Saudi Arabia will host its first female professional golf tournament in November with competitors being allowed to wear mid-calf or three-quarter length “cut away” trousers and short-sleeved polo shirts despite the kingdoms strict dress code.
Changes introduced by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in relation to certain sports supplements is good news for Australian athletes.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has overturned the life bans of Russian biathletes Olga Vilukhina, Yana Romanova and Olga Zaitseva.
Confederation of African Football (CAF) participated in the high-level virtual international expert group meeting on sport for preventing and countering violent extremism (PCVE) conducive terrorism, that took place from 21 - 23 September 2020.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) held its final two gender equality webinars for International Federations (IFs), focusing on the importance of gender-balanced portrayal in sport, as well as the development and implementation of safeguarding policies.
FIFA has today published a comprehensive new handbook in which the latest FIFA regulations, statutory documents and relevant circulars can be accessed in one place electronically for the first time.
French prosecutors have revealed that two individuals are in custody as part of the doping investigation into Tour de France team Arkea-Samsic.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) partner Procter & Gamble (P&) has launched an initiative that awards 52 grants worth USD 10,000 (EUR 8,452) each to support an athlete’s charitable cause and help advance their work in the community.
The Global Esports Federation welcomes International Federations – World Karate Federation, Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (World Pentathlon), and International Canoe Federation – as members. The GEF has now confirmed eight International Federations – more than 70 Member Federations – sharing the collective mission to bridge the connection between sport, esports and virtual sport – powered by innovative technology.
Plans for fans to return to watch live sporting events in October have been scrapped, according to cabinet office minister Michael Gove.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is further strengthening its successful Intelligence and Investigations Department (I&I) with the addition of a section dedicated to investigating non-compliance by Signatories to the World Anti-Doping Code (Code).
The European Commission launched its new Anti-Racism Action Plan in Belgium on Friday with the support of FIFA. Unveiled during a local girls’ team’s training session at the Sippelberg Stadium in Molenbeek, the action plan outlines how the Commission plans to readdress inequalities in European society.
Very positive, despite the many tough discussions we had about this upcoming season and the decisions that needed to be taken.
The Global Esports Federation announces a strategic partnership with the Arab Esports Federation (ARESF). Following the recent landmark announcement with the Olympic Council of Asia, this latest partnership will see the GEF expand its in-depth work to support the continuing dynamic growth of the esports ecosystem in the Arab region and Africa.
The Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 is being held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Owing to the health and safety concerns, media personnel will not have access to the stadium to cover the games or team practice sessions.
Ahead of the International Day of Peace, celebrated around the world this Monday, 21 September, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, has emphasised the power of sport.
The IOC coordination commission and the tokyo 2020 organising committee agreed today, 25 september, on a series of measures to make the olympic games tokyo 2020 fit for a post-corona world.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Captain Virat Kohli has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Dream11 Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match against Kings XI Punjab in Dubai on 24 September 2020.
The Bureau of the FIFA Council today suspended the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) with immediate effect due to grave violations of the FIFA Statutes.
After the announcement that trials for spectators to return to sporting events from 1 October would now be cancelled because of a rise in coronavirus cases, it could be a number of months before fans return to stadiums. The COVID-19 alert level has moved to 4, meaning transmission is "high or rising exponentially."
The 14 members have been named for Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton’s Commission which has vowed to increase the diversity in motor racing.
On 08 July 2020, The FA received a formal complaint from Wycombe Wanderers FC (WWFC) in relation to a potentially discriminatory comment made by a member of Fleetwood Town FC (FTFC) during the clubs’ EFL League One Play-Off Semi-Final second leg on 06 July 2020. It was alleged that the member of FTFC had referred to a WWFC player as a “fat water buffalo”.
Lausanne, Switzerland, 23 September 2020 – The World Squash Federation (WSF) will delegate its entire anti-doping program to the International Testing Agency in January 2021, including results management and the development of an education plan for its athletes.
