Law and Policy

Examining laws that govern sport which are critical for protection of athletes and the governing of sports bodies.

Taking Football to the World: 48 Teams at the 2026 World Cup

Co-authored by Sreeradh Radhakrishnan & Siddhant Sachdeva The inaugural Football World Cup held in 1930 was not even close to the global showpiece that it...

High Hopes: Athletes’ Case for Legalising Cannabis

Co-authored by Siddhant Sachdeva & Sreeradh Radhakrishnan In April 2018, former Golden State Warriors player Matt Barnes revealed in an interview that he used cannabis...

Racism on the World Stage: Russia and the FIFA World Cup

Written by Kartik Sundar Imagine having slogged on the football field day in and day out for your entire life, all to work up to...

The Gambling Industry’s Legal War: Searching for the Line Between Luck and Skill

Written by Kartik Sundar After a gruelling five days of high-stakes competition, the Delhi Panthers emerged victorious in the first season of the Poker Sports...

Virtual Battlegrounds: Where “Digital Athletes” are Making a Strong Case for Themselves

Written by Kartik Sundar When ESPN first broadcasted “The International” in 2014, they were met with waves of criticism from their base audience. For the...

Racial Quotas: Right-ing the Wrongs in South African Cricket

Co-authored by Sreeradh Radhakrishnan and Parkhee Rattan In Depth Despite their reputation for choking in major tournaments, South Africa has been among the best sides in...

Turning Back Time: Cricket in the USA

Written by Arvind Pennathur It is peculiar that cricket, the second most popular sport in the world, is practically non-existent in arguably the most influential...

Qatar’s Rocky Road to 2022

Researched by Swagam Dasgupta Written by Sreeradh Radhakrishnan 2017 was a turbulent year for the State of Qatar. Qatar’s involvement with regional actors such as Hamas...

Let’s Talk about Match-fixing in Professional Sport

Researched and written by Tanay Gokhale Sports has long been a source of leisure activity for the masses. But with the advent of globalization and the...

The Ripple Effect of Doping in World Sport

Doping has always been a big problem in the world of sport, but as of late, it has grown into an increasingly fierce opponent....