Athletics

Olympic bosses risk a "disaster" that could "kill" female sports if athletes with high testosterone are allowed to compete against rivals born as women, a world champion has warned while suggesting one solution to the fiery issue.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been labeled “cowardly” after new guidelines suggested transgender women should no longer need to reduce their levels of testosterone to compete in female categories.

The husband of Kenyan Olympic runner Agnes Tirop has been charged with her murder but pleaded not guilty after being ordered to undergo a mental health test.

Women's football superstar Megan Rapinoe has expressed her disgust at the passing of a bill in Texas banning transgender girls from participating in female sports at school.

The president of Ecuador has warned that the murder of World Championship medalist Alex Quinonez "will not go unpunished" after the sprint star was slain outside a shopping center.

Police say tragic Olympic star Agnes Tirop's lover left a note admitting to her brutal murder with a knife and club – and her family claim he was part of a property plot targeting her wealth while she was at the Tokyo Games.

The governor of Texas is set to sign a bill stopping transgender pupils from joining school sports teams matching their gender identity – and that has led to accusations that the law has been lined up as a distraction tactic.

The husband of Kenyan Olympic distance runner Agnes Tirop has been arrested after apparently trying to make a desperate escape from police after the athletics star was found stabbed to death earlier this week.

A runner who made history for the US in Moscow has filed a $20 million lawsuit against her ex-coach and Nike over abuse she says she suffered, including "weight-shaming" as part of alleged cruel remarks about her body.