Rangers are to take Sports Direct to court claiming they are owed outstanding payments.

Club chairman Dave King warned court injunctions won by Mike Ashley affecting the current rights to sell club merchandise "will not be the final word".

He has claimed Rangers are owed outstanding payments from the company.

It comes after a judge ruled Rangers breached the terms of an agreement made with a company in the Sports Direct group.

Mr Justice Teare concluded the Ibrox club made a new agreement with another firm without giving Sports Direct a chance to match that firm's offer.

The judge said Rangers had lost and would therefore pick up all lawyers' bills during the latest round of litigation.

In response to the decision, King said: "In terms of profits from Sports Direct's sale of Rangers kit under the prior agreement, the club has still not, despite repeated requests, received a proper accounting for the retail activities or payments due under it.

"That certainly does not provide me with any comfort in dealing with Sports Direct as a partner. It is solely because of Sports Direct's refusal or inability to act as expected of a normal commercial partner that Rangers now has no choice but to litigate to secure payments that are due and are long outstanding."

Lawyers told him Sports Direct had spent about £280,000 and Rangers about £147,000.

The judge said legal bills would be assessed in detail before Rangers paid the full amount.

But Mr King said his "resolve" would not be affected by the court's decision.

He said: "My advice to Sports Direct is that whatever short-term success it might enjoy through its courtroom manoeuvrings will not affect my resolve, nor that of RIFC's other investors to ensure the best deal for the club and its supporters.

"We continue to show the resolve we have demonstrated over the last three years in resisting all attempts by Mike Ashley and Sports Direct to take further advantage of our club.

"As in previous litigation, Sports Direct's urgent court injunctions will always be complied with - but will not be the final word."