Bringing you the latest news from the sports sector.
Thu, June 11, 2020
Covid-19 pandemic set to cost Premier League clubs £1billion for 2019-20 season
Deloitte has released a report which states that the cost of the Covid-19 pandemic on Premier League clubs could reach £1billion in lost revenues.
Wed, June 10, 2020
Rugby Football Union (RFU) v Max Drage
A decision in the case of the Rugby Football Union (RFU) v Max Drage has been published by the National Anti-Doping Panel (NADP).
Wed, June 10, 2020
Gareth Southgate calls for more doors to be opened for black coaches
England manager Gareth Southgate has called for more doors to be opened for black coaches and managers after Raheem Sterling called for more black representation in the FA and questioned why white former professionals get better managing jobs than their black counterparts.
Tue, June 09, 2020
South Shields v The Football Association (The FA)
A decision in the matter of South Shields v The FA has been issued.
Tue, June 09, 2020
Premiership Clubs unanimously agree to £1.4 million cut to salary cap
Premiership Rugby clubs have unanimously agreed that the salary cap will be reduced to £5 million in order to help clubs recover from the losses experienced due to the Covid-19 suspension.
Fri, June 05, 2020
NBA season to be completed at World Disney Resort for 22 teams
The NBA Board of Governors has approved restarting the season on 31st July 2020 with 22 out of the 30 teams completing the season at Florida’s Disney World Resort.
Thu, June 04, 2020
‘Simplified’ measures to be considered for rescheduled Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo’s Governor has said that it may be necessary to stage a ‘simplified’ Olympics after the 2020 games were rescheduled to next year following the Covid-19 pandemic.
Wed, June 03, 2020
Sepp Blatter says one of his corruption cases has been dropped by Swiss officials
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said that Swiss officials have dropped one of his corruption cases, however FIFA says that this does not clear the former president of any wrongdoing.
Tue, June 02, 2020
The Road to Tokyo 2020 (2021) - How to Manage Athlete Selection
Sport Resolutions in association with 4 New Square and the British Athletes Commission will be hosting a webinar on athlete selection.
Fri, May 29, 2020
Connecticut policy allowing transgender athletes to compete as females ruled to be a violation of cisgender athletes civil rights
A Connecticut policy which allowed transgender athletes to compete as females in high school sports has been ruled by the United States Department of Education as a violation of the civil rights of cisgender female athletes.
Thu, May 28, 2020
WADA study shows no meaningful link between TUE’s and winning an Olympic medal
According to a study undertaken by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) there is no meaningful link between an athlete having a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) and winning an Olympic medal.
Wed, May 27, 2020
World Anti-Doping Agency promises additional targeted testing to plug gaps created by coronavirus
The World Anti-Doping Agency has promised that additional targeted testing will be undertaken in order to plug the gaps that have been created by the significant reduction in testing caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.