FINA announces ban on athlete protests on podium and pool deck at Tokyo Olympics

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has confirmed that all athlete protests are banned from the podium and pool deck during the Tokyo Olympics.

Zimbabwe's Kaia reported for suspect bowling action

Zimbabwe’s Roy Kaia has been reported with a suspect bowling action during the one-off Test against Bangladesh in Harare that ended on Sunday.

Club representation on EFL Board confirmed

Nottingham Forest Chairman, Nicholas Randall QC, Preston North End Director, Peter Ridsdale, and Middlesbrough Chief Executive, Neil Bausor have been voted onto the EFL Board to represent Sky Bet Championship Clubs.

UCI update on testing for technological fraud during the 2021 Tour de France

EFL statement: Rochdale AFC

The EFL is aware of the continuing reports relating to a possible change of control at Rochdale AFC and wishes to clarify it remains in regular dialogue with representatives of the Club, as well as the Dale Supporters’ Trust.

Falcons terminate Barkevious Mingo's contract following LB's arrest on child indecency charge

Atlanta Falcons linebacker Barkevious Mingo was arrested Thursday in Arlington, Texas on a charge of "indecency with a child, sexual contact," NFL.com confirmed Saturday, via Arlington Police Department records.

The Court Of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) Opens Two Temporary Offices In Japan For The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

Chiefs DE Frank Clark charged with felony possession of assault weapon

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark was charged Friday with felony possession of an assault weapon, L.A. County District Attorney's office spokesperson Greg Risling confirmed to NFL.com.

World Players welcomes the formal establishment of the Centre for Sport & Human Rights: work to meaningfully address global sport’s human rights crisis is just beginning

The Centre for Sport & Human Rights (CSHR) was formally established today as an independent non-profit organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland. It has also appointed a diverse nine-person board of outstanding individuals to oversee its work including former UNI Global Union General Secretary, Philip Jennings and past World Players Association Executive Director, Walter Palmer.

Nevada State Athletic Commission will no longer discipline boxers, MMA fighters for marijuana use

The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) - which regulates some of the most high-profile boxing and MMA fights in the world- unanimously amended its anti-doping policy on Wednesday (7 July 2021) to no longer ban athletes for the use or possession of cannabis.  

BHA Disciplinary - Cam Hardie

The independent Disciplinary Panel of the British Horseracing Authority convened on Thursday 8 July 2021 to hear an Appeal brought by Cam Hardie, a licensed jockey, against the finding of the Stewards at Newcastle racecourse finding him in breach of the Rules of Racing prohibiting Improper Riding and imposing a penalty of a suspension of 4 days.

Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on Testing for THC as Raised by the Sha’Carri Richardson Sanction Agreement Announcement

Sport Resolutions awarded the NADP contract by the DCMS

We are honoured to announce that the Department for Digital Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has again awarded the contract to run the administration of the National Anti-Doping Panel to Sport Resolutions (SR).

AFC Cup 2021 ASEAN Zone matches cancelled

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed that all matches of the AFC Cup 2021 ASEAN Zone, comprising Groups G, H and I as well as the Playoff Stage have been cancelled due to the challenges imposed by the global pandemic in finding a suitable host to stage the centralised matches.

Changes made to strengthen Code for Sports Governance

Independent Panel issues sanctions against two IWF Member Federations following ITA referral

THE INTERNATIONAL TESTING AGENCY (ITA) CONFIRMS THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS BY THE INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATIONS’ (IWF’S) MEMBER FEDERATION INDEPENDENT SANCTIONING PANEL AGAINST THE VIETNAMESE AND COLOMBIAN WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATIONS UPON REFERRAL BY THE ITA. THE ITA WILL ALSO REFER THE TURKISH WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION BEFORE THE IWF INDEPENDENT SANCTION PANEL FOR MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS.

CAS Upholds AIU Charges Against Danil Lysenko And Imposes A Six Year Ban On The Russian High Jumper

WADA’s Independent Observer Program – helping to ensure the integrity of anti-doping at major sporting events

In this latest edition of ‘Spotlight’, which keeps stakeholders up to date on the activities being carried out by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) team and its partners, we look at WADA’s Independent Observer (IO) Program that is carried out at major sporting events across the globe. Previous ‘Spotlight’ features are available on WADA’s website.

The ITA asserts an apparent anti-doping rule violation against Kazakstan wrestler Askhat Dilmukhamedov

THE INTERNATIONAL TESTING AGENCY (ITA), LEADING AN INDEPENDENT ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM FOR THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) AND THE UNITED WORLD WRESTLING UNION (UWW), ASSERTS AN APPARENT ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATION (ADRV) AGAINST KAZAKSTAN WRESTLER ASKHAT DILMUKHAMEDOV. THIS IS THE FIRST APPARENT ADRV RESULTING FROM A TARGETED DOPING CONTROL CARRIED OUT BY THE ITA DURING IOC’S EXTENDED TESTING AUTHORITY IN THE LEAD-UP TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020.

Welfare-focused rugby law trials to be implemented globally

• Rugby united in its ongoing commitment to enhance welfare outcomes
• Five welfare-focused trials to be adopted globally from 1 August, 2021
• Truly collaborative process has involved players, coaches, competitions and medics
• Players and competitions welcome trial
• Outcomes will be evaluated in 2022 in inform decision on adoption into law

India fined for slow over-rate in second women's T20I against England

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.

