INFORM: Sports Law – January 2025

This newsletter highlights key developments in sports, esports, and gaming laws in India and internationally. The sports sector continues to experience a growing emphasis on enhancing its regulatory framework through legislative reforms and judicial decisions.

The highlights of the current issue are:

Updates:

• FIFA Introduces Temporary Regulatory Framework for Player Transfers
• Virat Kohli Penalised for Sam Konstas Shoulder Incident
• NDTL Receives WADA Approval to Manage Athlete Biological Passport
• Chess to be Included at the Esports World Cup 2025
• Britain’s LTA Bans Trans Women from Certain Female Events
• Ongoing Discord Between IOA and IGU Persists
• No Decision on Sinner Doping Case Before New Year—WADA
• FIA President to Oversee Ethics Complaints
• Wimbledon Pursues Legal Action to Safeguard Expansion Plans

Case Laws: 

• Centre Allowed to Disburse Funds to Sports Federations
• CCI Issues Cease and Desist Order Against TTFI and its Affiliate Federation