Lausanne, 23 October 2026 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has upheld an appeal by Japanese race walker Koki Ikeda against World Athletics (WA). CAS rules that Mr Ikeda did not commit an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV) and shall be reinstated to sports
The Swiss Sports Tribunal (SST) has imposed a two-year suspension on a Swiss National League A (LNA) basketball player following the detection of methylphenidate—a substance prohibited in competition—in a collected sample. During an in-competition anti-doping test on November 5, 2025, LNA basketball player Malyk Rebetez was
Not every Greek football dispute can go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Greek football disputes do not move within a single forum. They begin within a domestic federation structure, are heavily shaped by the FIFA mandatory framework on dispute resolution and contractual stability
Sports employment disputes in Italy are governed by a distinctive interaction between State law and the rules of the sports system. This is particularly relevant in professional football, where employment relationships between clubs and players, as well as those involving coaches and other sports professionals, are
The CAS Award 2025/A/11368, rendered on 12 August 2026, clarifies the relationship between compliance with the FIFA Clearing House system and the CAS full de novo review jurisdiction, whilst also clarifying the requirements applicable to a contractual offer necessary to preserve entitlement to training compensation
The eligibility of transgender women to compete in the female category in sport has become one of the most sensitive and complex issues in international sports law. The participation of Valentina Petrillo, the first openly transgender Italian athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games, has brought
On 15 June 2026, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (CAS) rendered Award 2025/A/11412 in the Appeal Case of Tommaso Elettrico v. NADO Italia, which is of particular significance from a procedural standpoint, specifically with regard to the appealability of a decision in
Lausanne, 8 June 2026 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport has partially upheld an appeal by football player Boris Cespedes (Bolivia) against a FIFA decision, concerning an Anti-Doping Rule Violation (ADRV). Mr Cespedes’ suspension from any football-related activity has been reduced from a period
Lausanne, 2 June 2026 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled on two appeals by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF, in Spanish) against FIFA concerning sanctions for the use of a homophobic chant by Mexican fans. The CAS Panel ruled that FMF
In a recent Award, handed down on 15 April 2026, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) declined jurisdiction in the appeal case CAS 2025/A/11278 Kontinental Hockey League v. International Ice Hockey Federation, Swiss Ice Hockey Federation, SC Langnau Tigers and Michal Krištof. The appeal arose