INFORM: Sports Law – July 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:

• Game On: India’s New Sports Policy 2025
• Women in Football: AIFF Adopts Welfare Reforms Following FIFA Amendments
• BCCI Ups Age Game to End Age Math Errors Costing Players
• World Boxing: Mandatory Gender Testing in the Works
• ICC Playing Conditions: A Look at Key Changes
• Sammy Fined for Breaching ICC Code of Conduct Over Umpire Outburst
• Mbappe Alleges Moral Harassment by PSG
• Senate Committee Advances Bill to Authorise Withholding of WADA Dues

Case Laws: 

• BCCI v. Kochi Tuskers: Franchise Secures Win in Decade-Long Battle (Published)
• IPL 2009: SC Nixes Lalit Modi’s Plea for BCCI to Cover FEMA Penalty
• Court Steps In to Curb Pirated Sports Streams
• Roller Skating Federation Elections: HC Directs Compliance with Sports Code