Quote Originally Posted by OZHAMMER
mostly i'd say mate, but then why Newcastle?
Sports Direct is preparing to head idown underi for the first time as part of a deal with Australian online retailer MySale Group.
The London-listed sports retailer, run by founder Mike Ashley, is to open three flagship stores in Australia and one in New Zealand as part of the venture.
Details of the partnership i which will also see Sports Direct open Australian and New Zealand websites i could be announced as soon as Monday.
The news comes less than a month after Sports Direct bought a 4.8pc stake in MySale when it floated on the London Stock Exchangeis Aim market in mid-June.
The purchase of the stake, worth roughly i15m at the time, brought toget