US supreme court to hear case on payment for college athletes

• Decision from court expected by end of June 2021
• Opponents say payments make students de facto professionals

The US supreme court on Wednesday agreed to review a court decision that college sports' governing body, the NCAA, says has blurred the line between student-athletes and professionals" by removing caps on education-related money certain football and basketball players can receive.

The case will be argued in 2021 with a decision expected before the end of June. College sports generates up to $14bn in revenue in non-Covid years, but athletes are unpaid.