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According to Commonwealth Sport CEO Katie Sadlier, Glasgow 2026’s lower-cost and more sustainable delivery model has attracted interest from other potential host cities and nations
A new rule change proposal in the UK could prevent the streaming and catch-up rights on the UK’s “crown jewel” events, including the World Cup, the Olympic Games, Wimbledon and more top-tier events, from being placed behind a paywall for UK viewers, and at the same time, there is a greater push for “sport not to become a luxury commodity” in New York
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
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
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
FIFA has cleared a World Cup official of making a white supremacist gesture, with the official stating that the gesture was “a subconscious twitch”
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
The Premier League is seeking to add further members to its independent Judicial Panel to adjudicate independently on disciplinary cases and appeals
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”
