WASHINGTON, United States, April 4, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order aimed at regulating US collegiate sports in the wake of rule changes that allow student athletes to be compensated financially. The order, which is the second that Trump has issued on college sports, directs the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to create rules that allow college athletes to play for "no more than a five-year period." The changes are scheduled to go into effect on August 1, and institutions who allow athletes who don't meet the criteria risk losing federal funding. Friday's order came as the hugely popular NCAA basketball tournament reached its closing stages. It follows an order issued by Trump in July that sought to block some recruiting payments by third parties to college athletes in big-money sports like football and men's basketball in order to preserve funds available for women's and non-revenue sports.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha April 04, 2026 06:39 UTC