MIKE Ashley and Sports Direct have been granted an interim injunction to stop Rangers selling their new Hummel strips.
The case was heard last week in the High Court of Justice in London and centred on the retail giant's previous agreement with Rangers, which the company claim has been breached.
Sports Direct successfully argued that they should have been given the opportunity to match “some or all” of a third-party offer to sell Light Blues merchandise.
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The court judgement said: “It is said that if Rangers is not restrained from doing so by this court its actions will thereby wrongly deny SDIR [Ashley's firm] the opportunity to continue to provide some or all of the services to Rangers after the expiry of the initial term.The case will be heard again on Tuesday when the club will attempt to have the injunction lifted.
Rangers used the new home top for the first time in a friendly against Bury on Friday night at Ibrox.
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