#Sports Safety

Articles (16)

• 🇬🇧 Debora Silvestri taken to hospital after horror crash at Milano-Sanremo classic — 21/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <ul><li><p>Italian tumbles over guardrail down Cipressa climb</p></li><li><p>Tadej Pogacar pips Tom Pidcock to win men’s race</p></li></ul><p>The Italian cyclist Debora Silvestri was taken to a hospit...

  Related: #Cycling Accident
• 🇬🇧 Tailgating at football matches to become criminal offence — 20/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Entering a football match in England and Wales without a ticket will become a criminal offence under new laws.

  Related: #Legal Changes
• 🇺🇸 Big 12 Ditches Slippery Glass Tournament Floor After Christian Anderson Injury — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  The Big 12 Conference is ditching its slippery new glass floor for a hardwood court for the final two days of the tournament.

  Related: #Tournament Changes
• 🇺🇸 Big 12 ditching slippery glass floor for hardwood for rest of tournament — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  The Big 12 Conference is ditching its slippery new glass floor for a hardwood court for the final two days of the tournament

  Related: #Tournament Changes
• 🇺🇸 Trump discourages Iranian soccer team from attending the World Cup, citing safety concerns — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  Iranian leaders said earlier this week that it's "not possible" for the country to participate in the World Cup.

  Related: #Geopolitics
• 🇬🇧 Australia urged to protect Iranian women's football team as they prepare to fly home — 09/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Concern has grown for team after one critic called them 'wartime traitors' for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.

  Related: #Human Rights
• 🇬🇧 Sense of urgency surrounds Iran women’s football team as safety fears grow | Jack Snape — 09/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>There are mounting calls for Australia to take action before the team return to Iran but with no word from the players themselves the situation is fraught and uncertain</p><p>Their forward was once...

  Related: #Women's Rights
• 🇬🇧 Almost 150 injured at LFC parade before Doyle incident, report reveals — 06/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  A report into traffic and crowd management at the event last May calls for tighter rules on flares.

  Related: #Public Events
• 🇺🇸 FIFA, AFC urged to protect Iran women footballers after ‘traitors’ threat — 06/03/2026 [USA]

  Iran state TV presenter has threatened women's national team for not singing anthem at opening AFC Cup match.

  Related: #Human Rights
• 🇬🇧 My shirt was soaked in blood - but I was told to get back on the rugby pitch — 05/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Ross Coombs has been diagnosed with early onset dementia and feels himself "gradually declining", but says there is "no support".

  Related: #Player Welfare
• 🇺🇸 Austrian Olympian hospitalized after bobsled crash — 21/02/2026 [USA]

  Austrian Olympian hospitalized after bobsled crash

  Related: #Winter Olympics, #Athlete Health, #Bobsled Racing
• 🇺🇸 Lindsey Vonn's Olympic crash rekindles concern over ski bindings design — 18/02/2026 [USA]

  Lindsey Vonn's devastating injury when her skis didn't come off has put a spotlight on bindings, which hold boots to skis and are some of the oldest technology in the sport.

  Related: #Equipment Technology, #Olympic Concerns
• 🇺🇸 Ex-rugby league player says head injuries affected mental health — 11/02/2026 [USA]

  Josh Jones reveals he came close to taking his own life as a result of what he says are the effects of head injuries sustained while playing the sport.

  Related: #Mental Health, #Head Trauma
• 🇬🇧 ‘She’s a grown woman’: skiers defend Lindsey Vonn’s decision to race despite crash — 09/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <ul><li><p>American was competing with ruptured ACL</p></li><li><p>Vonn fractured leg after crashing in Sunday’s race</p></li></ul><p>Lindsey Vonn’s fellow skiers have defended her decision to compete...

  Related: #Winter Olympics, #Athlete Health
• 🇺🇸 Lindsey Vonn's choice to race Olympic downhill on injured knee questioned after crash — 09/02/2026 [USA]

  Lindsey Vonn's crash in the Olympic downhill has sparked debate over whether she should have raced with a severely injured knee

  Related: #Olympic Games, #Medical Ethics
• 🇺🇸 NFL launches challenge to improve facemasks — 06/02/2026 [USA]

  The NFL is challenging innovators to improve the facemask on football helmets to reduce concussions in the game.

  Related: #Innovation, #Technology