Sports Direct faces race against time as auditor Grant Thornton quits

FT says retail group is talking to government about options because of stock market rulesSports Direct has less than a month to find a new auditor after Grant Thornton told the embattled retailer that it intends to quit at its annual meeting in September.Grant Thornton, which has audited Sports Direct since it floated on the Stock Exchange in 2007, will stop working with Mike Ashley’s business following its annual general meeting on 11 September.Maplin, Toys R Us and Jacques Vert have all