INFORM: Sports Law – October 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:

• New Chapter in Indian Football: AIFF Adopts SC-Approved Constitution
• MeitY’s Draft Online Gaming Rules: Key Highlights
• Formula-E Case: Telangana Anti-Corruption Bureau Submits Report
• Selection Criteria for 2026 Asian Games Notified
• Cricket Australia Introduces Trial Rules Allowing Injury Replacements
• USA Cricket Files for Bankruptcy Minutes Before ACE Court Hearing
• Chelsea Hit with 74 Charges by the Football Association 
• South Africa Loses World Cup Qualifying Points for Fielding an Ineligible Player
• Malaysian Football Players Suspended Over Forged Documents

Case Laws: 

• HC Rejects Plea Against BCCI Team Being Called ‘Team India’
• SC: Courts Should Keep Out of Sports Matters