South African Caster Semenya has lost her appeal against the restriction of testosterone levels in female runners meaning she still cannot compete between 400m and one mile without taking testosterone-reducing drugs.
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court dismisses the appeals submitted by the South African athlete Caster Semenya and her athletics federation against the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport on the "Eligibility Regulations for the Female Classification (Athletes with Differences of Sex Development)" (DSD Regulations). The Court of Arbitration for Sport had the right to uphold the conditions of participation issued for female athletes with the genetic variant "46 XY DSD" in order to guarantee fair competition for certain running disciplines in female athletics.
Following a Brazilian Football Confederation announcement that men and women national team players will receive the same pay for a senior cap, the FA revealed that England’s men and women had been paid the same match fee since January.
Rugby Union players Joseph Stafford and Rupert Kay have been banned from all sport, following the commission of two separate Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs). Joseph Stafford has been banned for three and a half years for Evading Sample Collection, while Rupert Kay has been banned for two years for Complicity.
Wheelchair basketball athletes from 10 of the 14 qualified countries for the Tokyo Paralympics have called on the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to allow formerly eligible athletes to compete at the games.
Mr Philip Cheruiyot Kangogo has been found to have breached Art 2.1 Presence of a Prohibited Substance (Higenamine) and Art 2.2 Use of a Prohibited Substance resulting in 2 years ineligibility from 28 October 2019
The NBA, WNBA, MLB and MLS have all postponed games after the Milwaukee Bucks refused to play their playoff game against the Orlando Magic in protest against the shooting of Jacob Blake.
International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons has said that no nation will miss the rescheduled Tokyo Paralympics due to financial struggles.
FIFA has extended the ban of Haitian football federation president, Yves Jean-Bart, and also banned two other officials as part of the sexual abuse investigation into the federation.
Latvia has told the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that it will withdraw as co-hosts of the 2021 Men's World Championship unless it can host the tournament with a country other than Belarus.
Sport Integrity Australia Chief Executive Officer David Sharpe has acknowledged the significant contribution made by the Anti-Doping Rule Violation Panel (ADRVP) over the past 10 years.
Five F1 teams have said that they intend to appeal the decision to fine Racing Point for copying Mercedes parts as the verdict allows the team to continue using the copied parts.
UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has published new Anti-Doping Rules which will come into effect on 1st January 2021 in line with the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code.
Sport Integrity Australia acknowledges the decision of Powerlifting Australia to sanction athlete Matthew Middleton for breaching his Period of Ineligibility.
A decision in the case of World Athletics against El Mahjoub Dazza has been issued by the Disciplinary Tribunal. M. Dazza is a Moroccan athlete, specialised in long distance running, particularly marathons.
Sport Integrity Australia acknowledges the decision of the Australian Weightlifting Federation to impose a four-year ban on athlete Aaron Kroll for the presence of a metabolite of a prohibited substance, the use of a prohibited substance and the possession of a prohibited substance.
The Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) has announced that out-of-competition testing has returned to normal levels following a reduction being caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Ahead of a meeting of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Executive Committee on 14-15 September, several representatives of the Governments of the world contacted WADA to express their concerns relative to threats from the United States Government to withdraw funding from the Agency if WADA did not fulfill a number of conditions.
Global anti-doping leaders recognise steps for reform made by new WADA President, and hope to partner with WADA leaders to align with athletes by going “further and faster” for an independent and strong WADA
World Rugby has announced that $2.5million will be allocated amongst the Rugby Sevens teams qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in order to cope with the disruption to the annual calendar after two rounds of the World Sevens Series were cancelled.
A study has revealed that the use of homophobic language is drastically reduced at sporting clubs which take part in pride games.
Former cross-country skier turned coach Andrus Veerpalu is set to be charged with aiding and abetting in sports fraud for his role in the blood doping scandal that was uncovered at last year's Nordic Ski World Championships.
FIFA has cleared President Gianni Infantino of violating its Code of Ethics following a preliminary investigation by the investigatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee.
Danish based esports tournament organiser Blast has announced that it has ended its controversial partnership with Saudi Arabian city Neom following backlash from fans, teams and broadcasters.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletes' Council has launched an online portal for athletes to register and take part in a consultation on athlete protests at the Paralympic Games.
Sport Integrity Australia acknowledges the decision of Softball Australia to impose a two-year ban on athlete James Darby for the presence of a metabolite of a prohibited substance.
Five F1 teams have said that they intend to appeal the decision to fine Racing Point for copying Mercedes parts as the verdict allows the team to continue using the copied parts.
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.
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.
Ms Nataliia Krol has been found to have breached Article 2.1 'Presence of a Prohibited Substance (Hydrochlorothiazide)' and Article 2.2 'Use of a Prohibited Substance (Hydrochlorothiazide)' resulting in 20 months ineligibility from 16 January 2020
