INFORM: Sports Law – January 2026

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:

• Antitrust: Basketball Federation Under CCI Lens
• Phased Rollout of the New Sports Governance Framework
• A Look at the Proposed ISL Governance Charter
• WADA Issues 2026 Prohibited Substances and Methods List
• Enhanced Games Lawsuit Against Sports Bodies Dismissed
• PSG to Pay Mbappe’s 60 Million Euros Unpaid Salary
• Massa’s F1 2008 Lawsuit Allowed to Proceed in Part by London’s High Court
• Rugby Players Must Provide Full Medical Records
• NASCAR Settles Antitrust Lawsuit

Case Laws: 

• Delhi HC Orders Restoration of BLUE-JAY Trademark
• Former Cricketer Secures Personality Rights Protection