The world Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in elite female competitions and tightened testosterone restrictions for other athletes, the governing body said on Thursday.World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said that the decision to exclude transgender women who had gone through male puberty was based "on the overarching need to protect the female category".The tighter measures around one of the most contentious and divisive issues in sport fol...

Belgium cannot attend the World Cup in Qatar while sporting its colorful warm-up shirt, according to FIFA.On Wednesday, Belgium will face Canada to open their World Cup campaign. In Group F, Roberto Martinez's team will also face Morocco and Croatia.But at FIFA's request, Belgium has been forced to make some last-minute changes to their uniform days before their tournament begins.Before FIFA intervened on Monday and failed to guarantee that players would not receive...

Following the heavy defeat, he tasted last Saturday in the hand of Tyson Fury, the American boxer; Deontay Wilder will not be allowed to return to the ring until next April.Wilder was stopped in the 11 round of the trilogy fight having hit the canvas on three occasions as he lost to the Brit for the second successive time.He was taken to hospital to be checked over before being discharged later on Saturday night with a broken finger and the Nevada State Athletic Com...