The NFL announced Friday that for the first time it had hired a Black woman to serve as a full-time on-field official. Maia Chaka has been added to the league’s roster of game officials and will take ...

Despite support from the NBA Players Association, Chris Paul has been fined by the NBA for criticising a female referee. Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul has been fined $25,000 for his ...

Chile will become the latest country to boast a female referee in men's professional football, following the announcement by the league (ANFP) that Maria Belen Carvajal will take charge of a second ...

Australia's National Rugby League will make history with its first female referee on Thursday night, as the NRL struggles to leave behind its "blokey" culture. Belinda Sharpe will be in charge for the ...

With less than a month to go before the kickoff of AFCON 2025, CAF has unveiled the list of referees chosen for the tournament. Shamirah Nabadda, the only woman on the list, is capturing all the ...

Officiating in the NFL has improved greatly in the modern era with the help of video replay. The league even expanded the use of video replay even further this year in an effort to get more calls ...

Thursday night’s Bills-Texans game included the unusual sight of the referee getting carted off the field with an injury. But the news a day later is good. Referee Adrian Hill is believed to have ...

Referee Adrian Hill was injured in the third quarter of the Texans' 23-19 win against the Bills. Alex Slitz / Getty Images For NFL officials, a mid-game changing of the guards can be as quick as a ...

NFL referee Adrian Hill was carted off the field after suffering a non-contact injury during the Texans’ 23-19 victory over the Bills on Thursday night. In the middle of the third quarter, Hill was ...

Even the referees were getting injured during “Thursday Night Football.” The Buffalo Bills faced off on this week’s “TNF” against the Houston Texans. During the second half at NRG Stadium in Houston, ...