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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Controversy grew over the Indonesian government’s denial of visas to the Israeli national gymnastics team Saturday, when the president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) spoke out about it.  FIG President Morinari Watanabe addressed the situation at a press conference early Saturday morning, saying he agrees with recent concern over the situation …

< div class=”featured featured-video video-ct” data-v-324c3b57> < div class=”contain” data-v-324c3b57> <!–> Israel-Hamas ceasefire continues to hold amid fragility Former Navy Seal Jared Hudson and GOP Senate candidate Jared Hudson say President Donald Trump’s Middle East policy is a fresh change of pace from past ‘neocon’ administrations that perpetuated forever wars on ‘The Story with Martha MacCallum.’  NEWYou can now listen …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Canadian Olympic pole vaulter Alysha Newman turned heads at last summer’s Paris Games, going viral for a celebratory dance after winning the bronze medal. Newman cleared 4.85 meters to earn the first Olympic medal of her career. The athlete-turned-model and influencer is now offering advice to those who aspire to follow in …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In February, Super Bowl winner and speedy wide receiver Tyreek Hill and the “world’s fastest man,” Noah Lyles, appeared to reach an agreement.  While the two sports stars agreed to square off in a race to determine who really is the fastest, the highly anticipated event won’t actually happen, according to Lyles.  …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Olympic dressage rider Heath Ryan was suspended by Equestrian Australia on Thursday after video shared online showed him reportedly whipping a horse.  The sports governing body announced the suspensions in a lengthy post, adding that it followed both the revelation of the video online and a formal complaint.  FILE – Australia’s Heath …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal became a sudden talking point amid the backlash against Simone Biles for defending trans athletes in women’s sports. Some critics, including Biles’ target in her social media rant Riley Gaines, pointed to the abuse perpetrated by Nassar while criticizing Biles’ stance on trans athletes. Then on …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! USA Gymnastics (USAG) could be the next major American sports governing body to change its policies on allowing trans athletes to compete with women.  The organization provided a statement to Fox News Digital addressing why its website pages for its transgender eligibility policies and resources were deleted.  “In May, USAG removed its …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Famed American Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton addressed her recent DUI arrest for the first time Tuesday.  Retton was arrested May 17 in West Virginia when police responded to reports of a car traveling “all over the roadway.” In a statement provided to Fox News Digital by Retton’s attorney, Edmund J. Rollo, …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Riley Gaines broke down the personal attack Simone Biles levied on her on social media and what it really meant for the Olympic gold medalist and one of the greatest gymnasts of all-time. Gaines dropped the latest episode of the “Gaines for Girls” podcast on OutKick and recorded the show a few …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker who is running for Congress in Arizona, made his stance on men in women’s sports known as he weighed in on the Simone Biles-Riley Gaines feud on Saturday. Feely wrote on X in response to Biles’ personal attack on Gaines, “men don’t belong in women’s sports!” …