China's Anti-Doping Laws & Regulations – An Overview In 2023

Published Friday, 20 January 2023.

Who is a ‘publisher’ in the context of defamatory material posted on a social media website? (Fairfax v Voller)

Published Friday, 02 December 2022.

Athletics coach Rana Reider to be investigated over sexual misconduct claims

Athletics coach Rana Reider set to be investigated by the US Center for SafeSport after multiple complaints of sexual misconduct were made against him.

Reider is a well renowned athletics trainer as he has trained multiple World and Olympic Champions including Tokyo 2020 Olympic 200m gold medallist Andre de Grasse and two-time Olympic champion Christian Taylor.

The trial against the fan who caused the crash at the Tour de France

Tomorrow, on the day when the Tour de France 2022 will be officially presented and the rebirth of the Tour de Femmes will be celebrated, a criminal trial will be held in Brest against the spectator who caused a group crash on the first stage of the 2021 edition Brest-Landerneau on 26th June.

Trade Mark Infringement: How UK’s New Sentencing Guidelines Benefit Sports Organisations

Published Friday, 01 October 2021.

FIBA statement regarding independent Integrity Officer report on allegations of systemic sexual harassment within the Mali Basketball Federation

Following several allegations of systemic sexual harassment within the Mali Basketball Federation (FMBB) received on June 10, the report of the independent Integrity Officer has been delivered to FIBA.

In addition to the suspension on June 14 of coach Amadou Bamba, coach Oumar Sissoko, official Hario Maiga and on July 23 of FMBB President Harouna Maiga, after carefully reviewing the document and following the recommendation of the Integrity Officer, FIBA will be issuing additional suspensions against three other members of the FMBB, pending the opening of disciplinary proceedings: coach Fanta Diallou, Secretary General Seydou Maiga and Vice President Amadou Traore. Further decisions will be taken in due course by the competent FIBA bodies.

FIFA Global Integrity Program continues with CONCACAF edition

35 member associations from North, Central America and the Caribbean to take part
Concacaf workshop begins on 11 August 2021
FIFA Global Integrity Programme, developed in collaboration with the UNODC, aims to educate and build integrity capacity across football

Thirty-five member associations from across the Concacaf region will come together this week to begin the third edition of the FIFA Global Integrity Programme, a dedicated integrity initiative designed to improve education and build integrity capacity across football.

The NCAA College Basketball Bribery Scandal: The Scheme that Continues to Shake Collegiate Sports

Published Thursday, 29 July 2021.

Richard Sherman pleads not guilty to five misdemeanors, states he's 'deeply remorseful for my actions'

Richard Sherman, a 10-season NFL veteran, was charged with five misdemeanors by the King County (Wash.) Prosecuting Attorney's Office on Friday, and the free-agent cornerback also released a statement expressing his remorse for the incident earlier this week.

Free-agent CB Richard Sherman arrested, booked on multiple charges

Free-agent cornerback Richard Sherman was arrested near Seattle on Wednesday morning and booked on charges of burglary domestic violence, resisting arrest and malicious mischief, Redmond (Wash.) police chief Darrell Lowe told reporters during an afternoon news conference.

Chiefs DE Frank Clark charged with felony possession of assault weapon

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was charged Friday with felony possession of an assault weapon, L.A. County District Attorney's office spokesperson Greg Risling confirmed to NFL.com.

Belarus: Drop Charges Against Sports Group Founders

The Belarusian authorities should immediately drop all criminal charges against Aliaksandra Herasimenia and Aliaksandr Apeikin, chair and executive director of the Belarusian Sports Solidarity Foundation (BSSF), the Sport & Rights Alliance said today. On April 6, 2021 the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus opened a criminal case against the group’s founders. If convicted, they risk up to five years in prison.

Nicolás Arreche from Argentina provisionally suspended

Three Belgian tennis players Romain Barbosa, Arthur de Greef and Alex Witmeur who are the subject of an ongoing criminal and ITIA investigation, have today been provisionally suspended by AHO Professor Richard McLaren.

Tackling football violence in Cyprus: how controversial fan ID cards have impacted the game

Published Friday, 09 April 2021.

16 Rights Groups Raise Bahrain Human Rights Concerns with Formula One

US Senate passes Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act but WADA expresses concern

WADA statement on U.S. Senate’s passing of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act

Cyber threats to sports organisations (and key steps to reduce exposure)

Published Thursday, 08 October 2020.

IOC and UNODC enhance partnership to tackle crime in and through sport

Tackling crime in and through sport, protecting the credibility of sport and enhancing the strategic partnership between the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) were the key issues discussed by IOC President Thomas Bach and UNODC Executive Director Ghada Waly , who met virtually on Tuesday 21 July 2020.

A year in review: US sports law - Sports Betting and Daily Fantasy Sports (Part 7)

Fighting sports corruption in India: A review of the National Sports Ethics Commission Bill 2016

Published Friday, 01 July 2016.

An overview of how the match-day policing works in English football

Published Tuesday, 03 May 2016.

