Festivals
The William Wallace Running Festival, taking place for the first time on October 11, is calling on Scottish businesses to form "teams of Bravehearts" for 50km and 70km relay races featuring historic sites like Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument. Teams can choose to fundraise for a charity
Festivals
The National Sports Commission (NSC) is weighing the option of inviting foreign-based athletes to participate in future editions of the National Sports Festival (NSF). Chairman Shehu Dikko emphasized that the purpose of the festival extends beyond mere victory, aiming to showcase the nation's talents and provide a platform
Sports associations
Zimbabwean Olympic Committee president Thabani Gonye emphasizes the importance of Olympic Solidarity Scholarships in the country's efforts to qualify athletes for the Olympic Games. The committee has called on national sport associations to submit their nominations for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Athlete Scholarship Programme. The scholarships, supported
Sports associations
The Botswana Athletics Association (BAA) has confirmed the withdrawal of three of its star athletes, Letsile Tebogo, Bayapo Ndori, and Collen Kebinatshipi, from the upcoming World Relays in China, citing 'personal reasons'. The move has ignited a debate over athlete welfare and funding within the nation's
Antitrust law
Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible to receive payments ranging from a few dollars to over a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences. The deal also sets the stage for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting
Athletes
Labour's new Culture Secretary, Lisa Nandy, has expressed support for trans athletes to compete in women's sports, saying it's up to individual sports to decide whether to allow biological males to participate in female fields. Nandy emphasized that "broadly speaking, most sports have
College sports
Attorney General Kwame Raoul has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) transfer eligibility rule, arguing it unfairly restricts collegiate athletes and is not implemented consistently. The NCAA requires college athletes who transfer among Division I schools to wait one year before competing
College sports
Multiple class actions have been filed against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) regarding its scholarship restrictions, with plaintiffs' law firm Silver Golub & Teitell LLP (SGT) investigating whether these restrictions violate federal antitrust law. The NCAA limits Division 1 athletic scholarships to 85 players per team and restricts
