Caster Semenya won her first Olympic gold medal in 2009. But claims that her naturally high levels of testosterone should disqualify her have marred her career. At times, she has been effectively ...

Hurling is a national sport in Ireland that dates back centuries. It’s also one of the fastest field sports in the world. The wooden sticks known as hurleys that are used in the game are made from ash ...

A collective of female skateboarders in Bolivia has caught the attention of the news media all over the world. That’s partly because of the clothes they wear. But, as The World’s Tibisay Zea reports, ...

Emma Raducanu, a former British number-one-ranked tennis player, stopped a match in Dubai to ask the umpire to remove a man who she said had been stalking her. Reportedly, he approached her in a ...

In today’s sports-themed show, we take a look at a study that’s trying to reduce soccer knee injuries in women. Also, universities are now offer crash courses in American football for international ...

Ajay Gallewalle grew up loving baseball in a small town in India, where most of his friends and neighbors loved cricket. So, when he finally got the chance to play, his reputation was on the line.

Toward the end of September last year, India achieved a historic victory in chess — winning the gold medal in both men’s and women’s Chess Olympiad in Budapest — considered the Olympics of chess. This ...

When Nobuko Oshiro decided to take up karate lessons in her late 20s, no one in her dojo would have thought they were looking at a future karate legend. But that’s exactly what she’s become — the ...

Being a uniquely American sport, football (not soccer) can be a bewildering game to understand if you’re not from the United States. To help their international students, many universities now offer a ...

As record-breaking heat hits parts of Europe, France is trying to adapt. Paris is now expanding its district cooling system.

International students on campuses across the United States have found themselves caught up in political turmoil, as the ...

In today’s special looking at all things Japan, we bring updates on two key trade deals with China and the United States.