Can Switzerland’s new “Lex FIFA” combat corruption within international sports federations?

Published Wednesday, 25 November 2015.

€500 million lost every year throughout the EU due to fake sports equipment

Why should sports governing bodies take allegations of corruption seriously? Lessons from the FIFA investigations

Published Monday, 13 July 2015.

Removing Cross Examination Requirements: What impact could the proposed changes to Title IX have on accused students?

Published Friday, 23 December 2022.

Beating Sport Broadcast Piracy - Saving The Shots Vs. Removing The Goal

Goal cam view of keeper making a fingertip save

Published Tuesday, 23 November 2021.

Athletics coach Rana Reider to be investigated over sexual misconduct claims

Athletics coach Rana Reider set to be investigated by the US Center for SafeSport after multiple complaints of sexual misconduct were made against him.

FIFA statement on recent reports in the US made by several players

FIFA is deeply concerned by the recent reports in the US made by several players. Due to the severity and seriousness of the allegations being made by players, we can confirm that FIFA’s judicial bodies are actively looking into the matter and have opened a preliminary investigation. As part of this, FIFA will be reaching out to the respective parties, including US Soccer and NWSL, for further information about the various safeguarding concerns and allegations of abuse that have been raised.

An Athlete's guide: Knowing Your Rights When Involved In Police Investigations

Published Friday, 24 September 2021.

Benjamin Mendy’s criminal charges – employment, sporting & financial repercussions

Published Tuesday, 31 August 2021.

GLOBAL ATHLETE CALLS ON THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE TO IMMEDIATELY SUSPEND THE BELARUS NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

2 August 2021: Global Athlete calls on the International Olympic Committee to immediately suspend the Belarus National Olympic Committee and allow all Belarusian athletes to compete as neutral athletes under the Olympic flag. The alleged kidnapping of Belarusian Olympic athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya by the Belarus National Olympic Committee (NOC) is yet another example of the alarming athlete abuse occurring in Belarus.

NFL investigation into Deshaun Watson 'ongoing and active'; QB eligible to participate in team activities

Deshaun Watson reported to Houston Texans training camp on Sunday and, while currently under investigation by the NFL into multiple allegations of sexual assault and harassment, faces "no restrictions" to his participation with the club at this time, the league announced Tuesday.

Guidance For Athletes On Social Media Use And Reviewing Historic Posts

Published Thursday, 15 July 2021.

Falcons terminate Barkevious Mingo's contract following LB's arrest on child indecency charge

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Barkevious Mingo was arrested Thursday in Arlington, Texas on a charge of "indecency with a child, sexual contact," NFL.com confirmed Saturday, via Arlington Police Department records.

USA Gymnastics: How bankruptcy proceedings can help resolve mass sexual abuse claims

Published Monday, 21 June 2021.

Clive Sheldon QC's report into non-recent child sexual abuse allegations in football

As part of the publication process, Clive Sheldon QC noted that there were three annexes to his report which were, for various reasons, to remain confidential.

Annex C was confidential because it concerned an individual who was involved in ongoing criminal proceedings and Mr Sheldon QC did not wish in any way to risk prejudicing those proceedings when publishing his report in March 2021.

That trial concluded last month, with Geoffrey Broome being convicted of eight counts of indecent assault against minors and given an immediate four-year custodial sentence. Therefore, having completed a GDPR review of the Annex, we're now able to publish Annex C.

WADA Statement on Alex Schwazer Case

In light of questions that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) continues to receive from the media and other stakeholders concerning the case of Italian race walker, Alex Schwazer, WADA wishes to share the following statement, which re-confirms its position on this matter (including its 18 February 2021 statement) and addresses some key questions of this case.

On 18 February, an investigating judge in Bolzano, Judge Walter Pelino, made a series of accusations against World Athletics, the anti-doping laboratory in Cologne, and WADA. These were not findings in a judgment rendered after a trial of those three bodies, in which they had been properly confronted with the accusations and given a full and fair opportunity to defend themselves. Instead, they were made in a pre-trial decree issued by the investigating judge in criminal proceedings relating to Alex Schwazer. Nor does WADA, World Athletics, or the Cologne laboratory have any right of appeal against these accusations.

Criminal Prosecution Of UK Football Agents: How FA Regulations Overlap The Bribery Act

Published Tuesday, 30 March 2021.

Adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee sanctions Yves Jean-Bart

The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act has “raised some concerns in anti-doping” - UKAD Chairman, Trevor Pearce

Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on the Senate Passage of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act

Former gymnastics coach receives jail sentence for lying to police in Larry Nassar abuse case

Former Michigan State University gymnastics coach Kathie Klages has been sentenced to serve jail time after she lied to police during the investigation into Larry Nassar’s abuse.

Afghanistan women’s national team sexual abuse: statement

FIFPRO welcomes the ruling to dismiss the appeal of Keramuddin Karim, the former president of the Afghanistan Football Federation who misused his position to sexually harass and abuse female players.