She is fighting for precedents that will define the future of women’s athletics. In whatever battles are to come she deserves our full support
Caster Semenya’s case and that of other black women athletes spells bad news for the human rights of women in sport, including their right to dignity and equality
Caster Semenya’s latest legal challenge follows a series of setbacks that seemed to have ended her chances of competing in her preferred events
South Africa’s star Olympic athlete may well have run out of legal options after latest loss in Swiss tribunal
It may leave a sour taste in the mouth, but the lack of sanction for Manchester City, aside from a fine that amounts to small change, doesn’t affect the bigger picture
After being banned by Uefa from European competitions for two years, will the side return to their old, mediocre standards?
The pause means she is free to compete in any event without the need for testosterone regulation and monitoring.
The Olympic gold medallist will appeal the ruling which is set to bar her from participating without artificially reducing her testosterone levels
The next chapter in the prolonged battle to secure the professional future of Caster Semenya is about to be written
‘We have come to expect discrimination from world athletics bodies. Witness the ongoing battle to force Caster Semenya off the track’
The rejection of her appeal flirts with scientific facts, leaving room for ambiguity
Indian gender-row sprinter Dutee Chand on Thursday said Caster Semenya’s court defeat over testosterone rules was ‘wrong’
The double Olympic gold medalist has spoken out after the Court of Arbitration for Sport turned down her appeal
Whatever the outcome of the athlete’s appeal, it is an important day in sporting history
IAAF to rule whether naturally occurring higher testosterone of Olympic champion is legal
We take a look at some of the experts who will be called up in Caster Semenya’s case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Earlier on Monday, the IAAF published on its website the names of those who it hopes will justify the need for the new rules in female competition
Semenya is fighting regulations that would require her to lower her testosterone levels artificially
The tennis great has come to the defence of champion Caster Semenya ahead of next week’s landmark hearing
The IOC has been losing patience with boxing since a judging scandal at the 2016 Rio Games
Presidents from Athletics South Africa and the IAAF met to discuss their positions on the latter’s new eligibility regulations
In April, the athletics body introduced new “eligibility regulations for female classification” that restricted the testosterone levels
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/ 9 February 2012
Three days after the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned Alberto Contador for doping, former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich has also been banned.
Alberto Contador has to ponder his future as a professional cyclist after a two-year doping ban ruled him out of this year’s Tour de France.
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/ 10 January 2012
Burkina Faso will be playing in the Africa Cup of Nations after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Namibia’s appeal against Herve Zengue.
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/ 29 December 2011
The first African football drama of 2012 will unfold as Namibia continues a battle to get Burkina Faso kicked out of the upcoming Cup of Nations.
Alberto Contador is due to fight against an appeal to impose a doping ban on him which could strip him of his 2010 Tour de France title.
South Africa and the United States are among at least five countries that filed initial paperwork required ahead of any potential 2020 Olympic bids.
Arbitrary decisions by sporting organisations suggest that the country needs a body to streamline governance and fairness across the playing fields.
Football is in danger of losing its prominent position at the Olympics after a ruling allowing clubs to deny them a place at the Games.
Wearing his trademark Cheetah blades, South African double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius won the 100m and 400m races at a Dutch Paralympic meet on Sunday. Pistorius, who hopes to run the 400m at the Beijing Olympics, won with a time of 47,92 at the Dutch Open, a day after coming first in the 200m.
Lamine Diack, president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, is cautious about the implications of ”blade runner” Oscar Pistorius’s successful appeal. Speaking at the athletics grand prix in Dakar, in his native Senegal, Diack said that it was important to monitor any changes to Pistorius’s prostheses.