Billionaire Mike Ashley failed to appoint an auditor in time for Sports Direct International’s AGM on Wednesday, throwing the UK retailer deeper into chaos.

Sports Direct has been racing to find a replacement for Grant Thornton, which quit as auditor in August following the company’s delayed posting of annual results because of a last-minute $749m tax bill. The Big Four auditing firms have turned down the role, citing conflicts of interest...

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