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UK Athletics has decided to ban trans women from participating in women's competitions from Friday. The decision comes in line with the ban imposed by the International Federation (World Athletics) on international competitions. The entity's previous approach was to include athletes depending on their testosterone level. But the British Athletics Federation announced on Friday that it had obtained the required guarantees from the country's bodies regarding legislation related to the subject. 1 of 2 Women's Athletics – Photo: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images Women's Athletics – Photo: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images According to The Guardian, the federation is considering creating a category open…

English as a second languageThe three-year course will teach you how to organize eSports eventsa Staffordshire University It will be the first college in the UK to offer a degree in eSports.The course runs for three full-time years, and focuses on the management side of the scenario, teaching students how to organise, narrate and broadcast small and large gaming events such as league of legends, Dota 2, Counter Strike, Overwatch that it Hearthstone. Aspects such as public relations, marketing and laws will also be covered in the course.According to the DotEsports website, the British Esports Association is helping the university…

In his attempt to rally the Conservative base, Sunak has been issuing statements that echo the anti-immigration themes raised by Brexit campaigners in 2016. To stem the flow of small boats crossing the English Channel, he has spent much of his term promoting a plan. To place asylum seekers on one-way flights to Rwanda. It is expensive, much criticized and unrealized, and has much in common with Trump's border wall. “This was a Trump moment for us,” said Kim Darroch, a former British ambassador to Washington. “But given Keir Starmer’s legacy, it cannot be ruled out that someone on the…

England, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales have jointly applied to host Euro 2028. October 4 2023 – 09:04 (Updated at 9:56 a.m.) Football with flags of European countries on the grass of the football field. Euro 2021 Image: Image: iStock UEFA confirmed on Wednesday that it had received a request from Italy and Turkey to combine their individual bids into one bid to host Euro 2032, leaving the UK and Ireland as the sole bidders for the 2028 tournament.“Awarding the two tournaments still requires the approval of the Executive Committee at its meeting in Nyon on…

Poland's Krzysztof Glowacki, responsible for one of MMA's major knockouts of the 2023 season, has been banned for four years, according to a Reuters report last Wednesday, for steroid use. The punishment came from the United Kingdom Anti-Doping Authority (UKAD), which regulates the anti-doping program in the region. Krzysztof Glowacki delivers a brutal knockout to Patrick Tolkachevski at KSW 83 Glowacki has only had one MMA bout in his career, specifically the one that brought him into the spotlight last year, but his entire career has been in boxing, where he became the WBO (World Boxing Organization) cruiserweight champion. It…

The FIFA Women's World Cup, which begins on Wednesday (20/7), is another step towards reducing the bias that exists towards women in the sport. Research conducted in the UK shows a misogynistic attitude that 68% of men have towards sport, when played by women. Accordingly, psychologist Jean-Louis Leonardi pointed out some of the main reasons for this bias: Cultural perception: Football is seen as a masculine sport, and has historically been dominated by men. Sexism: Unfortunately, sexism still exists in our society. Investment inequality: Women's football receives less investment than men's football, which may give the impression that it is…

ITV extends agreement to broadcast free-to-air horse racing in the UK. ITV has extended a deal to continue its free-to-air broadcast Horse racing United Kingdom by the end of 2026. The three-year deal covers major events such as the Grand National, Royal Ascot, the Derby and the Cheltenham Festival, the 2023 edition of which takes place this week and will be broadcast on ITV. ITV began its coverage of British racing in 2017, with races shown on its flagship channels ITV1, ITV4 and ITVX. Since then, the broadcaster has enjoyed a large audience among racing fans and horse betting enthusiasts.…

1 in 1 pro-Brexit parliamentarians question whether the deal will actually ensure the resumption of control over the borders of British territories. Others who support the UK's continued membership of the European Union want a new referendum – Image: Getty Images/BBC Parliamentarians supporting Britain's exit from the European Union wonder whether the agreement will actually guarantee the resumption of control over the borders of British territory. Others who support the UK's continued membership of the European Union want a new referendum – Image: Getty Images/BBC In total, 42 companies that were headquartered in the United Kingdom moved to the Netherlands…

The UK Government introduced the Football Governance Bill to Parliament on Tuesday.. This law will establish an independent football regulatory body, with influence over the distribution of competition revenues. This body will have the power to take over clubs Premier League Bad friends. A Premier League club will be monitored more closely by the British government – Image: Getty Images Premier League clubs will be closely monitored by the British government – Image: Getty Images This regulatory institution will investigate the source of funds of the potential buyer of the club's shares. It could deprive some owners of their rights…

Published on 12/04/2024 at 16:54 With the aim of reinforcing the importance of international support for forest conservation and improving the lives of forest people, the Forest Portfolio Manager of the UK Investment Climate Fund (ICF) in Brazil, Erika Melhorance Gouveia, visited the Extractive Reserve (Resex) Chico Mendes, in Záporí (AC), this Thursday, 11. Erica Gouveia learned about one of the initiatives funded by the United Kingdom, through the REM programme, which provides financial incentives to families whose main source of income is extraction. In Acre, the REM program benefits nearly 600 extractive workers as a regular payment of rubber…