A Swiss tennis player has been suspended for two years by the Swiss Sports Tribunal (SST) for possession and attempted use of the banned substance BPC-157 (Body Protective Compound) and ordered to pay part of the procedural costs. During a postal inspection in August 2024, a
A Structured and State-Supervised Ecosystem The esports and gaming sector in Türkiye is a multi-million US dollar industry, with total gaming revenues exceeding US$1 billion (around Sw. Frs. 775 million) in 2025. Driven by almost 50 million active players and a young, digitally-savvy population, this sector thrives on
"WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES MILANO CORTINA 2026 SKELETON THE CAS AD HOC DIVISION DENIES APPLICATION BY VLADYSLAV HERASKEVYCH (UKRAINE) AND FINDS FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION GUARANTEED AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES, BUT NOT ON THE FIELD OF PLAY Milan, 13 February 2026 – The CAS Ad hoc Division
"WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES MILANO CORTINA 2026 BIATHLON THE CAS AD HOC DIVISION HAS NO JURISDICTION TO CONSIDER AN APPLICATION BY REBECCA PASSLER (ITALY), WHO MAY STILL CHALLENGE HER PROVISIONAL SUSPENSION BEFORE NADO ITALIA Milan, 11 February 2026 – The CAS Ad hoc Division has ruled
By Kim Gamboni, Attorney, VALLONI Attorneys-at-Law, Zurich, Switzerland Facts of the Case In an award, handed down on 27 November 2025, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) v. Finnish Center for Integrity in Sports (FINCIS) & Miro Sihvonen
Our International Sports Law Consultant, Prof Dr Ian Blackshaw, has published a new article in the New Law Journal (www.newlawjournal.co.uk) on 6 February 2026. The article discusses the jurisdiction of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Ad Hoc and Anti-Doping Divisions, which are in operation
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court has issued the following important Press Release on 29 January 2026: "The Swiss Federal Supreme Court Judgments of 23 January 2026 (4A_438/2024, 4A_494/2024, 4A_510/2024, 4A_512/2024, 4A_594/2024) Awarding of the bronze medal in the women's artistic gymnastics floor exercise at the Paris
As part of a broader initiative to ensure fair competition within the sports equipment sector in the European Union (EU), the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission launched unannounced inspections (so-called "dawn raids") of several ski equipment companies regarding possible violations of EU Competition Rules.
Background Competition law is playing an increasingly active role in the regulation of sport at the national and the European Union levels. An interesting and important case in point is the current litigation in the English High Court between the British Basketball Federation (BBF), Super League Basketball (SLB) and
The 2027 World Anti-Doping Code (Code) and International Standards (Standards) have been approved on 5 December 2025 by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board and Executive Committee respectively, at the WADA Sixth World Conference on Doping in Sport held in Busan, Republic of Korea. The 2027 Code and Standards