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Best rugby balls to buy 2025: options for every type of player

From advanced designs to durability, find the perfect ball for any condition and enhance your game

Evening Standard

Your guide to stylish but affordable ski outfits: Perfect Moment, Arc’teryx and Sports Direct

From £6 Perfect Moment rentals to the smart bargains from Zara and Sports Direct — Joe Bromley has your essential skiing (and après) style guide for any budget

Evening Standard

Frasers Group says two-thirds of retail staff are still on zero-hours contracts

MPs examining plans for legislation were told 11,500 staff on the contracts, which do not guarantee weekly shifts

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Maro Itoje reveals the surprisingly simple way he builds serious strength in the gym

HOW I TRAIN: ‘When you’re in the gym, it’s all about the core compound lifts and performing them well to get the best results’

The Independent UK

From turbo trainers to running buggies: the fitness gear that made you fitter

‘The best £12 I ever spent’: real fitness starts with the right kit. Here’s the gear that helped these ordinary people get fit and stay motivated

The Guardian - UK

The alternative 2024 sports awards: quotes, gaffes and animal cameos

The best and worst of 2024 – featuring Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the war on woke and the happiest 34 seconds of the year

The Guardian - UK

Boohoo shareholders vote to block Mike Ashley from joining board

Chair hails ‘resounding vote of confidence’ as investors reject Sports Direct founder and his associate Mike Lennon

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Boohoo shareholders deny Mike Ashley seat on board after boardroom battle

Frasers Group, which owns a 27% stake in Boohoo, had urged investors to appoint Mr Ashley and restructuring expert Mike Lennon.

Evening Standard

Mike Ashley has the right critique of Boohoo. But he doesn’t belong on its board

The online retailer needs a shake-up – but the Sports Direct supremo is far from an unconflicted party

The Guardian - UK

Boohoo wins influential adviser’s support in battle with Mike Ashley

ISS reportedly tells fast-fashion firm that Frasers Group approach is ‘superficial’ and ‘offers no plans for change’

The Guardian - UK

Sports Direct owner Frasers blames Budget for profit warning after consumer confidence slump

Frasers expects costs to increase by £50 million in the next financial year as a result of Budget measures

Evening Standard

Frasers cuts profit outlook amid ‘weaker’ shopper confidence around Budget

It came as the Mike Ashley-founded firm revealed a slump in sales for the past half-year, and lower profits

The Independent UK

Warhammer maker earns place in FTSE 100 while Frasers drops off top index

The latest reshuffle of the London Stock Exchange has seen Nottingham-based Games Workshop join the UK’s biggest share index.

Evening Standard

Sports Direct under fire for misspelling Wales as ‘Cyrmu’ on bobble hats

Retailer removes £5 hats from website after mangling Welsh spelling of country, Cymru as ‘Cyrmu’

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Frasers Group to shed light on consumer demand ahead of key Christmas period

Frasers Group will update investors on its performance over the past six months on Thursday December 5.

The Guardian - UK

Chronic pain and ravaged mental health: this is the brutal reality of Britain’s new working class

The story of former Amazon worker Karolina Sobczak reveals much about the people who keep our society running – at huge personal cost, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK

JD Sports shares slump 14% after profit warning

Lower sales in UK and North America after mild weather and discounting by rivals offset by 3.5% rise in Europe

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 01 November: Markets calmer after sell-off, Reckitt Benckiser shares jump

Borrowing costs continue to be in focus after a rocky week for markets on both sides of the Atlantic.

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The Independent UK

Voices: What could be better than reviving Boohoo? Bring back Topshop instead!

COMMENT: The fast-fashion retailer that boomed during the pandemic has fallen on hard times, and Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley hopes to rescue it – but, says Emma Clarke, there’s another British high-street brand that’s ready for a comeback

Evening Standard

Frasers demands appointment of founder Mike Ashley as boss of Boohoo

Frasers warned over what it claimed was a ‘leadership crisis’ at Boohoo after its chief executive last week stepped down.

The Guardian - UK

Sports Direct owner Frasers walks away from Mulberry bid; oil tumbles, dollar rallies – as it happened

Gold hits record high as conflict in the Middle East prompts investors to seek safe-haven assets

The Guardian - UK

Mulberry rejects fresh bid from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group as ‘untenable’

Frasers had raised its offer from 130p to 150p a share, valuing the British luxury handbag maker at £111m

The Guardian - UK

Mulberry’s owner rejects increased £111m bid from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group

Majority owner, Challice, says it has no interest in selling shares to group that already owns 37% of luxury brand

The Guardian - UK

Mulberry rejects £83m takeover bid from Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group

British handbag maker says it is raising cash for turnaround and does not need offer from Sports Direct owner

The Guardian - UK

Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group makes £83m offer for handbag maker Mulberry

Sports Direct owner looks to up 37% stake to 100% amid concerns for future of cash-strapped fashion firm

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