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

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.

An 18-month long fight over the governing rights of stand-up paddle continues after attempts of CAS mediation.

In this report about the opening days of the World Cup in Russia, Andreas Selliaas discusses the Saudi Arabian influence in international football, Gianni Infantino’s announcement of running for a new term as FIFA president and the ghost of Sepp Blatter.

“One of the best ways you can avoid being used is by making your voice heard in the public domain,” said Jens Sejer Andersen, International director at Play the Game, when speaking to athletes at the WADA Global Athletes Forum, held in Calgary, Canada, on June 4, 2018.

Read the speech that he gave on the occasion.

At a seminar in Flanders, democracy, board competences and experiences with sports governance were discussed as a part of the NSGO project.

In a move to assess recent developments in international sports governance, Play the Game and KU Leuven follow up on the findings produced by the 2015 Sports Governance Observer.

An independent commission on college basketball has released a 60-page report containing several recommendations for the NCAA to develop concrete measures to renew the college basketball arena.