Fri, June 19, 2026
York Revolution cancels baseball game due to players’ refusal to wear Pride jerseys
York Revolution, an American independent professional baseball team based in York, Pennsylvania, cancelled its 11th annual Pride Night game as players refused to wear pride jerseys. A week prior, three San Francisco Giants players wrote Bible verse references on their Pride Night hats over the rainbow-coloured Giants logo
Thu, June 18, 2026
WADA recommends that testing should be carried out by an impartial body, separate from the host country’s agency
The World Anti-Doping Agency has recommended that testing at major events should be undertaken by an impartial body that is independent from the host country’s agency
Wed, June 17, 2026
World Athletics seeks female athletes’ views on pregnancy, motherhood and competition
World Athletics has launched the Childbirth And Return in Elite Sport (CARES) project to help shape future policies supporting female athletes through pregnancy, childbirth and their return to elite competition. The initiative includes surveys of current and former female athletes to better understand the challenges and support needs associated with motherhood in sport
Tue, June 16, 2026
FIFA finds no evidence of misconduct by VAR official over controversial hand gesture
FIFA has cleared a World Cup official of making a white supremacist gesture, with the official stating that the gesture was “a subconscious twitch”
Mon, June 15, 2026
Fox Sports evades punishment after violating FIFA World Cup advertising rules
Fox Sports, U.S. television broadcaster, known for its sports programming, will evade punishment from FIFA after it violated the governing body’s advertising rules during the first match of the World Cup
Mon, June 15, 2026
Role Opportunity | Premier League Judicial Panel
The Premier League is seeking to add further members to its independent Judicial Panel to adjudicate independently on disciplinary cases and appeals
Fri, June 12, 2026
Wimbledon increases prize money by 20%
Wimbledon will increase its prize money by 20%, the biggest rise in its history, and even though top players argue that this is inadequate because it is still less than 16% of the tournament’s revenue, it has been welcomed temporarily since it shows “a signal of intent”
Thu, June 11, 2026
Haiti forced to change kit just before the World Cup after FIFA deemed its jerseys to be too political
Haiti has been forced by FIFA to wear new jerseys just before the start of the World Cup after the global governing body deemed its jerseys to be too political, causing some to accuse FIFA of being hypocritical following its own recent actions
Wed, June 10, 2026
Durham’s WSL2 team to “cease operations” if urgent funding not received
Durham’s Women’s Super League 2 team has stated that it will have to “cease operations” if urgent funding is not received within the next 21 days