Sep 18, 2023 Reflecting on the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023: a bright future ahead for women’s football in the Republic of Ireland By Elinor Cavil Noemie Cetnarowicz As we reflect on what was a historic four weeks of football during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, which saw a record-breaking 1,977,800...
Sep 12, 2023 Gamescom 2023 – A taster By Saskia Lais-Jansen I had the pleasure of attending this year’s gamescom as 320,000 other visitors from more than 100 countries. Visiting the different...
Sep 11, 2023 Between a rock and a hard place: women take on the men’s game By Abbie Taylor Helena Casson Danielle Carter Rock climbing is one of the few sports where men and women can compete on a relatively level playing field, due to the delicate balance...
Sep 07, 2023 Women in esports – Current landscape and ways to enhance their successful participation By Saskia Lais-Jansen Fabian Schraa At this year’s gamescom from 23-27 August, 320,000 video gaming enthusiasts flocked to the exhibition halls of Cologne, Germany. For...
Aug 18, 2023 Leicester City FC fined by UK competition authority: Key learnings for sports organisations|LawInSport By Alexandra Kamerling Alistair White On 31 July 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued an infringement decision finding that Leicester City FC colluded with...
Aug 17, 2023 A re-valuation of media, digital and sponsorship rights for women’s sport By Elizabeth Bingham Claire Sng As all eyes turn to Australia for the FIFA Women’s World Cup final, Australia’s Victoria State Government has released a timely report on...
Aug 15, 2023 Formula 1’s NFTs: A new era in ticketing and digital technology By Naomi Ross Sara Jenkins Formula 1’s largest ticket operator, Platinum Group, made a ground-breaking move in the auto-racing industry by introducing NFT ticketing...
Jul 31, 2023 Women are not small men: what are retailers and manufacturers doing to support the evolution of women’s sport-focused technology and kit? By Zoë Stainton Lydia Walklate Whilst technology and science are increasingly utilised to optimise the performance, safety, comfort and fit of sports equipment and kit,...
Jul 24, 2023 Celebrity Ownership of Football Clubs – Why fans should revel in football being Hollywood’s ‘flavour of the month' By Cameron Turner Zoë Stainton In 2020, Hollywood duo Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were announced as the owners of National League side Wrexham and they’re not the...
Jul 11, 2023 Sporting brands: About the sport or the athlete? By Claire Sng Grace Pigott A new report published this month from the Women’s Sport Trust shows the positive impact and significant awareness being generated by...
Jun 26, 2023 Representation of women's sport in the French media: The gold medal for invisibility By Emilie Faucheux From 20 July to 20 August 2023, the ninth Women's World Cup will take place in Australia and New Zealand. The Women's World Cup is a...
Jun 12, 2023 New English football governance proposals – how will this change the future of football? By Cameron Turner Benjamin McGlinchey Zoë Stainton The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has recently presented a new White Paper on reforming club football governance in...
May 16, 2023 Co-chair of DLA Piper's women in sport initiative nominated in Everything in Sport Women's Edition Awards By Sarah Jayne Scott We are thrilled that Claire Sng, co-chair of DLA Piper's women in sport initiative, has been nominated in the Everything in Sport Women's...
May 04, 2023 Gay Games Hong Kong - celebrate unity in diversity By Claire Sng In this vlog, I catch up with Michael Horman, Head of Operations, Asia to talk about the upcoming Gay Games being hosted in Hong Kong...
Apr 26, 2023 Women in sport event: Image rights – a cross border perspective By Claire Sng When the Forbes' ranking of the World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes was announced in December, it was the first time more than seven...
Apr 24, 2023 Esports in the UK: challenges and future opportunities - Part 3 By Benjamin Fellows In the penultimate part of our mini-blog series on “esports in the UK: challenges and future opportunities”, we report on the panel...