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Reuters, Published on 13/08/2024
» PARIS - Valentina Petrillo is set to become the first openly transgender athlete to participate in the Paralympic Games after the visually impaired sprinter was selected to represent Italy in the women's 200 and 400 metres races in Paris.
Published on 19/07/2023
» AUCKLAND: Fifa president Gianni Infantino has urged fans to “seize the moment” and snap up Women’s World Cup tickets, with Thursday’s opening match yet to sell out on the eve of the tournament.
Reuters, Published on 24/03/2023
» SYDNEY/LOS ANGELES: Transgender athletes have condemned World Athletics' exclusion of transgender women from elite female competitions, while the decision was welcomed by some sportswomen as a win for fairness.
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» KIGALI, Rwanda: Disparaged and yet seemingly indestructible, Gianni Infantino is poised to start a third term at the head of Fifa on Thursday.
AFP, Published on 01/02/2023
» WELLINGTON: New Zealand forward Ardie Savea said Wednesday that he believes Campbell Johnstone's "courageous" coming out as the first gay All Black could pave the way for other rugby stars.
AFP, Published on 29/08/2022
» NEW YORK: Whether it's in the powerful groundstrokes of players like Coco Gauff or the growing numbers of African-American youngsters surging into tennis camps across the United States each year, Serena Williams' influence will be felt long after she hangs up her racquet.
Sports, Published on 23/08/2022
» Tokyo: Third-seeded Anders Antonsen crashed out in the first round of the world championships yesterday but top-ranked fellow Dane Viktor Axelsen was a ruthless winner.
AFP, Published on 14/08/2018
» BRISTOL (UNITED KINGDOM) - England cricketer Ben Stokes was found not guilty of affray in a unanimous decision by a jury in less than three hours of deliberations on Tuesday following a trial at Bristol Crown Court.
AFP, Published on 13/09/2016
» LOS ANGELES - US collegiate officials announced Monday that seven sporting events previously awarded to North Carolina would be relocated over the state's law limiting anti-discrimination protections for gays.
AFP, Published on 19/08/2016
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Usain Bolt's final leg of his 'triple triple' quest on his Olympic farewell is the undoubted show-stopping moment at Rio 2016 on Friday.