LawInSport Weekly News Recap - 26 November
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World Rugby Statement: Dave Rennie And Rugby Australia
World Rugby can confirm that it has issued a written warning to Rugby Australia and Rugby Australia’s men’s 15s head coach Dave Rennie for comments made immediately after Australia’s final...read more
Fan Led Review Into English Football Calls For Independent Regulator
A fan led review into English football has called for an independent regulator to stop it “lurching from crisis to crisis”. Former sports minister Tracey Crouch chairs the review and told BBC...read more
World Athletics Publishes Online Abuse Study Covering Tokyo Olympic Games
Female athletes were the target of 87% of all abuse 65% of all abusive posts warrant intervention from social media platforms In line with its commitment to making athletics a safe and welcome...read more
WADA Governance Review: A Missed Opportunity For Urgently Needed Reform
Statement from the World Players Association: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) meets in Paris today and tomorrow and appears certain to avoid urgently once again needed governance reforms to...read more
RFU Annual Report Published
Read the full report here. Reported revenues for the year are £97m (£167m in previous year) and profit to reserves £20.5m (loss of £27.1m in prior year). Revenues in the year were nearly...read more
Independent Misconduct Hearing Update: Rassie Erasmus And SA Rugby Withdraw Appeals
SA Rugby and SA Rugby Director of Rugby Rassie Erasmus have advised the independent misconduct committee and World Rugby that they have both withdrawn their notices of appeal to the misconduct decision...read more
Papa John’s Trophy Rule Amendment
Following feedback from Clubs remaining in this season’s Papa John’s Trophy, the EFL can confirm Clubs will be permitted to make five substitutions from the seven they nominate for the remainder of...read more
WADA Foundation Board Unanimously Approves Further Governance Reforms
Approval of Independent Ethics Board; additional seats on Executive Committee for an athlete representative and an independent member, and on Foundation Board for athletes and National Anti-Doping...read more
FIFA Welcomes New European Parliament Report On Sport
Report focuses on key issues such as good governance, safe sport, inclusiveness and anti-discrimination FIFA’s transfer system reform gains support as part of improving good governance and...read more
ATP Announces Rule Changes To Speed Play
ATP has announced new rules relating to toilet breaks, attire changes to come into effect from 2022, in addition to a proposed change to the Medical Time Out rule (start date TBC). Toilet Break...read more
WADA Publishes IOC Anti-Doping Rules For Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
The World Anti-Doping Agency has published the IOC Anti-Doping Rules applicable to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. A WADA statement said “The IOC, as the World Anti-Doping Code...read more
The FA's Response To The Independent Fan Led Review Of Football Governance
We welcome the publication of the Fan Led Review and want to take this opportunity to thank Tracey Crouch and the Panel for their hard work. We have been fully engaged with the review since its...read more
CAS Upholds The Appeal Of Nikita Khakimov
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld the appeal filed by the Russian badminton player Nikita Khakimov against the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in relation to the decision...read more
Appeal Filed By Aleksandr Shustov Is Dismissed And The Initial Sanctions Are Confirmed
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued its decision in the appeal arbitration procedure between the Russian high jumper Aleksandr Shustov and World Athletics & the Russian...read more
UK Sport Introduces Pregnancy Guidance For Olympic And Paralympic Athletes And Sports
UK Sport has for the first time introduced pregnancy guidance for Olympic and Paralympic athletes and sport governing bodies. The guidance includes advice for both pregnancy and continues once the...read more
UEFA Welcomes European Parliament Resolution On EU Sport Policy
The European Parliament today adopted a comprehensive resolution on EU Sport Policy and called for action to protect European sport from the threat of breakaway competitions like the attempted Euro...read more
The FA Has Appointed Navin Singh As Its New Commercial Director.
