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World Sports Law Report 
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Posted on February 05, 2010Normal 0 0 1 65 372 3 1 456 11.1282 0 0 0 Play the Game is a non-profit organisation aiming to strengthen democracy and transparency in the international...
Global Anti-Doping Experts To Address WSLR Event
Posted on February 05, 2010Normal 0 0 1 433 2470 20 4 3033 11.1282 0 0 0 Anti-doping experts from around the globe will address Tackling Doping in Sport, a unique event...
UK Bill to criminalise doping and allow police drug searches
Posted on February 05, 2010Normal 0 0 1 60 344 2 1 422 11.1282 0 0 0 Lord Moynihan will shortly introduce a Bill into Parliament that, if passed, will criminalise the supply...
New gambling licence requirements could impact UK sports sponsorship
Posted on February 05, 2010Normal 0 0 1 59 339 2 1 416 11.1282 0 0 0 The UK government's plan to require all overseas-based gambling operators to be licensed by the Gambling...
FIA to appeal Briatore ban annulment
Posted on February 05, 2010Normal 0 0 1 83 475 3 1 583 11.1282 0 0 0 The F d ration Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) will appeal against the Paris Tribunal de Grande...
Opinion: FIFA's Early Warning System: protecting the integrity of sport
Posted on February 05, 2010Normal 0 0 1 71 407 3 1 499 11.1282 0 0 0 Sport is often said to be the most beautiful pastime in the world and betting on events adds an even...
Autobiographies: Sanctioning ex-athletes for autobiographical revelations
Posted on February 05, 2010Normal 0 0 1 71 409 3 1 502 11.1282 0 0 0 A number of ex-athletes have recently made claims about how they flouted their sport's regulations...
Doping: Trainers, negligence and antidoping rules
Posted on February 05, 2010Normal 0 0 1 99 569 4 1 698 11.1282 0 0 0 The Court of Arbitration for Sport recently overturned a two-year ban imposed on the trainer of an...
Doping: NFL: federal exemption for drug rules to trump State law
Posted on February 05, 2010Normal 0 0 1 91 523 4 1 642 11.1282 0 0 0 The National Football League's (NFL) suspension of five players last year for using a diuretic has led to a prolonged...
Arbitration: CAS: analysis of revised rules of procedure
Posted on February 05, 2010Normal 0 0 1 52 301 2 1 369 11.1282 0 0 0 The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will introduce new procedural rules and a new Code of Sports-related...
Pechstein appeal questions bans using blood profiling
Posted on December 14, 2009Normal 0 0 1 97 558 4 1 685 11.1282 0 0 0 Speed skater Claudia Pechstein has been granted clearance to compete until the Swiss Federal Court hears her appeal against...
Badminton refuses to approve plans to move 2012 venue across London
Posted on December 14, 2009Normal 0 0 1 92 526 4 1 645 11.1282 0 0 0 The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has refused to approve London 2012's plans to move badminton across...
Anti-doping experts set for WSLR event
Posted on December 14, 2009Normal 0 0 1 64 366 3 1 449 11.1282 0 0 0 Anti-doping experts from bodies such as the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), SportAccord, London...
Player Contracts: Inducement to breach contract: Gael Kakuta case
Posted on December 14, 2009Normal 0 0 1 96 550 4 1 675 11.1282 0 0 0 The Court of Arbitration for Sport has suspended a FIFA ban on Chelsea conducting player transfers until...
Comment: Third party football finance: regulating the industry
Posted on December 14, 2009Normal 0 0 1 63 364 3 1 447 11.1282 0 0 0 The Hero Global Football Fund has recently announced proposals to loan money to football clubs. Simon...
Advertising: Ofcom regulations on product placement in sport: analysis
Posted on December 14, 2009Normal 0 0 1 101 576 4 1 707 11.1282 0 0 0 A recent ruling by Ofcom that BSkyB has breached the Broadcasting Code by allowing Specsavers...
Television: The Broadcasting Code: controversial sports incidents
Posted on December 14, 2009Normal 0 0 1 97 557 4 1 684 11.1282 0 0 0 Rule 7.1 of the Broadcasting Code, which obliges broadcasters to treat individuals fairly, recently...
Age Verification: Reliability of MRI scans in determining player age
Posted on December 14, 2009Normal 0 0 1 77 442 3 1 542 11.1282 0 0 0 FIFA recently introduced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans to help prevent the fielding of...
Manager Contracts: Constructive dismissal: Kevin Keegan v Newcastle United
Posted on December 14, 2009Normal 0 0 1 76 437 3 1 536 11.1282 0 0 0 Kevin Keegan's award of 2 million in damages for constructive dismissal as Manager of Newcastle...
FIFA Will Continue To Regulate Use Of Player Agents
Posted on December 10, 2009Normal 0 0 1 307 1754 14 3 2154 11.1282 0 0 0 There has been much misinformation in the UK press recently about FIFA's plans to abandon the regulation...
Henry Handball: FIFA's Response Sidesteps The Issue
Posted on December 04, 2009Normal 0 0 1 225 1284 10 2 1576 11.1282 0 0 0 By comprehensively stating that France's draw with the Republic of Ireland cannot be replayed under...
What's In A Name?
Posted on December 04, 2009Normal 0 0 1 341 1948 16 3 2392 11.1282 0 0 0 Newcastle United have recently angered fans by deciding to replace the historic name of St James'...
Sports opposed to London 2012 Wembley Arena switch
Posted on December 04, 2009Normal 0 0 1 102 493 9 2 718 11.1282 0 0 0 The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) faces a battle to gain approval for...
European Handball Federation contests German online betting advertising fines
Posted on December 04, 2009Normal 0 0 1 72 347 6 1 506 11.1282 0 0 0 The European Handball Federation (EHF) is contesting fines levied by two German states for displaying...
FIFA uses MRI to ban over-age players
Posted on December 04, 2009Normal 0 0 1 70 338 6 1 492 11.1282 0 0 0 FIFA will ban players that fail its Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) wrist scans at the Under-17...
Player Contracts: New FIFA Regulations on the transfer of minors
Posted on December 04, 2009Normal 0 0 1 106 510 9 2 743 11.1282 0 0 0 FIFA's ban on Chelsea conducting player transfers has highlighted a change in FIFA Regulations for the...
Arbitration: Olympic athlete consent to CAS arbitration
Posted on December 04, 2009Normal 0 0 1 88 425 8 2 619 11.1282 0 0 0 Athletes who wish to participate in the Olympic Games must agree to submit any dispute to the Court...
Doping: Sample collection: failure to submit to doping control
Posted on December 04, 2009Normal 0 0 1 107 517 9 2 753 11.1282 0 0 0 Under World Anti-Doping Agency rules, failure to submit to sample collection for doping control purposes...
FAPL Rules: New ownership and 'home grown' Premier League rules
Posted on December 04, 2009Following a Department for Culture, Media and Sport consultation on sport's relationship with money, the Football Association Premier League (FAPL) passed new regulations governing club ownership and 'home grown' players. Daniel Geey and Joe Ward,...
South Africa: Ambush marketing: sanctions and state legislation
Posted on December 04, 2009Normal 0 0 1 85 412 7 2 600 11.1282 0 0 0 Corporations pay millions to exclusively sponsor events such as the FIFA 2010 World Cup South Africa,...
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