Nike to buy Umbro in Â£285m deal
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Umbro, the maker of the England football team's kit, agrees to be bought by US sportswear giant Nike.
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American sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has increased his stake in Manchester United to 25.3 per cent. While the purchase of additional shares does not necessarily signal a bid it does confirm that Glazer is
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Britain's Imperial Tobacco has agreed to buy Franco-Spanish rival Altadis for Â£11bn.
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Man Utd and Newcastle have until 1200 BST on Tuesday to sign Wayne Rooney.
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Ongoing speculation that Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner Malcolm Glazer is planning to buy world-renowned soccer club Manchester United surged again Monday.
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A successful bidder for Manchester United could have to pay more than 300p a share, City sources suggested yesterday. The stock rose 13.
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Sport: Russian steel magnate Alisher Usmanov purchases 14.58% stake in the club for Â£75m.
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Smiths, the aerospace and defence group, is to snap up one of the world&#39;s leading medical device companies in a $925 million (Â£476 million) deal, it confirmed today.
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Sport: Spain striker completes Â£26.5m move from AtlÃ©tico Madrid after signing six-year contract.
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The US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer last night kept his Manchester United bid hopes alive by wading into the market and buying a further 6 per cent of the club, lifting his stake to 25.
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Marks &amp; Spencer has bought the per una clothing brand for Â£125 million as part of a move to restore the group&#39;s flagging fortunes.
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Aston Villa agree a fee to buy Cameroon international Eric Djemba-Djemba from Man Utd.
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Manchester United last night appeared to move a step closer to successfully completing the signing of Wayne Rooney when they lodged an increased Â£25 million bid for the England striker.
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MANCHESTER UNITED confirmed today to the Stock Exchange that they had paid a fee of up to Â£1.5 million ($3.85 million) to football agent Paul Stretford for organising the transfer of Wayne Rooney from Everton.
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It is believed the England striker is on the brink of a Â£25million move from Everton. The Goodison Park club have yet to officially respond to Unitedâs latest bid for the 18-year-old.
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Shares in sportswear firm Umbro rise 28% after it received a bid approach from an unidentified suitor.
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Business & money: Official kit supplier to England football team agrees terms with world's largest sportswear brand.