The British public overwhelmingly supports athletes using their platforms to speak out about social issues and advocate for change, according to new research published today by UK Sport. 

Ugandan middle-distance runner Annet Negesa carried a heavy load in her heart for many years as she struggled with the aftermath of a surgery she felt forced into.

Australian Olympic swimming legend Ian Thorpe says sport can still do more in the drive towards equality.

World Boxing Council (WBC) President Mauricio Sulaiman says the organisation plans to introduce a new transgender category during 2023.

Former Indian sprinter PT Usha is poised to become the first-ever female President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) after being confirmed as the only candidate for the role.

Gender equality for women and girls in sport was among the topics discussed on day three of the International Working Group on Women and Sport World Conference in Auckland, New Zealand.

New Zealand's Pacific gender equality ambassador - rugby union world champion Louisa Wall - has met with various Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee (SASNOC) officials.

The curtain came down on the inaugural Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Gender Equity Seminar on Monday 31 October, with organiser and Chair of the OCA Gender Equity Committee Sheikha Hayat bint Abdulaziz Al Khalifa presenting a list of recommendations for Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to evaluate and implement.

World Rugby and the International Working Group (IWG) on Women and Sport have announced a four-year strategic partnership, calling on sporting leaders from around the world to support gender equality in the industry.

An all-women officiating crew is due to take charge of a match at a World Para Ice Hockey event for the first time at the Women's World Challenge this week.

Athletics coach Toni Minichiello, who rose to prominence in coaching Jessica Ennis-Hill to a heptathlon gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics, has been effectively banned for life after a UK Athletics panel found he engaged in "sexually physical behaviour".

Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Katie Sadleir believes World Rugby can help to "show the way" for other International Federations (IF) to ensure there are more women in high-ranking positions.