Sport, Equality And Discrimination – The Year In Review 2022

Published Friday, 17 March 2023.

“There is no peace without solidarity” - IOC

Azeem Rafiq settles tribunal case with Yorkshire County Cricket Club and receives apology

Azeem Rafiq has settled his tribunal case with Yorkshire County Cricket Club and received an apology from new chair Lord Kamlesh Patel.

Rio Ferdinand tells MPs football is ‘sliding backwards’ because of racist abuse online

Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand has told MPs that football is "sliding backwards" and racism is being normalised because of the frequent racist abuse online.

EFL commits support for knee and League-wide anti-discrimination activity

Ahead of the weekend’s opening round of League fixtures, the EFL is reaffirming its support to any player(s) and staff who wish to take the knee during the 2021/22 season

Discrimination in football: a guide to The FA’s new charging policies and sanctioning guidelines

Disciplining discrimination in football: The FA’s new policies and guidelines

Published Wednesday, 07 October 2020.

Statement from NHLPA and NHL

After much discussion, NHL Players believe that the best course of action would be to take a step back and not play tonight’s and tomorrow’s games as scheduled. The NHL supports the Players’ decision and will reschedule those four games beginning Saturday and adjust the remainder of the Second Round schedule accordingly.

Sport, equality & discrimination – the year in review 2019/20

Published Friday, 10 July 2020.

FIBA Executive Committee condemns all forms of racism in open letter from President

MIES (Switzerland) - FIBA's Executive Committee convened by video conference today for their third ordinary meeting of the 2019-2023 cycle. FIBA President Hamane Niang commenced the meeting with an open letter addressing racism, calling on the global basketball community to be part of the change in society.

Could The FA do more to discourage racism? A review of the Bernardo Silva decision

Published Friday, 20 December 2019.

How a change in approach could help tackle racism in football – The Jonjo Shelvey case

Published Wednesday, 12 April 2017.

Where do different sports draw the line on "sledging” and “taunting"? - Part 1 – Cricket and Tennis

Published Wednesday, 23 December 2015.

A comparison of how the Japanese J-League responds to racism in football compared to European leagues

Published Thursday, 11 September 2014.

What next for Anelka and West Brom?

Published Friday, 21 March 2014.

European football law update - Financial Fair Play, racism, Brazil stadia and Rangers troubles

Published Wednesday, 05 March 2014.

The FA, Anelka and the Quenelle

Published Wednesday, 22 January 2014.

Zero tolerance to racism

Off the field and on to the feed: tackling racism online - Part 3 of 3

Published Wednesday, 06 February 2013.

Can football really tackle racism?

Clattenburg cleared but the fallout continues…..

Published Friday, 23 November 2012.

Referees, racism and regression in football

Published Friday, 09 November 2012.

Written reasons for the John Terry Disciplinary decision released

Published Tuesday, 09 October 2012.

ECB Racism Disciplinary Proceedings To Be Held In Public: Open Justice In Sports Disputes

Published Monday, 07 November 2022.

Are football clubs liable for the online racist abuse of their players?

Published Thursday, 19 May 2022.

NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith releases statement regarding Jon Gruden email

Jon Gruden resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders following articles published in The Wall Street Journal and New York Times detailing the use of racist, homophobic and misogynistic terms by Jon Gruden in emails reportedly dating back to 2010, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club has issued a lifetime ban to a man convicted of racially abusing Romaine Sawyers on social media.

A 50-year-old male has been found guilty of an offence under the Communications Act, having posted a grossly offensive message on social media following the club’s Premier League fixture against Manchester City earlier this year.

A statement following the online abuse of England players following the Euro 2020 final

We strongly condemn all forms of discrimination and are appalled by the online racism that has been aimed at some of our England players on social media.

Tackling discrimination in football: are existing regulations sufficient to combat social media abuse?

Published Wednesday, 21 April 2021.

UEFA statement: Paris Saint-Germain vs Istanbul Basaksehir

How should sports governance be updated to tackle racism and increase BAME involvement in sports?

SR panel member Kwadjo Adjepong writes on how sports governance should be updated to tackle racism and increase BAME involvement in sports in light of the Black Lives Matter protests which took place this summer.

Clubs claim England Hockey has “endemic race issue” from the national team down to junior level

Nine clubs have written to England Hockey saying that there is an “endemic race issue” from the national team down to junior hockey as enough isn’t being done to attract and support ethnic minority players.

Political protest in football – is it time for a (legal) debate? Analysing FIFA’s regulations and recent actions in the Bundesliga

Published Friday, 26 June 2020.

Resolution of the IOC Executive Board with regard to racism and inclusion

The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in this Olympic Charter shall be secured without discrimination of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

Statement: Moussa Marega and racism in professional football

The racist abuse towards FC Porto player Moussa Marega highlights once again the failure to protect professional footballers from discrimination and racial vilification.