The reputation of cycling suffered another blow on Monday as Spanish superstar Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France and banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for failing a doping test during the 2010 Tour.
The English Premier League’s latest round of court action against importers of foreign satellite TV decoder boxes and cards has led to both sides claiming victory.
A number of Australian sporting codes have signalled their dismay after Optus won a landmark copyright case that could transform television and internet broadcasting in the country.
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke has stated that all parties are close to agreeing to a controversial law governing the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and insisted that “it is time for the baby to be born”.
German Football League (DFL) CEO Christian Seifert has hailed the Federal Cartel Office’s decision to give its new broadcast tender the green light as a “big step” as the League prepares to test the water with a new offering.
Gaming giant Bwin.party digital has been ordered to remove all advertising and sponsorship from Portuguese sports competitions after a court ruled its activities are illegal.
FC Sion has pledged to maintain its legal battle against what it has called the “blackmail” imposed by FIFA after the Swiss Football Association (ASF-SVF) levied a huge 36-point deduction against the club.
Tennis Channel has won a key Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ruling against Comcast that will effectively force the US cable provider to carry the channel on a more widely available tier of service.
Top Spanish football club Sevilla has been rocked by the news that its president Jose Maria del Nido, who earlier this year attempted to shake up the broadcast rights revenue split in La Liga, has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday upheld UEFA’s right to exclude FC Sion from the Europa League, with the verdict marking a decisive moment in a lengthy legal battle that has rumbled on since September.
