business currently operates in the UK, Europe, Asia (except Japan, Korea and Taiwan), USA and Ca

Sports Direct sells Dunlop brand to Sumitomo Rubber Industries

Dec 27 (Reuters) - Sports Direct is selling its Dunlop brand to Japan's Sumitomo Rubber Industries (SRI) for $137.5 million as part of a strategy to home in on its core business and develop brand relationships, it said in a statement. SRI will grant the British sportswear chain a royalty-f

Thursday broker round-up

(ShareCast News) - Wood Group: UBS reiterates neutral with a target price of 875p. Burberry: Exane BNP Paribas keeps at neutral, 1490p target. Inmarsat: Deutsche Bank reiterates buy with a 1030p target. Sports Direct: Canaccord reiterates sell with a 160p target. Vodafone: Deutsche Bank reiterate

Broker tips: Sky, Sports Direct, Aggreko

(ShareCast News) - UBS reiterated a 'buy' rating on Sky and raised the target price to 1,370p from 1,310p on Thursday after Rupert Murdoch proposed a deal to a full takeover of the broadcaster. Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox on Friday announced a preliminary deal to buy the rest of the shares in

UPDATE 1-Britain's JD Sports to review working conditions after TV expose

(Adds detail, background, shares) LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Leading British sportswear retailer JD Sports Fashion said it would review employment policies at its main distribution centre after undercover reporters raised concerns about working conditions at the site. The firm, which

JD Sports to review working conditions after TV expose

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) - JD Sports Fashion said it would retrain supervisory staff at its main distribution centre and open an investigation after undercover reporters raised the alarm about working conditions at the British retailer. A year after a newspaper investigation revealed widesp

Private equity firms eye bankrupt Performance Sports -sources

By John Tilak and Jessica DiNapoli TORONTO/NEW YORK, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Multiple suitors are weighing bids to challenge the $575 million offer for Performance Sports Group Ltd made by a financial consortium in the bankruptcy court auction of the Bauer hockey gear maker, according to two peo

FTSE records best week since July, Sky surges 27 pct on Fox bid

* Blue-chip FTSE 100 index ends 0.3 pct higher * Index posts biggest weekly gain in 5 months * Sky jumps 27 pct on takeover approach (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=livemarkets)<

Britain's FTSE gains, on track for best week since July

* FTSE 100 up 0.1 pct * Index set for weekly rise of 3.1 pct * Health care and consumer staples power gains * Rally in bank stocks falters (ADVISORY- Follow European and UK stock markets in real time on the Reuters Live Markets blog on Eikon, see cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=l