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Le Comité international olympique (CIO) a conditionné jeudi 26 mars la participation aux épreuves féminines des JO 2028 de Los Angeles à des tests chromosomiques, déjà en vigueur de 1968 à 1996 dans le monde olympique. L'admissibilité aux compétitions olympiques féminines « est désormais réservée aux personnes de sexe biologique féminin », non-porteuses du gène SRY, a expliqué le CIO dans un communiqué, après une réunion de sa commission exécutive. En tournant le dos aux règles édictées en 2021, qui laissaient chaque fédération internationale fixer sa politique, le CIO bannit à la fois les sportives transgenres et une grande partie des athlètes intersexes, naturellement porteuses de variations génétiques tout en étant considérées comme des filles depuis leur naissance. Cette nouvelle politique, la première mesure majeure de la Zimbabwéenne Kirsty Coventry depuis son élection il y a un an à la tête de l'instance olympique, s'appliquera à partir des JO 2028 et « n'est pas rétroactive ». Elle ne remet donc pas en cause la médaille d'or obtenue aux JO de Paris par la boxeuse algérienne Imane Khélif, qui a elle-même indiqué être porteuse du gène SRY bien que née fille et constamment présentée comme telle par le CIO quand elle était attaquée sur son genre. Dans le détail, il reviendra aux fédérations internationales et aux instances sportives nationales d'organiser ces tests chromosomiques, qui devront être passés « une seule fois dans la vie de l'athlète », a indiqué le CIO.

Tshegofatso Mabasa could be an option for Kaizer Chiefs when his contract expires with Orlando Pirates at the end of June.

The 29-year-old is currently on loan to Stellenbosch FC, having made a move during the January transfer window.

If Pirates opt not to renew his contract, Mabasa will be free to discuss with other clubs. He was previously linked with a move to Chiefs as his game time was limited at the end of last season.

With Abseslam Ouaddou taking over, the prolific striker only made nine appearances for the Buccaneers in the first half of the season.

If Mabasa continues to score for Stellies, Chiefs might be waiting on the wings to sign yet another free agent from Orlando Pirates. Earlier this season, the Glamour Boys brought in Thabiso Monyane and Paseka Mako, who were formerly with the Buccaneers.

Mabasa has scored three times since joining Stellenbosch and his coach, Gavin Hunt, believes the striker is enjoying life in the Cape.

“I said to my guys on Thursday, ‘You can’t play Mabasa if you’re not going to service him; you have to service a striker’,” Hunt said.

Can Chiefs sign Mabasa for free?

“He doesn’t do the things that Pirates want him to do [press defences], which I understand; he doesn’t do that for us either. But if you service him, he will score because this guy can score. On Wednesday, he had one chance he should have scored, maybe two.

“But if you play wide, you’ve got to service him. So, if you service him and put balls across, he’ll come across into your post and score,” Hunt added.

Since joining Stellies, he has netted three times, including a brace in his last outing against Chippa United. It remains to be seen which team Mabasa will join after June.

Where should Mabasa go next?

Lions forwards coach Wessel Roux says that a win over the Dragons in their United Rugby Championship (URC) match at Ellis Park on Saturday is crucial, as they strive to keep improving.

It has been a good couple of months for the Lions, with them on a three match winning run, they are seventh on the URC log, hammered Edinburgh over the past weekend, and recently picked up the SA Shield, so the team are in a confident frame of mind.

But their main goal for the season is finishing in the URC top eight to make the playoffs for the first time, and they know that they can’t afford to slip up at home, especially against the 15^th on the log Dragons.

“The mood in the camp is good. It is definitely positive. But we realise that the Dragons present a huge threat and are a quality side. So our focus started back at zero on Monday as we prepare for a new game,” explained Roux.

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“It’s crucial for us to get a win. Our focus this whole week has been to look to the future. The Dragons are good side and difficult to play against. They played extremely well against the Stormers.

“So a win is important for us, but the main focus is on ourselves and making sure that we keep getting better every game.”

The Lions forwards produced a bit of a mixed performance against Edinburgh over the weekend, excelling in some areas, but struggling a bit in the scrums, and they will want to improve on that against the Dragons.

Set piece

“It was a real good set piece team that we faced in Edinburgh. Boan Venter (soon to be Lions prop), is a world class player,” said Roux.

“So I felt some of the inconsistencies we felt were due to playing a really good set piece team. Sometimes your plans work and sometimes they don’t against teams like that, but they were all small fixable things that we are working on this week.

“But overall I feel the pack did quite well. One of the things that stood out was our contesting plan and putting the Edinburgh lineout under pressure was a big positive.

“Our own lineout was functioning well and we were very happy with the one maul try we scored, so we want to continue that good work against Dragons.”

Despite them sitting second bottom on the URC log, Roux warned that the Dragons posed a lot of danger, and if the Lions weren’t at their best, could find themselves in a difficult position in the match.

“The Dragons are a competent side. They are very physical, they have a good maul stop, their lineout functions really well and their attacking mauls and scrums are good,” added Roux.

“So from a forwards perspective they have a really balanced pack and they don’t have many weaknesses, which makes them dangerous.”

À la veille de la rencontre face au Guatemala, le sélectionneur national Vladimir Petkovic a évoqué plusieurs dossiers liés à la composition de son groupe, avec un focus particulier sur le cas d’Achraf Abada, l’un des nouveaux visages appelés à s’intégrer progressivement au sein de la sélection.

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L'Italie, privée des Coupes du monde 2018 et 2022, a battu l'Irlande du nord (2-0) jeudi à Bergame en demi-finale des barrages européens et ira chercher mardi en Bosnie son billet pour le Mondial 2026 aux Etats-Unis, au Mexique et Canada (11 juin-19 juillet). La Nazionale, qui s'est imposée grâce à Sandro Tonali (56e) et Moise Kean (80e), n'a plus participé au tournoi planétaire depuis 2014, une disette inédite dans l'histoire d'une sélection qui a remporté quatre fois le titre mondial (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006).La Bosnie a battu à Cardiff le pays de Galles aux tirs au but (1-1 ; 4 t.a.b à 2).