Judge rules in favour of football supporters after Uefa’s attempt to block court claims being held in Liverpool.

David Richards, the chairman of Motorsport UK, has threatened world governing body the FIA with legal action if it does not address his concerns about governance.

Ferrari have won a court case in Italy that blocks their former technical director Enrico Cardile from starting work at Aston Martin until 18 July.

Former Fifa president Sepp Blatter and French football legend Michel Platini are back in court in Switzerland to face accusations of fraud.

CVC Capital Partners, the buyout giant, is serving up a $1bn (£790m) bid to buy a portfolio of tennis assets which includes two of the sport's most prestigious annual tournaments.

A World Anti-doping Agency programme aimed at building cooperation with law enforcement in Europe led to seizures of more than 25 tonnes of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and officials now hope to see a similar impact in Oceania and Asia.

A goalkeeper holding the ball for more than eight seconds will be punished with a corner for the opposition from this summer.

Recriminations continue between Fenerbahce and Gala.

The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) provisionally recognised World Boxing (WB) as the International Federation (IF) within the Olympic Movement governing the sport of boxing at world level, during a remote meeting held today.

The FIA World Motor Sport Council has approved proposals for a mandatory two-stop strategy to be implemented at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Private equity firm reportedly paid US$37.5m for 15% of IPL franchise in 2021.

Private investors who missed out on The Hundred’s franchises now pursuing deals for non-host counties.

EU antitrust regulators have paused their investigation into Liberty Media's, opens new tab 3.5-billion-euro ($3.7 billion) bid for Dorna Sports while waiting for information from the companies, the European Commission said on Monday.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has sanctioned the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist following an adverse analytical finding in a urine sample taken at the Para Powerlifting World Cup in Tbilisi on 22 June 2024. After appealing the provisional ban, the athlete has received the final decision.

The streaming giant finds itself at the centre of a legal storm, accused of exploiting talents for entertainment while leaving their careers in jeopardy. Six former American football players, featured in the acclaimed documentary series 'Last Chance U', filed a blunt $30 million (€28m) lawsuit.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirms that it has entered into a case resolution agreement in the case of Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner, with the player accepting a three-month period of ineligibility for an anti-doping rule violation that led to him testing positive for clostebol, a prohibited substance, in March 2024. 

Premier League sponsorship rules declared void in win for Manchester City

US president’s son backs Enhanced Games for athletes using performance drugs.

Two fans say the league is engaging in anticompetitive behavior by not letting teams create Bluesky accounts and forcing them to use its partner, X/Twitter.

Ippei Mizuhara, 39, pleaded guilty to fraud after using millions of dollars to cover substantial gambling losses

Manchester City have launched a fresh legal challenge against the Premier League over new rules governing sponsorship deals which the club claims are "unlawful".

FIFA has suspended the Congo Republic's football association (FECOFOOT) and the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF), barring both from international competitions, world soccer's governing body said on Thursday.

It comes after Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.

DLA Piper has advised EQT Ventures, the venture arm of Swedish private equity group EQT, on leading the USD25 million Series A investment round in a new six a side football competition named the ‘Baller League’.

The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) has threatened the Premier League with legal action if it tries to introduce a hard salary cap next season as part of a new financial fair play regime.

Three years after revelations about sexual coercion, racism and other abuse roiled the National Women's Soccer League, prosecutors on Wednesday announced a settlement with the league to establish a $5 million victims' fund and implement other reforms.

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that prevents transgender women from competing in female categories of sports.

Proton Sports' Charles Darling and Tim Fyke and former NFL quarterback Jack Plummer among buyers of Arizona-based AZ Drive.

Sports streaming company expects revenue to surpass US$6bn in 2025 after posting operating loss of US$830m for 2023.

Formula 1 drivers face race bans if they repeatedly swear or criticise the sport's governing body under new rules introduced this year.

A judge in Nassau County, N.Y., has declined to block enforcement of the county’s anti-transgender sports law while a suit against it continues.

The World Anti-Doping Agency will not appeal against the ban given to Poland's Iga Swiatek.

As President Trump prepares for his second term, the Biden administration’s last-minute memos challenge key aspects of the House v. NCAA settlement, including revenue-sharing and Title IX compliance, potentially reshaping college athletics.

As a group of investors seeks to form a new international basketball league, they said that the new organization would “offer players equity,” according to Jessica Golden of CNBC.com.

A top European court gave a legal opinion Thursday that risks delivering another defeat to the authority of sports bodies in Switzerland.

The city of Cleveland filed a lawsuit against the Browns to prevent the team’s planned move to a new domed stadium in Brook Park, Ohio.

NCAA president Charlie Baker said Tuesday the association would welcome federal guidance before it considers any possible changes to rules regarding transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.

Germany's highest court has rejected an appeal by the company that operates Germany's top-flight football league against having to pay for policing costs of "high-risk" football matches.

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is nearing a $1bn acquisition of a small minority stake in sport streaming platform Dazn.

Romanian investor Dan Sucu gained control of Genoa in December.

The Enfield Investment Partners will have a physical presence in Saudi Arabia at SURJ's offices in the country.

Funding round led by venture capital firm Left Lane Capital.

The Premier League has not charged any clubs for breaches of its financial rules after all were deemed financially compliant for the 2023-24 season.

Snooker is the latest sport to become embroiled in a legal spat over restriction of competition, following high-profile cases in football and ice skating.

It’s been eight years since the North American Soccer League—which operated between 2011 and 2017—sued the U.S. Soccer Federation, accusing it of violating antitrust law and demanding an injunction that would have forced U.S. Soccer to recognize NASL as a Division II league.

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) reported 102 suspected violations of anti-doping regulations by Russian athletes in 2024, a spokesperson told TASS last week.

After the Biden administration withheld funding to the agency, saying it had lost confidence in its ability to police elite athletes, WADA removed the United States from its board.

House and Senate Republicans on Tuesday refiled legislation to bar transgender women and girls from competing on school sports teams that match their gender identity, jump-starting work on an issue the GOP promised to prioritize in the new year.

Guangzhou FC’s struggles relate to collapse of property developer China Evergrande.

The incoming football regulator has appointed a head of legal as it steps up plans to begin its work in earnest in 2025.