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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Tennis legend Martina Navratilova and former Olympic British distance runner Mara Yamauchi were among those to slam Austin Killips after the transgender cyclist finished in first place at the Belgian Waffle Ride in Austin Killips on the podium after the women's elite race, the "Kasteelcross," in January 2023. (David Pintens/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images) "It was just a grueling effort. I’m just really proud to lay it out there and get the result," Killips said after the race. "After BC, I kind of get how things work now. Like, you really want to be up front going into those technical single-track sections and I kind of asserted myself there and was able to get a gap early. "Then, got a flat, and then we were kind of all riding together for quite a while. I have a cross background and was just like I’m going to attack these single-track sections as hard as I can and try to establish a gap again and did that at… God, I don’t even know what mile but one of the mid-race single track sections I just kind of hammered and was able to stay clear and pull it together."

She was initially handed a warning by the chair umpire for the act. But Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo then approached the umpire in protest, urging for a default, while pointing out that the ball girl was crying after being hit. Following discussions with the match supervisor, the chair umpire ultimately However, Kato has received overwhelming Former World No. 1 Martina Navratilova also took to social media to call out the "ridiculous" interpretation of the rules. She expressed disappointment with Bouzkova and Sorribes Tormo for pushing for the default, describing their stance as "disgraceful." "This was a ridiculous reading of the rules and disgraceful for the opposition to be arguing FOR the default…that rule needs to change IMO. And a videotape would have been available for a replay as well," Navratilova tweeted. 1 In response, a fan shared a clip of Novak Djokovic accidentally hitting a ball to a lineswoman's throat during his fourth-round match at the 2020 US Open. The incident led to the Serb's immediate disqualification from the Grand Slam event. But Navratilova dismissed the comparison, opinion that the situations were very different. "Wasn’t the same thing and you know it. Apples and oranges. Nice try though and predictable too," she posted. Novak Djokovic defeated Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 to book his spot in the French Open quarterfinals for a record 17th time. He has Djokovic will be up against Karen Khachanov in the Djokovic has dominated the head-to-hea...

• • • • Controversial transgender cyclist Austin Killips has won a North Carolina race by a whopping five minutes — prompting the second-place finisher to declare that her power was “not comparable” and suggest a separate category for trans athletes. Austin Killips, 27, who recently became the first openly trans woman to win an official Union Cycliste Internationale stage event, won $5,000 after easily coming in first in the 131-mile Belgian Waffle Ride in Hendersonville on Saturday, Killips, who identifies as female, quickly took the lead in the women’s division before being passed briefly by Paige Onweller. Killips ultimately surged ahead and beat her by five minutes. Coming in third was Flavia Oliveira. Tennis great Martina Navratilova, who recently criticized Killips for winning a race in New Mexico, reacted to the latest victory by Transgender cyclist Austin Killips won a North Carolina race by five minutes, leading the second-place finisher to suggest creating a separate category. Twitter / @i_heart__bikes In a post-race interview, Killips described the “grueling effort” to emerge victorious. Cycling bosses reviewing rules for transgender athletes after Austin Killips wins women’s race “I am just really proud to lay it out there and get the result. I asserted myself and was able to get a gap early,” “We were kind of all riding together for quite a while and, you know, I have a cross background and I am going to attack these single-track sections as hard as I can and ...

• • • • Tennis great Martina Navratilova took a swing at transgender cyclist Austin Killips, who won a women’s race this week in New Mexico – saying “trans identified male athletes” have no place in women’s sports. The nine-time Wimbledon champion spoke out after Killips, 27, became the first openly trans woman to win an official Union Cycliste Internationale stage event on Sunday. “Transgender cyclist Austin Killips wins women’s race, causes outrage- this will happen more and more- women’s sports is NOT THE PLACE for trans identified male athletes,” Navratilova, 66, Killips, who was sanctioned to compete under the governing body’s rules, won $35,000 after winning the Tour of the Gila stage race in 3:07:16 – ahead of Marcela Prieto and Cassandra Nelson by a margin of 89 seconds. Killips drew swift backlash for the victory. “The current UCI rules that allow males to compete in female cycling events are NOT fair to female athletes. Time for UCI to admit this current rule situation is unsustainable and leaving a black mark on cycling as a fair sport for females,” former world champ cyclist Transgender cyclist Austin Killips drew swift backlash for the victory. Sipa USA via AP Tennis legend Martina Navratilova criticized the victory of transgender cyclist Austin Killips. Olympic swimmerSharron Davies — who “This is beyond disappointing. Those in charge should hang their heads in shame. The UCI is not fit for purpose,” Killips addressed the controversy with a message on Instagr...

USA TODAY Tennis legend While accepting the Racchetta d'Oro (Golden Racket) award at the Italian Open on Sunday, the 66-year-old said she's doing "OK" after being diagnosed with throat and breast cancer in December. "I've gone through a very difficult year, but now I'm OK," Navratilova The 18-time Grand Slam singles champion previously underwent treatment for early-stage breast cancer in 2010, but found out in December that she had stage 1 throat cancer after noticing an enlarged lymph node in her neck during the WTA Finals in November. Further tests showed a recurrence of breast cancer. She announced she would undergo treatment in January and MARTINA NAVRATILOVA 'CANCER-FREE': Martina's speech: goosebumps.❤️ "Tennis gave me a surprising life for which I am very grateful," Navratilova added. "I always tried to give something back when I played and also in retirement." Navratilova was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2000. She won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, including the 1983 U.S. Open against Chris Evert. The victory helped propel her to a Career Grand Slam. At the time, she became the seventh woman to reach the milestone. Navratilova also won 31 major women's doubles titles and 10 major mixed doubles titles, for a combined total of 59 major titles. Navratilova has served as a studio analyst for the Tennis Channel since retirement. She stepped away from the broadcast booth earlier this year while undergoing treatment, but returned in March after he...

Clockwise from left to right, beginning with the second row from bottom, Julia Lemigova, Martina ... [+] Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Ilana Kloss, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, at the Wimbledon Tennis Championship on July 10, 2021. KGC-173/STAR MAX/IPx What’s not to love about this photograph of There are those who agree with Navratilova when she said to allow trans women to compete with cisgender (meaning not transgender) women is “insane and it’s cheating... it is surely unfair on women who have to compete against people who, biologically, are still men.” They cheered her words and applauded her for defending girls and women, specifically, cis girls and cis women. So did Editor Others, like Cooper and me, felt betrayed. “Martina Navratilova, who first came out as lesbian in 1981, came out again Sunday as a transphobe,” I wrote in Outsports on Feb. 17, 2019. “In an op-ed for The Sunday Times of London, the tennis icon wrote a clear-cut explanation of her perspective that transgender women athletes should not be allowed to compete as women.” The LGBTQ sports nonprofit One month later, The organization seeks to find “a middle way” forward for cisgender girls and women, advocating against “forcing” them “to compete against some trans athletes with male sex-linked physical advantages.” It also rejects outright Navratilova’s Evolution In April 2021, Navratilova So, in the space of two years, Navratilova has gone from accusing trans gi...