The Russian Athletics Federation has had its doping ban lifted but will still be excluded from international competition due to a ban over the war in Ukraine.World Athletics has voted to lift an eight-year doping ban on Russia, but the nation will remain excluded from international competition because of an ongoing separate ban over the invasion of Ukraine. The decision was announced on Thursday after a three-day meeting of the World Athletics Council in Monaco. “Council approved the recommendation to exclude athletes and officials from Russia and Belarus from all our world athletics series events for foreseeable future due to…
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Lord Coe said the decision was made “to protect the female category”World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in the female category at international events.The governing body’s president, Lord Coe, said no transgender athlete who had gone through male puberty would be permitted to compete in female world ranking competitions from 31 March.A working group will be set up to conduct further research into the transgender eligibility guidelines.”We’re not saying no forever,” he said.Under previous rules, World Athletics required transgender women to reduce their amount of blood testosterone to a maximum of 5nmol/L, and stay under this threshold continuously…
The Manhattan district attorney overseeing an investigation that could lead to criminal charges against former United States President Donald Trump has rejected Republican lawmakers’ attacks on the inquiry, accusing them of an “unlawful incursion” into his jurisdiction. Alvin Bragg’s office sent a response on Thursday to a letter from key Republicans in the US Congress demanding he testify about what they called a “politically motivated prosecutorial decision”. Bragg’s office is investigating claims that Trump authorised a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 presidential election, and the case garnered renewed attention at the weekend…
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins was carted off the field during a spring training game Thursday after hurting his left knee while fielding a grounder. Hoskins hit 30 homers with 79 RBIs last season for the reigning National League champions. He was backing up to play a chopper on Thursday when the ball popped out of his glove. Sooner after, he fell to the ground and began clutching his left knee. Teammates gathered around him before he was taken off of the field. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Hoskins, who turned 30 last week, hit…
World Athletics president Lord Coe says Russian and Belarusian athletes will remain barred due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine; the International Olympic Committee has previously spoken about finding a way for those athletes to compete at Paris 2023 Last Updated: 23/03/23 5:34pm Russia will not be able to participate in World Athletics events for the “foreseeable future” Russian athletes will remain barred from track and field “for the foreseeable future” because of the country’s invasion of Ukraine, World Athletics president Lord Coe has said. The International Olympic Committee is exploring a pathway for Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete…
Diogué Island, Senegal – When Cherif Diatta was a child, he used to play football on a beach on Diogué, an island at the mouth of the Casamance River in southern Senegal. On that same spot nearly five decades later, there are boats floating in deep water. “And it [seawater] keeps moving faster and faster,” said Diatta, 66, now the island’s chief. The consequences of the water chewing away at Diogué’s coastline are visible. Residents are retreating inland and paddy fields are replaced by mangroves. Tree corpses dot the beaches, their decaying roots choked by the advancing saline groundwater. As…
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright will miss “several weeks” after suffering a groin strain during an off-field workout with Team USA at the World Baseball Classic, per MLB.com’s John Denton. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Wainwright was in line to start his seventh opening day for the Cardinals when they face the Toronto Blue Jays on March 30. The 41-year-old made two starts for the USA, including the semifinal victory over Cuba. He threw eight total innings at the WBC, striking out five while allowing two runs. He is the third player to have suffered a…
Abdul Qadir Al-Dulaimi was shot three times — in the head, shoulder and kidney — in what he said was apparent retaliation for his work with United States government forces after they invaded Iraq in 2003. He thought his work and the attack would qualify him for one of the 2,500 visas set aside for Iraqis who had experienced “an ongoing serious threat” as a result of their employment with the US. But now, years later, he is among the Iraqis still struggling to receive a visa to flee the violence that continues to target them. The 66-year-old said he…
Lawrence Okolie can engage David Light in a verbal battle at their final press conference for Saturday’s world title fight – and you can watch on a live stream! Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Lawrence Okolie vs David Light | Press Conference LIVE! Britain’s WBO cruiserweight world champion defends his title against mandatory challenger David Light in Manchester on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports from 7pm, with Karriss Artingstall and Frazer Clarke on the same bill. Okolie is targeting world title unification fights, or a big domestic showdown with Richard Riakporhe if he emerges…
One of Zimbabwe’s most influential diplomats, Uebert Angel, offered to use his status to launder millions of dollars through a gold-smuggling scheme, during an undercover operation by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit (I-Unit). Angel, appointed ambassador-at-large and a presidential envoy by Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa in March 2021, told reporters he would be able to carry large volumes of dirty cash into the country using his diplomatic status. The 44-year-old, who claims to be a prophet and heads a congregation — the Good News Church — with branches in 15 countries, said he would facilitate a scheme through which unaccounted cash…