Under-fire Sports Direct chairman faces second shareholder vote

Sports Direct investors will vote on the re-election of chairman Keith Hellawell later on Thursday, four months after he was rejected by a majority of independent shareholders who said he had overseen a string of management and governance failures. Hellawell is likely to win the ballot at a special meeting because he has the support of founder and chief executive Mike Ashley, who owns 55 percent of the sportswear retailer. Aberdeen Investment Management plans to vote against Hellawell on Thursda