Athletes

Tokyo Games ceremony director dismissed over past comments on Holocaust

Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto says that Kentaro Kobayashi has been fired as the Summer Games finally get underway.

Footballers not a priority for vaccine, says FIFA chief

The priority for the vaccines is the people at risk and for health workers, Gianni Infantino, head of FIFA, tells a press conference after he launched a joint campaign with WHO to encourage fair access to the Covid-19 jab.

Coronavirus shreds global sporting calendar

Major sporting events around the world have been cancelled amid fears of spreading the new coronavirus as some athletes have already tested positive for Covid-19.

Semenya's future in doubt after she declines meds to lower testosterone

The 28-year-old South African won her last 800 metre race on Friday before the introduction of the rules by the IAAF come into effect on May 8.