FIFA and World Athletics are set to review their eligibility policies following the International Swimming Federation's (FINA) landmark decision here to severely restrict the participation of transgender athletes in women's events.

Rapinoe, a London 2012 Olympic gold medallist and back-to-back FIFA Women's World Cup winner with the United

States, has told Time magazine that she believes banning transgender women from competing in elite

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became the first Romanian male swimmer to win gold at the FINA World Championships ©Getty ImagesThe United

States' Katie Ledecky dominated the women's 1,500m freestyle and won the final by more than 14 seconds

Reigning champions Brazil and Greece will be gunning for glory at the ninth edition of the Men's and Women's Beach Handball World Championships set to run from June 21 to 26 in Heraklion.

Group B consists of Denmark, Spain, Vietnam, and the United States while Argentina, The Netherlands,

The first world record was broken at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships here by Italy's Thomas Ceccon in the men's 100 metres backstroke.

Championships medals, with the Australian swimmer clocking 15:48.96.Regan Smith gave the medals table-topping United

States a second gold of the day, triumphing in the women's 100m backstroke final in 58.22.Kylie Masse

2015 in 1:06.02, staving off the defending champion and Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist Lilly King of the United

States.Katie Ledecky of the United States, centre, dominated the women's 1,500m freestyle to win her

Japan have maintained their perfect record at the women's Volleyball Nations League and remain as the only undefeated team in the competition as its second week concludes.

Olympic champions the United States remain in second place after recording commanding wins against Bulgaria

The International Ski Marathon Federation (Worldloppet) has banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from its competitions in response to the continued invasion of Ukraine.

includes races in Australia, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Germany, France, Japan, Estonia, Canada, the United

States, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Poland, Iceland, China, New Zealand, and Argentina.The Demino marathon

, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine with support from Belarus, according to the United

Boxing legend Roy Jones Jr has claimed he would "risk his life" to help free American basketball player Brittney Griner from her pre-trial detention in Russia.

maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, but many believe that Griner is being used as a political pawn.The United

States Government considers Griner "wrongfully detained" but Russian authorities have suggested she

2014, and also plays in the WNBA for Phoenix Mercury.The 31-year-old center won Olympic gold with the United

States at both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.Jones Jr won Olympic silver for the US at Seoul 1988, but his

United States and China will finally get the chance to win back-to-back titles at the International Basketball

Russian women's doubles player Natela Dzalamidze has switched her nationality to Georgian and is now set to play at this year's Wimbledon.

previously represented Russia ©Getty ImagesIt is the only major championship adopting this stance, after the United

States Tennis Association said earlier this month that players from both nations could compete as neutrals

, when Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine with support from Belarus, according to the United

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) Extraordinary Congress has approved the election of 24 officials to the newly-formed Aquatics Integrity Unit here.

the anti-doping advisory panel, with Spain's Jordi Segura serving as vice-chair, and Bill Bock of the United

States, Laura Lewis of Australia and Lubna Sibtain of Pakistan as members.The fifth element of the Aquatics

represented, although called on the governing body to join the 272 sports organisations who have joined the United

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was triumphant in the men's 100m breaststroke final at the Duna Arena ©Getty ImagesTorri Huske of the United

States won her first individual gold at the FINA World Championships in the women's 100m butterfly ©

Getty ImagesCaeleb Dressel of the United States won his 14th gold medal at the FINA World Championships

The Netherlands were crowned champions of the men's International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League after taking victory against India.

touching distance but they could not level the scores with 13 minutes remaining.Also in Rotterdam, the United

States faced China in the first game of the day which ended in a 2-1 victory for the Americans.Later

Caeleb Dressel has defended his men's 50 metres butterfly title here at the International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships.

The seven-time Olympic gold medallist helped the United States to win the men's 4x100m freestyle relay

Four Spanish Para triathletes managed to win gold at the latest World Triathlon Para Cup event, with several winning streaks kept intact.

Achenza, a bronze medallist at Rio 2016, won the men's wheelchair event, beating off competition from the United

States' Zachary Stinson.

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) Extraordinary Congress has approved a significant change to its policy on the inclusion of transgender athletes in women's competitions here, with individuals required to have completed transition by the age of 12 to be eligible.

participation in aquatics has been brought into the spotlight in recent months by high-profile cases in the United

States and Australia, two of the world's leading powers in the sport.American transgender swimmer Lia