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

Einars Fogelis has been re-elected as the President of the International Luge Federation (FIL) at the governing body's 70th Congress in Tyrol in Austria.

and the sport of luge," said the 62-year-old.The rest of the Executive Board was confirmed, with the United

States' Dwight Bell also re-elected in his position of general secretary for a second term.Austrian

Both the men's and women's four crews of Australia demonstrated their Olympic pedigree with wins, on a day of finals at the World Rowing Cup.

went to the Dutch, with Roos De Jong and Laila Youssifou comfortably seeing off Ireland and the United

States in 6:54.67.

lightweight men's double sculls final was won by Norwegian pair Lars Benske and Ask Jarl Tjoem, and the United

States' Mary Reckford and Michelle Sechser did enough in the women's event to see off an Australian

Will Zalatoris and Matthew Fitzpatrick both sit top of the leaderboard on four-under-par, after a pulsating third round of golf at the US Open in Boston.

Open last weekend, remains in the mix thanks to strong previous rounds on one under, alongside the United

States' Sam Burns and Joel Dahmen.The 122nd US Open Championship is expected to conclude today, with

Double Olympic 100 metres champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce served notice on her intention of successfully defending her world title this summer as she won the concluding event of a sweltering Meeting de Paris here tonight in 10.67sec, equalling her own 2022 world-leading mark.

improved his seasonal mark and personal best by a centimetre to 17.65m in second place.Devon Allen of the United

States, NFL wide receiver-in-waiting, maintained his winning run this season over 110m hurdles as he

The finalists of the Beach Volleyball World Championships were decided today in Rome with Tokyo 2020 gold medallists Anders Mol and Christian Sørum searching for the only title they have never won.

Brazilian pair in the form of Vitor Felipe and Renato Lima following their 21-17, 21-19 victory against the United

States' Theo Brunner and Chaim Schalk.The layout-stab-cover-kill from Ana Patrícia. ??

Italy has ended the World Para Swimming Championships on top of the medals table after winning another five golds in Madeira.

records at the Funchal Swimming Pools Complex as they concluded the event with 27 golds ahead of the United

States and Brazil on 24 and 19, respectively.Tokyo 2020 champion Simone Barlaam set an explosive time

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take the first swimming gold of the Championships in the men's 400 metres freestyle ©Getty ImagesThe United

States' Katie Ledecky set a FINA World Championships record in the women's 400m freestyle ©Getty ImagesKatie

Two International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships records were set on the first day here by Katie Ledecky en route to a 16th gold medal at the event and French prospect Léon Marchand.

Summer McIntosh, the 15-year-old swimmer who collected her first medal on this stage.Leah Smith of the United

States rounded off the top three in 4:02.08.Another World Championships record was set by 20-year-old

England secured a double win over Belgium at the International Hockey Federation (FIH) Pro League at the Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre in London.

other two women’s matches, which were also held at the HC Rotterdam venue, included China beating the United

States 3-2 and India bettering Argentina.After a 3-3 thriller between India and Argentina, the Asian

Zsófia Kovács has dominated the opening the day of finals at the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Koper in Slovenia, winning both individual deciders.

Hepworth then secured gold for Britain in the men's floor exercise final with a narrow victory over the United

States' Riley Loos by 14.200 points to 14.100 while another American, Taylor Burkhart, made up the top

Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina has called on US Open organisers to take a firmer stance on Russian and Belarusian players, after it was announced they would be eligible to play as neutrals at the Grand Slam in New York this year.

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) said in a statement released on Tuesday (June 14) that it

The United States' Mary Jones was one of three gold medallists in the able-bodied events at the World

Daniel Molina will be just one of many Spanish triathletes hoping for victory on home soil at the World Triathlon Para Cup meeting in A Coruña tomorrow.

 Grace Norman of the United States will be hoping to build on her women's S5 win in Besançon, but

Hungary’s Anna Izsák and Ádám Blázsovics both remain in top spot in the International Teqball Federation (FITEQ) world rankings, after the June update was published.

 Carolyn Greco and Margaret Osmundson of the United States keep their place at the top of the women's