Rangers have revealed an operating loss of £500,000 for the six months leading to December 2015. The figure is down from a £4.6m operating loss at this time last year, while unaudited results also revealed that Rangers revenue increased by £1.9m to £11m, largely thanks to ticketing and hospitality. The report also revealed operating expenses decreased by £2.2m to £11.4, following a reduction in staff and legal costs that had been incurred by the previous regime.Chairman, Dave King, believes that the report shows that the club is on the right track to running as a sustainable business and also on the pitch. King (C), Paul Murray and John Gilligan (R) assumed control of Rangers last March It gives me and my fellow board members a sense of pride that the focus has returned to the football, King told the Rangers website.We have a solid, stable board and are more financially secure following years of reckless decisions and spending.There is a renewed brightness and energy throughout Rangers. We are all buoyed by the marked differences in the football department, which had also been low in confidence and inspiration.A completely new management team led by Mark Warburton has been introduced and a more youthful and vibrant squad of players has been assembled. Mark Warburton has led Rangers to the Scottish Cup semi-final, with the club 14 points clear in the Championship in his first year in charge The team is playing an attractive brand of attacking, winning football that has captured the imagination of supporters who have returned to Ibrox in huge numbers, with more than 36,500 season tickets sold this season.However, King - who took charge exactly one year ago - also noted that there are issues that still need addressing.The club continues to require funding to meet its ongoing cash shortfall, King added.This has largely been provided by me and the three bears (Paul Murray, John Gilligan and King), however we have recently spread the investor base. I will continue to look for like-minded investors who can share the financial burden.However, King closed on a positive note: I am pleased to report that Rangers now has no third-party debt whatsoever. 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DETROIT -- Mikael Backlund and the Calgary Flames got their six-game road trip started in the best way possible.Backlund scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:46 left in the third period to give Calgary a 3-2 victory over the slumping Detroit Red Wings on Sunday night.This is huge, because were looking at these six games almost like a playoff series, said Flames defenseman Dougie Hamilton, who had three assists. We know we have to pick up some wins on this trip, and this is a good start.Garnet Hathaway got his first career goal and Matt Stajan also scored for Calgary. Chad Johnson stopped 21 shots.I thought this was a very even game, but we did a nice job of capitalizing on our chances, Flames coach Glen Gulutzan said. We didnt lose any momentum coming out of the Chicago game, where we played very well in a loss.Tomas Tatar and Anthony Mantha scored for Detroit, which lost its fourth straight game. Jimmy Howard made 23 saves.I think we gave them their chances. I think from the start, a few turnovers in our own end, all of a sudden they end up spending a minute, minute and a half in our end instead of making a simple play and move the play out to the neutral zone, Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg said.Backlund broke a 2-all tie when he slammed Michael Froliks pass from the left circle past Howard and into the open side of the net for his second goal.We better pick ourselves up and we better come to work tomorrow to get better, Detroit coach Jeff Blashill said. And we better put the work in that it takes to earn confidence come Wednesday (at Buffalo). Thats the bottom line. We better pick ourselves up in a hurry and focus on coming to win a hockey game on Wednesday.Mantha tied it 2-all 7:59 into the third with his first of the season. He put a snap shot under the crossbar on the short side after bringing the puck out from behind the net.Stajan gave the Flames a 2-1 lead at 2:31 of the third with his first goal of the season. He tipped in Hamilltons slap shot from the right point.ddddddddddddathaway tied it 1-all at 3:40 of the second. Hathaway, who was beside the net and battling with a Red Wings player, got the shaft of his stick on a high shot by Hamilton from the top of the right circle and deflected it into the empty side of the net.Thats an amazing feeling. I saw Fer (Micheal Ferland) get the puck to Dougie, so I went to the net, Hathaway said. It was an odd play, because Howard was still flailing around, so I wasnt sure if he had the puck or if it had gone in. Ill probably tell people that I sniped it -- that sounds a lot better. Weve still got five more road games, so it is big to get this one and get some momentum.Tatar gave Detroit a 1-0 lead 8:06 into the game. He blindly slid a puck toward the net from the high slot that beat Johnson. It was Tatars third goal and only his second in 14 games.Howard was forced to make a couple of saves in close after Red Wings giveaways deep in their zone.Detroit defenseman Alexey Marchenko left with an upper-body injury after taking a hit from Ferland with a little less than 5:30 left in the second period. Blashill said Marchenko will likely be out a little while and the team would have more information Monday.Game notes Detroit LW Thomas Vanek returned after missing 11 games with a hip injury. The Red Wings were 3-7-1 without Vanek and averaged under two goals per game. He had four goals and eight points in seven games. ... Calgary forward Johnny Gaudreau missed his second game after sustaining a broken finger on a slash by Minnesota C Eric Staal. Gaudreau will miss six to eight weeks. ... Red Wings C Darren Helm missed his second game after dislocating his shoulder. He also will be out six to eight weeks.UP NEXTFlames: Visit the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.Red Wings: Visit the Sabres on Wednesday night. ' ' '