The Tour de France Femmes controversy over “bra boosting”
Controversy has struck the middle stages of the 2026 Tour de France Femmes as some competitors have accused others of gaining an unfair, and...
Chelsea fined £10m by FA and handed suspended transfer ban
The FA has fined Chelsea £10m and imposed a suspended two-window transfer ban after the club admitted 74 breaches of agent and third-party rulesChelsea...
UEFA fights FIFA’s $20bn plan to sell World Cup stakes
FIFA wants $4.2bn from investors led by Josh Kushner’s Thrive Eternal. UEFA says the game is not FIFA’s to sell, and European nations discuss...
Gianni Infantino’s ‘zero incidents’ claim contradicts FIFA data
FIFA's message to the haters: "reflect, meditate, pray, or watch a football match."FIFA President Gianni Infantino has defended the governing body's handling of the...
Infantino heads for fourth term as governance row widens
Seventy-two MEPs, UEFA and La Liga's Javier Tebas have all challenged Gianni Infantino in the past fortnight. He faces no rival for the presidency.La...
Unlicensed gambling sponsors face UK sports ban from 2027
DCMS consultation would make sponsorship deals with unlicensed gambling operators a criminal offence, threatening Everton, Chelsea and F1 arrangementsThe UK’s Department for Culture, Media...
Aston Villa’s £20m Visit Rwanda deal draws sportswashing warning
Amnesty International says Rwanda will use Aston Villa's record shirt deal to deflect from its human rights recordAston Villa has named Visit Rwanda its...
Proposed Brazil sports law puts CBF on collision course with FIFA
A leading sports lawyer warns that Deputy Luiz Carlos Hauly's bill breaches the constitutional autonomy of sporting bodies and risks triggering FIFA intervention against...
La Liga says FIFA VPN deal sends ‘disastrous message’
La Liga has taken its war on VPNs to the 2026 FIFA World Cup, writing a strongly worded letter to FIFA. La Liga and LFP...
Why the IOC dropped its sanctions against Russia athletes
Russian athletes may be able to compete at their first Olympic Games as official athletes of the country after the International Olympic Committee dropped...