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   From - BBC Sport News,    Edited by - Amal Udawatta, Caster Semenya won Olympic 800m gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016 The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of double 800m Olympic champion Caster Semenya in a case related to testosterone levels in female athletes. The 32-year-old South African was born with differences of sexual development (DSD) and is not allowed to compete in any track events without taking testosterone-reducing drugs. A three-time 800m world champion and 800m and 1500m Commonwealth champion, Semenya has been in a long-running dispute with World Athletics. Regulations requiring her to have hormone treatment were introduced by the governing body in 2018. Semenya has twice failed in legal battles to overturn the decision. However, the case at the ECHR was not against sporting bodies or DSD rules - but specifically against the government of Switzerland for not protecting Semenya's rights and dates back to a Swiss Supreme Court ruling three years

  By Suresh Menon Sports Writer,BBC Edited by Amal Udawatta, IMAGE SOURCE, GETTY IMAGES Image caption, Virat Kohli has been one of the top performers in international cricket It is a decade now since India won an ICC trophy, and with the 50-over World Cup set to be played in India in October-November, two questions ask themselves. The obvious one is: will this be India's year again after Mahendra Singh Dhoni's final six became the enduring image of India's triumph in 2011? And less often: Is Indian cricket going through a period of transition? In sport, transition seldom happens overnight. Sometimes a string of consistent victories might lead to a few senior players making way for youngsters. But more often, it is defeat that leads to change. India had a middling 2022, winning roughly 58% each of the Tests and one-day internationals they played, and 70% of the T20 matches. They are in the frame to play the final of the World Test championship later this year, and favourites

The Guardian By -  Nick Ames   Edited by - Amal Udawatta Cristiano Ronaldo sends his penalty straight down the middle to put Manchester United 2-0 up at Sheriff.   Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images/Reuters This was not an evening that will live long in the memory but   Manchester United   got the job done professionally and there were individual morsels of good news, too. They needed to give themselves a foothold in Group E and, against a bright but blunt Sheriff Tiraspol, that was achieved with ultimate ease. A third goal of the season for Jadon Sancho paved the way and perhaps provided some consolation for his latest omission from the England squad; before half-time Cristiano Ronaldo, not used to waiting this long, broke his duck for the campaign with a penalty and a strong United side eased home after that. Erik ten Hag had not taken chances with his starting XI, perhaps mindful that minutes for his better players were more useful than not given they will not play together ag

  By Becky Grey, BBC Sport at Ashton Gate Helena Rowland previously played sevens for England before switching to the XVs side England v Wales England:  (33) 73 Tries:  Rowland 3, Scarratt 2, Packer, Penalty, Kildunne, Cokayne, Botterman, Aldcroft;  Cons:  Scarratt 5, Rowland Wales:  (7) 7 Try:  Crabb;  Con:  Snowsill England became the first team in history to win 25 Tests in a row as they finished their World Cup preparations with an 11-try win against Wales at Bristol's Ashton Gate. The Red Roses scored six tries to Wales' one in the first half. Their dominance only grew after the break as centre Helena Rowland completed a hat-trick. It was the last chance for both coaches to look at their sides before they name their 32-player World Cup squads. England's will be announced on Tuesday and Wales' on Wednesday, with the tournament starting in New Zealand on 8 October. In a match played six days after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, both sides wore black armbands during