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Mike Ashley Offloads Sports Direct Shares

Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley has sold 25 million of his own shares in Sports Direct, worth £100m. It is the first Sports Direct share sale since the company floated in 2007. Ashley’s stake in the firm now stands at around 64%.

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