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Sportsdirect.com Retail Limited, trading as Sports Direct, is a British retail company owned by Frasers Group. The company was founded in 1982 by Mike Ashley and was originally based in Maidenhead, England. It specialises in the sale of sports equipment, clothing, footwear, and accessories, operating both physical outlets and an online store. The company operates in 19 countries, including France, Germany, and Spain. Certain Frasers Group fascias, such as USC, Game, and Evans Cycles, also operate within selected Sports Direct stores. History The company was founded by Mike Ashley in 1982 as a single store in Maidenhead trading under the name of "Mike Ashley Sports". In February 2006, Sports World International purchased Gilesports and merged it with Sports World, then Sports Direct. In October 2012, Sports Direct International acquired 20 former JJB Sports stores and converted them into Sports Direct stores. In June 2015, Sports Direct appeared in an episode of Channel 4's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sport is a physical activity or game, often Competition, competitive and organization, organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The number of participants in a particular sport can vary from hundreds of people to a single individual. Sport competitions may use a team or single person format, and may be Open (sport), open, allowing a broad range of participants, or closed, restricting participation to specific groups or those invited. Competitions may allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure there is only one winner. They also may be arranged in a tournament format, producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a regular sports season, followed in some cases by playoffs. Sport is generally recognised as system of activities based in physical athleticism or physical de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
