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Transgender women banned from playing women's cricket
AFP, Published on 22/11/2023
» NEW DELHI - Transgender women who have been through male puberty have been barred from international women's cricket under new regulations announced by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday.
Trans women banned from female athletics
AFP, Published on 24/03/2023
» PARIS - Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in female track and field events regardless of their levels of testosterone, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday, citing fairness over inclusion.
'We are human beings': Transgender rugby player says ban is punishment
AFP, Published on 22/06/2022
» SYDNEY: Transgender former rugby player Caroline Layt said she was assaulted by her teammates nearly two decades ago, and now she fears a new generation of players is being punished for being themselves.
Swimming to set up 'open category' for transgender athletes
AFP, Published on 20/06/2022
» BUDAPEST: Swimming will set up an 'open category' to allow transgender athletes to compete as part of a new policy which will effectively ban them from women's races.
Eyes of football world on Doha for World Cup draw
AFP, Published on 01/04/2022
» DOHA: The draw for this year's World Cup takes place in the shadow of Doha's skyscrapers on Friday evening, with the focus for the evening on the actual football after a build-up dominated by the many off-field issues surrounding the awarding of the tournament.
FIFA faces new attack over rights in World Cup host Qatar
AFP, Published on 31/03/2022
» DOHA: Lingering divisions over FIFA's decision to hold the World Cup in Qatar overshadowed the annual congress of football's world governing body on Thursday, forcing its president Gianni Infantino to insist that the event had already brought change to the Arab state.
Protests as transgender swimmer Thomas powers to US college crown
AFP, Published on 18/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas shrugged off protesters as she powered to a historic victory in the 500-yard freestyle at the US collegiate championships in Atlanta on Thursday in the latest milestone of her controversial career.
Teammates of transgender swimmer seek bar from women's competition
AFP, Published on 04/02/2022
» NEW YORK: Sixteen teammates of transgender swimmer Lia Thomas on Thursday urged US college sport authorities to follow new USA Swimming rules which could bar her from competing at upcoming championships.
USA Swimming changes rules in wake of transgender athlete's success
AFP, Published on 03/02/2022
» NEW YORK: A transgender American swimmer's controversial career hung in the balance Wednesday after USA Swimming announced new rules, including testosterone limits, that could impact her ability to race competitively.
Kigchoge marathon masterclass as delayed Tokyo Olympics set to close
AFP, Published on 08/08/2021
» TOKYO - Marathon world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge stormed to gold in one of the standout performances at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, with the curtain set to fall on the highly unusual Games.