IOC publishes Tokyo 2020 Sport-Specific Regulations

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week published the Tokyo 2020 Sport-Specific Regulations (SSRs), which aim to determine how any impact of a confirmed positive COVID-19 case would be managed in competition formats and structures at these Games. The regulations have been jointly developed between the IOC and the International Federations (IFs) whose sports are on the Olympic programme of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

'We CARES' Olympic and Paralympic Athlete Study Launched

Unprecedented broadcast coverage and digital innovation to connect fans around the world to the magic of Tokyo 2020

Whilst spectators may not be able to attend Tokyo 2020 in person, fans around the world and in Japan will be able to experience the thrill of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 thanks to new, innovative technologies. Tokyo 2020 will be broadcast globally to a potential audience of over 5 billion people, with more coverage by broadcast partners than any previous Olympic Games across both linear TV and digital:

• In Japan, TV coverage of Tokyo 2020 is expected to be around double that of Rio 2016.

• In the USA, NBCUniversal will air more than 7,000 hours of coverage across TV and digital platforms – a US Olympic record. 

• Across Europe, Discovery Eurosport will air up to 4,000 hours of live coverage on its TV and digital platforms. This unprecedented level of content will be available in 50 territories.

Football Player Receives Sanction

Sport Integrity Australia today acknowledges the decision of Football Australia to impose a three-year ban on athlete Evan Tsakos for the presence, use, possession (2 separate violations), and attempted use of prohibited substances.

Ms. Luisa Parente is appointed to the Governing Board of iNADO

The ITA provides an update on two rule violations for weightlifters qualified for Tokyo 2020

THE INTERNATIONAL TESTING AGENCY (ITA), LEADING AN INDEPENDENT ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION (IWF), PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON TWO ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATIONS FOR WEIGHTLIFTERS ARLEY MENDEZ PEREZ (CHILE) AND ROSA FIGUEIREDO (BRAZIL), BOTH QUALIFIED FOR THE TOKYO GAMES.

European Commission signs for an Equal Game

Statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on Testing for THC as Raised by the Sha’Carri Richardson Sanction Agreement Announcement

“As a follow up to last week’s release, we want to provide more information around the issue of THC positives and Sha’Carri Richardson’s sanction announcement.

ESIC Issues Additional Sanction Against Player Lim Vi Ron (“Hiroshi”) for Participating in Member Event While Banned

Changes made to strengthen Code for Sports Governance

Sport England and UK Sport have announced changes to the Code for Sports Governance which aims to increase diversity on Boards and senior leadership teams.

INTERPOL Integrity In Sport Bi-Weekly Bulletin 22 June 2021 - 5 July 2021

Jayasundara banned for seven years under ICC Anti-Corruption Code

38 suspicious betting alerts reported by IBIA in Q2 2021

CAF Statement following acts of stadium misbehaviours in Benin

CAF is investigating the incident that took place during the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup final fixture between Raja Club Athletic and JS Kabylie in Cotonou, Benin on Saturday, 10 July 2021. 

Independent Concussion Consultants to be introduced to support Graduated Return to Play process in elite rugby

World Rugby has announced details of a major programme that will further objective care of elite players returning to play following a confirmed concussion.

Starting this month, a panel of Independent Concussion Consultants (ICC) will be made available to the game to provide independent expert opinion on whether a player should return to play following the successful completion of the six-stage Graduated Return to Play process for elite competitions. The panel of ICC experts will be funded by World Rugby.

Raising and harmonising the standards of doping controls worldwide: one year of the ITA IDCO Training Program

THE ITA CELEBRATES THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL DOPING CONTROL OFFICER (IDCO) TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAM. AIMING TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY INTERNATIONAL STANDARD FOR THE TRAINING OF INTERNATIONAL DOPING CONTROL OFFICERS (DCO), THE IDCO TRAINING PROGRAM HAS EXPERIENCED IMPRESSIVE ENGAGEMENT FROM ANTI-DOPING ORGANISATIONS WORLDWIDE.

UEFA to increase resources in the fight against match-fixing

The UEFA Executive Committee today met in London ahead of the UEFA EURO 2020 final and took the following decisions.

WADA Postpones Global Education Conferences In Australia And France To 2022 And 2024

WADA signs memorandum of understanding with the Central European Anti-Doping Organization to collaborate on anti-doping program development

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Central European Anti-Doping Organization (CEADO) to collaborate on specific anti-doping program development activities, beginning with a project involving the Eastern Europe Regional Anti-Doping Organization (EERADO).

Taskin, Muzarabani fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

Bangladesh player Taskin Ahmed and Zimbabwe fast bowler Blessing Muzarabani have both been fined 15 per cent of their match fees for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day of the one-off Test in Harare.

ITIA Quarterly Update

A brief look at the second quarter of 2021 for the International Tennis Integrity Agency

Nevada State Athletic Commission will no longer discipline boxers, MMA fighters for marijuana use

ESIC Hands Down 12 Month Bans to Three Individuals in Legends of Runeterra Cheating Incident

Sport Resolutions awarded the NADP contract by the DCMS

WADA encourages continued collaboration in anti-doping among Governments of Asia

EFL Statement: Swindon Town

The EFL continues to monitor the ongoing concerning developments at Swindon Town alongside proceedings in the High Court in respect of ownership issues at the Club.

Latest update on AFC Cup Group I

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competitions Committee has today decided on the vacant spot of the 2021 AFC Cup after Kaya FC-Iloilo from the Philippines secured their debut qualification for the AFC Champions League (East) Group Stage.

Latest update on the AFC Club Competitions in 2021 and 2022