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Italian to be first transgender athlete at Paralympic Games
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.
Iconic Rapinoe to play final game for USA on Sept 24
AFP, Published on 30/08/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Megan Rapinoe will play her final game for the United States in a Sept 24 friendly against South Africa in Chicago, USA Soccer said Tuesday.
The stars signing up for Saudi's football project
AFP, Published on 16/08/2023
» PARI: Saudi Arabia has emerged as a force in the football transfer market this year, offering eye-watering salaries that have lured a host of big names including Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to the oil-rich Gulf kingdom.
Transgender athletes condemn ban on inclusion in female events
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.
Motor racing-F1 drivers barred from political statements unless approved
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2022
» LONDON: Formula One drivers will need prior written permission from the sport's governing body to make 'political statements' from next season following an update of the International Sporting Code.
German football bars boycott 'unacceptable' Qatar World Cup
AFP, Published on 16/11/2022
» BERLIN: When Germany kick off their Qatar World Cup campaign against Japan next week, the projector screens at Berlin's Fargo football bar will be in their unusual rolled-up position.