Analysis: The recent World Cup in football was named “the best ever” by the FIFA President. But from an economic point of view, its legacy is questionable. The investments surpassing 25 billion USD may turn out to be highly disproportionate to the benefits. Economist Matthias Fett looks at the numbers.

In a letter to the IAAF President, Human Rights Watch asks the international athletics federation to “urgently revoke” new eligibility regulations. According to the human rights organisation they violate women’s fundamental rights.

During a seminar on good governance in sport, researchers invited national sports federations to discuss differences and similarities with an outset in the benchmarking tool, the National Sports Governance Observer.

German athletes now have an athlete institution aiming to unite and empower athletes, funded independently of the country’s NOC, the DOSB.

Only three new clubs enter this season’s Champions League, the latest edition of the Diversity Index shows and also reveals that the current prizing system fuels competitive imbalances and domestic hegemonies.

The “Foundation for Sports Integrity” was recently launched in a lavish setting that made several participants ask about the source of the money. Two of them were Andreas Selliaas and Jan Jensen, who have tried to track the secret backers of the new initiative.

The Australian Human Rights Commission has recently issued a new document to guide sports organisations to respect gender diverse and intersex people within elite and non-elite contexts.

Iranian women will be permitted to enter in Azadi Stadium tonight to watch their national football team playing against Portugal, A Tehran stadium manager said.