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Events & Tournaments

World Cups, playoffs, Olympics-style events, and major competitions that shape the sports calendar.

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Pogačar investigated for running red light at Tour of Flanders

Apr 6, 2026 Noah Bennett

Race winner Tadej Pogačar is among riders under investigation after crossing a railway line against a red signal during the Tour of Flanders.

Leeds Edge West Ham on Penalties After a Comeback That Changed Nothing

Apr 6, 2026 Lucas Morris

A dramatic West Ham fightback forced a shootout, but Leeds advanced. What did the night really change for either club?

IOC to Require Genetic Tests as It Bans Trans Athletes from Women’s Events

Apr 2, 2026 Grace Holloway

A new Olympic policy bars transgender women from women’s events and mandates genetic testing, triggering global debate over fairness and inclusion.

IOC to Require Genetic Testing, Bans Trans Athletes From Women’s Events

Mar 31, 2026 Owen Foster

A new International Olympic Committee policy bars trans athletes from women’s events and introduces mandatory genetic testing, igniting global debate.

Trans Day of Visibility tournament offers court time as bans tighten

Mar 30, 2026 Maya Collins

A Trans Day of Visibility basketball tournament gave trans athletes rare mixed‑gender court time days after Olympic officials barred them from women’s events.

Olympic Committee Adopts New Policy Banning Trans Athletes from Women’s Events

Mar 29, 2026 Daniel Reed

A new Olympic policy bars transgender athletes from women’s events, reshaping eligibility rules and intensifying debate over fairness and inclusion.

IOC Moves to Restrict Women’s Olympic Events to ‘Biological Females’

Mar 29, 2026 Lucas Morris

A new IOC policy would bar transgender women from women’s Olympic events, requiring a one-time genetic screening tied to the Y chromosome.

IOC to Require Genetic Tests, Bar Trans Athletes From Women’s Events

Mar 29, 2026 Chloe Warren

A new IOC policy limiting women’s Olympic events to “biological females” and requiring genetic testing has sparked an immediate global debate.

IOC Bars Transgender Athletes From Women’s Olympic Events

Mar 27, 2026 Emma Carter

The International Olympic Committee has ruled that only biological females may compete in women’s Olympic events, reshaping eligibility rules.

IOC to Limit Women’s Olympic Events to ‘Biological Females’

Mar 27, 2026 Chloe Warren

New IOC policy requires a one-time genetic screening for the SRY gene, restricting women’s Olympic events to athletes it defines as biological females.