Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley will have to pay half the Scottish FA's legal bill for his failed bid to reverse their decision to fine him for breaching dual ownership rules.

Judge Lord Brodie ruled at Court of Session that the businessman needs to pay 50% of the footballing governing body's costs.

He made the decision following a short hearing at court in Edinburgh on Friday morning.

Lord Brodie said the exact circumstances of the case meant Mr Ashley should not have to pay all of the costs incurred in the case.

The judge also ruled Mr Ashley should have to pay an additional fee to SFA to meet the cost of specialist legal advice which they had to take from a solicitor who specialised in sports law.

Lawyers for the entrepreneur had gone to Scotland's highest civil court earlier this year in a bid to overturn a decision to fine him £1000 for his involvement with both Newcastle United and Rangers.

The SFA issued the fine against the world's 318th richest man in June 2015 for what happened at Rangers after he took an 8.92% shareholding stake in the Glasgow team.

They concluded Mr Ashley broke their rules about how an individual should not be involved with two football clubs at the same time.

Lord Brodie rejected arguments made by Mr Ashley's representatives that it his company MASH Holdings that controlled the Rangers shares.

He told the court there was a legal difference between Mr Ashley as a person and MASH Holdings.

In his judgment Lord Brodie, wrote: "I shall uphold the second plea in law for the respondent. The petition is dismissed."