All OutESPN’s Cricket Site Announces It Will Use Gender‑Neutral Sports Terms The term 'batter' will replace 'batsmen,' and the 'man of the match' will now be called 'player of the match.' By Saumya Kalia
Restrictive RulesGerman Beach Volleyball Players Opt Out of Qatar Event Over Bikini Ban “We are there to do our job, but are being prevented from wearing our work clothes.” By Rajvi Desai
Not Tolerating It AnymoreAthletes Are Calling Out Racist Trash Talk in Real‑Time, Forcing Sporting Culture to Adapt Players like cricketer Mohammed Siraj are challenging the traditional advice to ignore racist abuse. By Rajvi Desai
End Sex TestingBlack and Brown Women Athletes Are ‘Overwhelmingly’ More Likely to Have Their Sex Challenged, Says Human Rights Watch A new report by the watchdog reveals the racism that influences forced sex testing among elite women athletes. By Aditi Murti
BenchedPay Cuts, No Plan to Restart Play — Women’s Football Faces Pandemic Setback Women's football faces an “existential threat” amid Covid19, warns Fifpro, a global union of football players, in a new report. By Rajvi Desai
No Justice No PeaceUS Athletes Boycott Major Sporting Events to Protest Jacob Blake Shooting Blake was shot in the back by a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and the incident has sparked widespread outrage. By Aditi Murti
Break The CycleHollywood Stars and U.S. Soccer Champions Just Invested in a New Women’s Soccer Team in L.A. Looking at you, Indian celebrities. By Rajvi Desai
Kick It OutStudy Says Football Commentators Praise Black Players For Power, White Players for Work Ethic, Leadership Hearing racist descriptors from commentators also greatly influences the way fans think about these players. By Rajvi Desai
Leap of FaithIn Court Filing, Simone Biles Identifies Herself as Plaintiff In U.S. Gymnastics Abuse Civil Case While the civil case against US Gymnastics has been active since 2018, this is the first time Biles' name appeared in a public court filing. By Aditi Murti
Step It UpInternational Olympics Committee Announces Near Gender Parity Throughout Its Administration The goal, according to IOC, is to achieve full gender parity across all aspects of the games by the 2024 Paris Olympics. By Rajvi Desai
Level Playing FieldThe Covid19 Pandemic Has Left Stadiums Empty. It’s An Opportunity to Boost Women’s Sports. Removing the physical manifestations of 'masculine' sporting culture can be an opportunity to bolster women's sports and fandom. By Rajvi Desai
Equal Pay For Equal WorkU.S. Soccer Claims Male Players Are More Skilled Than Women, Deserve More Pay Sponsors like Coca Cola are condemning the U.S. Soccer Federation's comments regarding the women's team's equal pay lawsuit. By Rajvi Desai
Bowling A Maiden OverIn a First, Team India Qualifies for Women’s T20 World Cup Final The Indian team advanced to Sunday's final due to its undefeated romp through the first phase of the tournament. By Liesl Goecker
Chak De! IndiaIndian Hockey Captain Rani Rampal Wins ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ Under Rampal's captaincy, the Indian Women's Hockey team made it to the 2020 Olympics for the third time. By Anubhuti Matta
The Fault In Our StarsPost Kobe Bryant’s Tragic Death, Fans Reckon With the Legend’s Complicated Legacy Bryant had a credible rape allegation against him that was settled out of court in 2005. By Rajvi Desai
Level Playing FieldAll the Arguments You Need: To Prove It’s Fair for Trans, Intersex Athletes to Compete in Consistence With Their Gender Identity Bodies and gender identities aren't binary, so why are sporting competitions? By Pallavi Prasad
A New QueenGrandmaster Koneru Humpy Becomes First Indian Woman to Win the World Rapid Chess Championship The 32-year-old from Andhra Pradesh is the second Indian to win the title after Vishwanathan Anand in 2017. By Pallavi Prasad
Negative PointsNew Report Outlines Scale of Homophobia, Transphobia in Sport 82% of survey respondents report having witnessed homophobic or transphobic language either as a sports spectator or participant within the last year. By Liesl Goecker