By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Street culture comes to the Summer Olympic Games, to be held in Tokyo next year from 24 July to 9 August, when skateboarding features for the first time as part of the Programme. This is … Continue reading
By Emre Bilginoglu, Attorney-at-Law, Istanbul, Turkey US$8 billion: this is not the GDP of a developing country, but the total wagers in online e-sports betting. The e-sports betting industry recorded a revenue of US$560 million this year and is expected to … Continue reading
By Dr. Jason Haynes, Lecturer in Sports Law, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados The selection of athletes to participate in sporting events, especially where these events are of an international nature, is arguably one of the … Continue reading
By Athena Constantinou, managing director, AP Sports Consulting, Nicosia, Cyprus We are in the midst of the 2019 Summer Transfer Window, which, in the case of transfers of players from and to English Clubs, will end on 8 August 2019 … Continue reading
By Dr Justin Koo, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago The state of football in Trinidad and Tobago has been under intense scrutiny in recent months with a number of ongoing disputes. Issues have arisen … Continue reading
By Dr Justin Koo, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago The state of football in Trinidad and Tobago has been under intense scrutiny in recent months with a number of ongoing disputes. Issues have arisen … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Cheating in any sport is against the basic idea of sport, namely, fair play. A chess grandmaster has been accused of cheating at the Strasbourg Open, having been photographed in a toilet cubicle using his … Continue reading
By Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham fans have won unanimous support from Football Supporters Europe (FSE) for changes to the finals of these major European competitions to make them more accessible to football fans. FSE, which … Continue reading
By Jonathan Copping, Lawyer, Stone King, London, UK The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France concluded on Sunday 7 July with the United States beating the Netherlands 2-0. The tournament has seen record audiences across the world tuning in … Continue reading
By Athena Constantinou, Managing Director, APC Sports Consulting, Nicosia, Cyprus Some recent shocking financial sporting statistics: 60% of NBA players go broke; and 78% of NFL players face severe financial problems or bankruptcy within two years of retiring. Other sports … Continue reading