Sports Direct drew down £40 million of a £250 million loan by its major shareholder, Mike Ashley, in October this year, paying the loan back within two weeks at market rates.
Underlying profits at the company rose 10% in the six months to October, during which period the company invested in stores in Austria and the Baltic countries and also built up derivative positions in fellow retailers Debenhams and Tesco.
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