Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday charged former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and former UEFA president Michel Platini with fraud and other criminal offenses stemming from a multimillion-dollar payment in 2011.
The big picture: Switzerland's attorney general's office accused Blatter of unlawfully arranging payment of 2 million Swiss francs from FIFA to Platini.
Women handball players will no longer be required to compete in bikini bottoms, according to updated rules by the International Handball Federation.
Driving the news: The new rules, published on Oct. 3, follow the controversy over the bikini bottom requirement. Norway's women's beach handball team was fined in July for wearing shorts in competition — a penalty that sparked backlash over the rules and broader debate about sexism and double standards in sports.
Overtime Elite (OTE), the startup basketball league paying elite prospects six-figures to ditch high school and skip college, launched this weekend.
How it works: OTE, founded by sports media brand Overtime, has recruited 24 teenagers, ages 16 to 18, to join the league, where they'll be paid at least $100,000 per season, plus health insurance and equity stakes.
