Transgender athletes will no longer be able to take part in sports on girls and women’s teams in Louisiana after a bill was passed to become law there on Monday. Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards allowed the bill to pass despite previously saying he was opposed to the legislation and …
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State lawmakers in Arizona and Oklahoma have passed legislation that would ban biological boys from participating in girls’ sports, continuing a push by Republican-controlled legislatures to score points with conservative voters as this year’s midterm congressional election approaches. The Arizona and Oklahoma bills both passed on Thursday, clearing the way …
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Premier League giants Chelsea’s ticket sales from their FA Cup semifinal against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium in April should go to Ukraine, the head of the UK government’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) has urged in the aftermath of the club’s Russian owner, Roman Abramovich, being sanctioned. The …
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Athletes from Poland and Switzerland will boycott the International Swimming Federation (FINA) 2022 World Championships if Russia and Belarus are allowed to participate, claiming that competing against the two countries is inconceivable because of the attack on Ukraine. FINA is one of a diminishing number of sporting organizations not to have announced sanctions …
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Three-time high jump world champion Mariya Lasitskene has reportedly knocked back the chance to attend a meeting held by Russian Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin. On March 21, Matytsin will discuss measures of support for Russian athletes in the face of sanctions and their right to compete in international competitions being taken …
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A top sports lawyer has warned the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that it must be “very careful” when making a decision on figure skater Kamila Valieva’s fate before her next Beijing 2022 event on February 15. International Testing Agency (ITA) officials announced on Friday that the 15-year-old had returned …
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Kamila Valieva must be shown respect as the teenage figure skater faces a battle to compete at the Beijing Winter Olympics after a positive doping test, the Russian sports minister has said. Valieva, 15, tested positive for a banned substance in a sample collected at the Russian national championships in …
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Imagine for a moment you are an athlete – or, to be more precise, a female athlete – who has trained rigorously for many years, devoting time and endless energy to achieving success on your chosen field, or track, of dreams. But then, suddenly, the rules of the game are …
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KAMILA VALIEVA At just 15 years of age, Valieva is already a bona fide figure skating superstar. In her debut season among the international senior ranks, the petite ice queen has captured the ISU’s Finlandia Trophy as well as Grand Prix titles in Vancouver and Sochi. Valieva has smashed world records …
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Last weekend saw the latest combat curiosity to grace the airwaves: Triad Combat, a fresh offering from promotional group Triller’s box of tricks which has already given us a range of ageing prizefighters attempting to turn back the clock for our collective entertainment, as well as Jake Paul’s fighting apprenticeship – …
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