Singh joins English football’s governing body after five years with the prestigious United States Golf Association. As chief commercial officer, he led the USGA’s global commercial strategy for its...read more
Future Competition Structure
When For the 2022/2023 the Adult Male Future Competitions Structure will see a change to League Cups and Lower XVs from Level 3 and below. Why The working group considered data that...read more
Bernard Guasch, Owner And President Of Catalans Dragons, Has Been Fined By Tribunal
Bernard Guasch, owner and president of Catalans Dragons, has tonight been fined £10,000 (£2,500 suspended for three years) for comments made about the match officials following last month’s Super...read more
UKAD Announce Jane Rumble As New Chief Executive
Jane Rumble joins UKAD from Ofcom where she is the Change Director Starts role in March 2022 UKAD Chair Trevor Pearce ‘delighted’ with appointment and highlights Jane Rumble’s extensive regulat...read more
World Players: IOC's Call With Peng Shuai Exacerbates Alarm, Special Delegation Needed
In the wake of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai's call with International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, the World Players Association has released the following statement: The World Players...read more
Former Atlanta Dream Players Courtney Williams & Crystal Bradford Suspended
The WNBA announced today that former Atlanta Dream players Courtney Williams and Crystal Bradford have been suspended without pay for their roles in an altercation outside of an Atlanta...read more
An Open Letter By Joel Bouzou, Oly
I write to address the misunderstandings caused by an inaccurate and wayward attack on our International Federation in recent days. Discussions around the future composition of Modern...read more
CAS Dismisses The Appeal Filed By Young African Sports Club In Relation To The Player Bernard Morrison
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between the Tanzanian football club Young Africans Sports Club and the Ghanaian football player...read more
WADA Posts IOC’s Anti-Doping Rules For Beijing 2022 Games
At the request of the International Olympic Committee, and as was the case for previous Olympic Games, the World Anti-Doping Agency posts the IOC’s Anti-Doping Rules...read more
The ITA Notifies German Weightlifter Vicky Schlittig Of An Apparent Anti-Doping Rule Violation
The ITA reports that a sample collected during an in-competition testing mission on 26 September 2021 during the 2021 European Junior Championships in Finland from Vicky Schlittig, a weightlifter...read more
World Players Association Statement On Peng Shuai
The global player association movement is deeply concerned for the health and safety of Peng Shuai. Players who speak out are frequently targeted and left exposed to harm and abuse without protection...read more
FanDuel Expands Genius Sports Partnership To Include Official NFL Data Content And Fan Engagement Solutions
Genius Sports to provide official sportsbook, media content and NFL advertising inventory FanDuel designates Genius Sports as a preferred programmatic marketing partner FanDuel will implement...read more
ICC Launches Strategy For Global Growth
The International Cricket Council today unveiled its global growth strategy which places women’s cricket firmly at the heart of its long-term ambitions. The strategy which has been developed in...read more
Notice Of An Enquiry (R. Dunne) To Be Heard By The Disciplinary Panel From Tuesday 30 November
The independent Disciplinary Panel of the British Horseracing Authority will convene from Tuesday 30 November 2021, with five additional dates reserved, to consider whether Licensed...read more
IOC President And IOC Athletes’ Commission Chair Hold Video Call With Peng Shuai
Today, IOC President Thomas Bach held a video call with three-time Olympian Peng Shuai from China. He was joined by the Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission, Emma Terho, and IOC Member in China Li...read more
Statement By Steve Simon, WTA Chairman & CEO On Recent Video Posted By China State-Run Media Of Peng Shuai
Statement by Steve Simon, WTA Chairman & CEO on the recent video posted by China state-run media of Peng Shuai: “I am glad to see the videos released by China state-run media that ap...read more
The ICC Appoints Geoff Allardice As CEO
The International Cricket Council today confirmed Geoff Allardice has been appointed as the organisation’s permanent CEO after more than eight months in the role on an interim basis...read more
Shaheen Guilty Of Breaching ICC Code Of Conduct
Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has been fined 15 per cent of his match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second T20I against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Saturday...read more
World Athletics Approves Application Of Russian U20 Athlete To Compete Internationally As Neutral Athlete
The World Athletics Doping Review Board has agreed that the application of one Russian athlete has met the exceptional eligibility criteria to compete in international U20 competition as a neutral...read more
Play Safe, A New National Safeguarding Campaign Has Been Launched
This weekend sees the launch of Play Safe – an ongoing national FA-led campaign to ensure everyone understands how to play their part in safeguarding children throughout football...read more