The 43-year-old former professional player, who is a UEFA vice-president, was the only candidate in the election at the RFEF’s assembly, which took place at the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas, Madrid.
Sport Integrity Australia and the National Sports Tribunal have confirmed they will play a key role in Gymnastics Australia’s newly developed Supplementary Complaints Management Policy, announced today.
IOC President Thomas Bach today sent another message to the Olympic Movement entitled “Olympism and Corona II” to follow up on his first letter, which was sent at the end of April.
Qatar-based GWC (Q.P.S.C.), a leader in supply chain solutions including warehousing, freight forwarding, commercial, fine art, and event logistics services, was announced as the first Regional Supporter and Official Logistics Provider for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ today. As such, GWC will be the key operational supplier of logistics solutions for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Former Australian Rules football player Shaun Smith has been awarded A$1.4m as an insurance pay-out for brain damage that was suffered as a result from repeated concussion sustained in matches.
UEFA has teamed up with a number of leading football organisations, including the City Football Group, Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB), AFC Ajax and the Johan Cruijff ArenA, in order to tackle challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the purposes of the 2021 Gold Cup draw, scheduled to take place on Monday September 28, at 8:00 pm ET, Trinidad and Tobago will be drawn in the Prelims as planned.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) organized a series of virtual meetings between September 21-24 with Member Associations and zones to present its women’s football strategy as well as the inaugural edition of the CAF Women’s Champions League scheduled for 2021.
As a result of the unavoidable budget cuts associated with COVID-19, we can announce that funding will no longer be provided for elite England Futsal teams and will significantly reduce for grassroots Futsal from this season onwards.
The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, is to receive the Seoul Peace Prize 2020, it was announced.
The UEFA Executive Committee today decided, after an agreement with the European Club Association and the European Leagues, to recover the dates lost due to the cancellation of the March 2020 window and the postponement of EURO 2020 to the summer of 2021, by extending the March and September 2021 windows in the FIFA international match calendar so that three matches instead of two could be accommodated. This solution has already been implemented, with FIFA’s approval, for the international windows of October and November 2020.
The purpose of this biweekly update is to keep everyone within the Paralympic Movement informed of the latest developments with the COVID-19 pandemic and how it relates to the Paralympic Games and Para sport.
FIFA is looking to appoint a service provider for the provision, management and operation of LED perimeter boards for FIFA events taking place in the period 2021-23.
As part of FIFA’s ongoing commitment to strengthening anti-doping measures in football, member associations from around the world will meet in a series of virtual workshops to receive an update on the new measures which will come into force within the FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations 2021.
On National Voter Registration Day, the National Women’s Hockey League and the NWHL Players’ Association have unveiled “NWHL Votes” – a league-wide, non-partisan initiative to inspire fans, staff, players, and everyone in the close-knit hockey community to register to vote and to participate in the upcoming elections on November 3.
Bosnian player union SPFBiH came to the rescue when an owner left a prominent club and its players in serious problems. The union managed to safe a significant part of players’ salaries, supported new ownership for the club and helped change disciplinary regulations.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino sent out a message of encouragement to all 211 of FIFA’s Member Associations (MAs) via videoconference as the FIFA Congress convened remotely for the first time ever during the weekend.
The UEFA Executive Committee will hold its next meeting in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday 24 September 2020 from 11:00 to 15:00. This will take place ahead of the UEFA Super Cup between FC Bayern München and Sevilla FC, which kicks-off at 21:00 CET at the Puskás Aréna in the Hungarian capital.
Mr Patrick Siele has been found to have breached Article 2.3 'Evading, Refusing or Failing to Submit to Sample Collection' and is now facing 3 years and 6 months ineligibility from 16 March 2020
CAF has today taken note of the decision by the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS) dismissing the appeal by Wydad Athletic Club of Morocco in full and confirming the decision of the CAF Appeals Board with respect to the 2018/19 CAF Champions League final.
