LONDON (AP) — Transgender women are to be banned outright from women’s and girls’ cricket in England and Wales. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said Friday it had updated its previous restrictions following a U.K. Supreme Court ruling last month.

Transgender women will no longer be allowed to take part in women's and girls' cricket at any level in England and Wales after the ECB confirmed a change to its regulations. The decision comes in the wake of a ruling by the UK Supreme Court on the definition of a woman in equalities law,

Transgender women will no longer be allowed to compete in women’s soccer in England after a policy change prompted by a UK Supreme Court ruling on the matter, the FA said on Thursday.