Sports Integrity SII

🧵EXCLUSIVE: World Athletics has introduced a chromosome test to determine if athletes can compete in its female category. It argues testosterone limits for XY athletes were ineffective. The problem - these rules have medically harmed athletes. sportsintegrityinitiative.com/challenging-ha…

*ADDITION* World Athletics has just replied. Their response has been included in the article, and is pictured below… sportsintegrityinitiative.com/challenging-ha…

Worley's case attempts to hold sport liable outside of its closed arbitration system. A recent CJEU ruling means harmed athletes can call for a review into whether CAS rulings in this area are compatible with EU public policy. Could this signal more liability claims? 🧵END

🧵EXCLUSIVE: World Athletics has introduced a chromosome test to determine if athletes can compete in its female category. It argues testosterone limits for XY athletes were ineffective. The problem - these rules have medically harmed athletes. sportsintegrityinitiative.com/challenging-ha…

A message from Philippe Auclair: The reality we at Josimar face is stark. Should we fail to raise 50 000 euro by 1 July, the world’s only investigative media dedicated solely to football will cease to exist. josimarfootball.com/2025/06/03/a-l…

New. Russian gambling operators are offering live betting on Ukrainian football matches – often thanks to data from Uefa’s long-term integrity partner, Sportradar. By @samindrakunti, @jackkerr, @MenarySteve, @PhilippeAuclair and @JournoAndy josimarfootball.com/2025/05/20/pla…

World Athletics today launched a new consultation process on its eligibility conditions for the Female Category and the current DSD regulations and Transgender Regulations. The eligibility guidelines are being updated to reflect the latest developments in science, sport and law.

🎆WELCOME TO SAUDI! But not to the World Cup watch party! Journalist @aselliaas and his colleague were subjected to absurd runarounds when they tried to get access to the tent where Saudi Arabia was presenting its bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034 👇 playthegame.org/news/welcome-t…

🏟️ @FIFAcom bent its own rules to award the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia🇸🇦 Will this be a celebration of football or a costly gamble? By @JournoAndy, @PhilippeAuclair, @jckkrr, @samindrakunti & @MenarySteve 👉playthegame.org/news/saudi-ara…

Fixed friendlies remain a problem. Ivo Romano and I found 58 last year and still nothing gets done. For @sportingintel open.substack.com/pub/sportingin…

And then they are gone … 8XBet still all over the Premier League but UK website closed. For @JosimarFotball by @jckkrr @PhilippeAuclair and @JournoAndy with a little help from myself josimarfootball.com/2025/01/03/8xb…

As the world gathers for the UN Climate Conference, FIFA is enjoying a sponsorship deal with Saudi oil giant Aramco despite warnings from the UN that Aramco is not living up to the Paris Agreement and is in fact expanding its fossil fuel production 🌍 👉playthegame.org/news/fifa-igno…

Despite @wada_ama's attempts to justify its actions, the implications from the case of the 23 Chinese swimmers continue to reverberate…

🔥JUST IN New report by @fairsqprojects identifies serious structural flaws within FIFA, resulting in FIFA contributing to ❌ a wide range of social harms ❌ human rights abuses External reform needed, FIFA not capable of self-regulation❗️ 👉 fairsq.org/substitute-rep…

The dubious practices of UIPM monarch Klaus Schormann (I): trading in Olympic accreditation disguised as sponsorship contracts, such as with a strange Monegasque consultancy firm whose owner went to prison shortly after signing the contract. the-inquisitor-magazine.com/the-notorious-…