World Boxing Lifts Sanctions, Russian Boxers Can Compete with Flags and National Anthems
JAKARTA – World Boxing officially lifted the sanctions on Russian athletes, allowing the country to carry the national…
Tennis body mandates one-time eligibility test for female players
The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has introduced a new policy requiring female players to undergo a one-time genetic…
Drawn from IOC, FIFA but still uniquely cricket-specific: Aussie doctor behind ICC’s post-pregnancy guidelines
“The two things I’d like to hope from these guidelines is, number one, women coming into the game,…
Kyle Chalmers says swimming approaching tipping point in terms of athlete pay
A teenage Kyle Chalmers qualified for his first Australian team as a relay swimmer at the 2015 world…
Brisbane local takes stadium fight to Olympic bosses as corruption fears mount
The last ditch effort to save Brisbane’s Victoria Park from becoming home to the Olympic stadium has been…
IOC should not use SRY test to determine gender of women’s athletes, says scientist who discovered it
The genetic test the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is relying on to determine who can compete as a…
Australian Olympic Committee backs new IOC transgender eligibility rules as human rights experts raise concerns
The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has backed new rules that will ban transgender women from competing in female…
International Olympic Committee bans transgender athletes from women’s events
Only biological female athletes, whose gender has been determined by a one-time gene-screening test, will now be eligible…
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pushes for flag football in 2032 Brisbane Olympics
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell declared that he wants flag football “to be included in the 2032 Brisbane Olympic…
Global Athlete accuses IOC of ‘kowtowing’ to Russia by including AIN athletes
An athlete’s advocacy body has accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of “enabling” and “kowtowing” to Russia by…
Brisbane 2032 looking to learn from Milano Cortina Olympics as costs of dispersed Games start to bite
The organisers of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics will hope to learn from Milano Cortina’s “dispersed Games” as the…
USTA Quietly Bans Trans Athletes From Women’s Tennis
The United States Tennis Association, the national governing body for tennis in the United States, has quietly banned…