Interim regulation changes approved

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed interim changes to its playing regulations, which include the ban on the use of saliva to shine the ball and allowing home umpires in international series.

Statement From USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on the Investigation into the International Weightlifting Federation

Statement regarding the investigation into the International Weightlifting Federation

The IOC has received the report by Prof. McLaren and is studying it very carefully. The content is deeply concerning.

FIFA, WHO and football stakeholders draft medical considerations and risk assessment tool

FIFA is sharing a football risk assessment tool with its 211 member associations, the six continental confederations and other stakeholders in order to facilitate the planning of the resumption of football activities by competition and match organisers, as soon as health authorities and governments consider it safe. It has been developed in conjunction with the World Health Organization (WHO), UEFA, the European Club Association (ECA), FIFPRO, the World Leagues Forum and European Leagues, includes a list of mitigation measures that aim to reduce the overall risk of mass gatherings contributing to the spread of COVID-19, as well as indications for individual and group training by football teams.

Female membership of IOC Commissions reaches an all-time high of 47.7 per cent - two new female chairs

INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin – 25 May 2020

Football unites to support International Missing Children’s Day Initiative

Today, on International Missing Children’s Day, FIFA is coming together with over 170 football clubs across six continents to support a new initiative that hopes to help find vulnerable young people. Each club, as well as FIFA, has volunteered to use their social media channels to share videos featuring children who are currently missing all over the world.

CAF initiates financial entitlement payments to clubs

In light of growing concerns and evolving nature of COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the suspension of football activities across the continent, CAF has resolved to accelerate the payment of final tranche of financial rewards to participating clubs in CAF Interclub competitions for the 2019/20 season.

IOC approves a financial envelope of up to USD 800 million to address the COVID-19 crisis

The international olympic committee (ioc) anticipates that it will have to bear costs of up to usd 800 million for its part of the responsibilities for the organisation of the olympic games tokyo 2020, its own extended operations and the support for the wider olympic movement. This amount will be covered by the ioc itself, including any funding from the olympic foundation.

WADA invites stakeholders to nominate candidates for 2021 Standing Committee member vacancies

Consultation on the impact of COVID-19 on Dispute Resolution in Sport

on Monday, 11 May 2020.

WADA hands over priority athlete cases to Anti-Doping Organizations in Russia investigation

Invitation To Tender: For The Review of the England Boxing Safeguarding Policy, Procedures and Guidelines

FIFA statement

FIFA is deeply disappointed that the trial related to the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ will not take place because it has now become time barred.

WADA set to launch next phase of 2021 Code Implementation Support Program via eLearning platform ADeL

UEFA confirms payments to clubs

The UEFA Executive Committee (ExCo) has today confirmed its commitment to award clubs with a share of the UEFA EURO 2020 income despite the postponement of the tournament until 2021.

Coronavirus shutdown: sharp rise in players reporting depression symptoms

FIFPRO and affiliated national player associations surveyed 1,602 professional footballers in countries that had implemented drastic measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus such as mass home-confinement. 1,134 male players, with a mean age of 26, and 468 female players, with a mean age of 23, took part in the survey.

FIFA President: Shape a better football

FIFA will organise a series of online discussions with all member associations and other stakeholders in order to debate and assess proposals that might contribute “to shape a better football for the future”.

AFC and Member Associations underline commitment to complete 2020 club competitions

CFCB Adjudicatory Chamber issues order excluding Trabzonspor

The UEFA CFCB Adjudicatory Chamber excluded Trabzonspor AŞ (TUR) after determining that it failed to comply with a condition imposed on 5 July 2019.

Lechia Gda?sk fined for breach of FFP Regulations

The UEFA CFCB adjudicatory chamber has announced its decision in the case of the Polish club KS Lechia Gdańsk.

Discipline charges, responses and suspensions for May 2020

MASS CONFRONTATION (NON-FAST TRACK) – STANDARD CASE
Bradford Park Avenue AFC, National League - North
Kings Lynn Town FC v Bradford Park Avenue AFC
National League - North
10 March 2020

FIBA publishes Guidelines for the Return to Basketball

MIES (Switzerland) - FIBA has published recommendations on returning to basketball, with the Return to Basketball – Restart Guidelines for National Federations, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. A basketball-specific Risk Assessment Tool has also been produced in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).

CAS dismisses the appeal filed by Bralon Taplin

UNESCO partners CBF project

UNESCO has entered into partnership with a CBF project
Gol do Brasil uses football to help vulnerable children
The partnership was part-financed by the FIFA World Cup Legacy Fund

New book published on the Transfer of Football Players - A Practical Approach to Implementing FIFA Rules

INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin 27 April 2020 - 11 May 2020

U.S. Weightlifting Athlete Robert Ortiz Accepts Sanction for Second Anti-Doping Rule Violation

Malawian FA offers support to clubs

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has moved in to help cushion clubs and players who have been hit hard financially after the effects of the Coronavirus put a halt to sporting activities in the country for the last one month.

Deepak Agarwal banned for two years

Deepak Agarwal, one of the team owners of the Sindhi's franchise in the 2018 T10 league, accepted one charge of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.

INTERPOL Integrity in Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin - 13-27 April 2020

ICC update following Chief Executives' meeting

IMMAF sets up new Athletes’ Commission

Mauritania becomes 189th country to ratify UNESCO Anti-Doping Convention

WADA statement on investigation into the International Weightlifting Federation

TrueSport Adds Seven National Governing Bodies of Sport as Partners to Expand Values-Based Education Initiative

U.S. Track and Field Athlete Cole Walsh Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation

IOC confirms FIBA representation on the Los Angeles 2028 Coordination Commission

MIES (Switzerland) - FIBA Secretary General Andreas Zagklis has been appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad Los Angeles 2028, the IOC announced on Thursday. Richard Carrion, FIBA Executive Committee member and also Chairman of the Board for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, will continue as Chair of the Olympic Channel Commission.

Triathlon Athlete Isidro Romero Noboa Accepts Sanction for Anti-Doping Rule Violation

Haitian Football Federation President provisionally banned from all football-related activities

In accordance with articles 84 and 85 of the FIFA Code of Ethics, the investigatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has provisionally banned Mr Yves Jean-Bart, President of the Haitian Football Federation (FHF), from all football-related activities at both national and international level, for a period of 90 days.

A match to help the world

The FIFA Foundation will organise its first-ever official football match to raise funds for Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT), a global collaboration to accelerate the development, production and equitable global access to new coronavirus essential health technologies, including diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines.

IOC approves a financial envelope of up to USD 800 million to address the COVID-19 crisis

UEFA Appeals Body’s decision on anti-doping rule violation

The UEFA Appeals Body has today announced the following decision.

Kelvin Gastelum Accepts Sanction for Second Violation of UFC Anti-Doping Policy

ESL and ESIC issues ban to Team VAC Player Emil “emilshe1n” Mamedov

‘Raising Our Game’: Lifting up women’s professional football

FIFPRO is today launching Raising Our Game, a forward-thinking report about women’s professional football which puts players at the heart of the planned development and rebuilding of the sport after the coronavirus pandemic.