According to Jibi George, “The Indian Sports licensing market is digging its heels in and is ready to play ball.” Introduction Different countries are famous for their achievement in different kinds of Sports. For example, in a country like India, while every kind of game finds its place, cricket has its own separate place. The…

Sports Law, unlike natural law, is a positive law and is a very new concept in our country. Sports Law not only covers the on-field activities but also other off-field physical education and related areas. Sports have been stated in the State List of the Seventh Scheduled of the Constitution of India and the laws…

Introduction On 14th May 2020, The Basketball Arbitral Tribunal(BAT), issued an award in a dispute of contract between Grzegorz (Greg) Sulmacz, a Polish-Canadian professional basketball player and BM Slam Stal S.A, a Basketball club in a high profile basketball league in Poland (the ‘Club’). The tribunal ruled in favour of the Player and awarded him…

Introduction The world of sports is not just about going on the field or court and doing your best, rather every step is governed by the laws, rules, and regulations that every sportsperson has to abide by. From getting sponsorship to complying with the rules of the game, everything comes under the purview of the…

INTRODUCTION The world of sports has seen athletes with enormous powers and deduction to their fields though, at the dark side of it, these powers and performance have been at the peak by the use of performance-enhancing drugs or, the so called, “doping”. Much of the controversy surrounding the Olympics and sports, in general, is…

The advances in information and communication technologies, due to the unification of all the nations across the globe into a global village, have mobilized broadcast of sports and allowed billions of people to partake in the major sporting events, at all levels as intermediaries, audience, sportspersons, etc. The law related to sports broadcasting is really…

 INTRODUCTION The onset of the Novel Coronavirus or COVID19 has taken a toll on almost all the sectors of the economy across the globe. However, in the context of the sports industry, the virus is set to take a serious toll as all the sporting activities are at a complete halt. The sports industry is…

Introduction Gambling on sports is no longer outlandish to India. Even some ancient Indian histories hold strong reference gambling in India. The world is swiftly moving towards more flexible viewpoint towards ‘game of skill’. With the introduction of fantasy web applications like Dream11 and MPL, fantasy gaming has taken up the front seat. However despite…

Abstract Today in India, sports are one of the fastest-growing fields in terms of employment and profession. We can find a sportsman in every street in the city. But if we look about the laws regarding sports in India we would not find certainty and any stricter provisions regarding the same. This is because sports…