Guiding mistake costs half marathon runner Jess McClain national championship title, world team spot and significant prize money

American middle-distance and long-distance runner, Jess McClain, along with three other runners, including fellow US athlete Emma Grace Hurley and Kenya’s Ednah Kurgat, were led off course during the US Half Marathon Championships, likely costing McClain a national title and definitely costing her an automatic qualifying spot for the 2026 World Road Running Championships and $20,000 in prize money 

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Sport Resolutions invites applications for Chair and Member roles on the Badminton World Federation’s Audit Commission and Electoral Panel

Sport Resolutions is seeking independent individuals to serve as Chair and Members of the Badminton World Federation’s Audit Commission and Electoral Panel

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Beyond the podium: Women leading sport through law, governance and integrity

To mark International Women’s Day, we are delighted to host a special panel discussion with former elite athletes and Olympians who have transitioned from professional sport into influential careers in sport law, governance, and integrity

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Sports journalist and broadcaster Manish Bhasin to host Sport Resolutions Annual Conference 2026 in association with Winston & Strawn LLP

Manish Bhasin, a distinguished sports journalist and broadcaster, widely recognised for his work with the BBC and as a leading global presenter for the Premier League, will host the Sport Resolutions Annual Conference 2026

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WTA Texas tournament introduces rage room for players

A Women’s Tennis Association tournament in Texas has introduced a rage room for players which will allow them to privately express their frustrations away from cameras

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Former official given suspended sentence and told to pay female footballers €625 each for secretly filming them in changing room, gym and shower

A former official at Altach, an Austrian football club, has been given a suspended prison sentence and told to pay female footballers €625 each after secretly filming them and taking photos of them in a changing room, gym and shower

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WADA considering ban on slimming drugs

The World Anti-Doping Agency may ban well-known slimming drugs ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

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UK Athletics pleads guilty to corporate manslaughter following death of Paralympian

UK Athletics has pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter following the death of Abdullah Hayayei, an Emirati Paralympian who was fatally hit on the head by a metal pole during preparation for the London World Paralympic Athletics Championships in 2017

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Ukrainian skeleton athlete barred after helmet tribute dispute

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych has been removed from the Winter Olympics after refusing to stop wearing a helmet honouring athletes killed during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The IOC said the tribute breached competition rules, despite attempts to reach a compromise

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