George Floyd Death
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Sports are not governed by colour but skill and life should be no different: KL Rahul
Cricket | Jun 02, 2020, 08:00 PM ISTRahul joined the bandwagon of cricketers who have come forth to speak on the issue of racism amid protests over African-American George Floyd's death in the USA.
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Premier League allows players to show solidarity with George Floyd justice campaign during games
Football | Jun 02, 2020, 07:44 PM ISTThe Premier League won't be imposing sanctions if players choose to show support to the ongoing George Floyd justice campaign during games.
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'Disturbing': Andre Russell voices anger over cop pointing rubber-bullet gun at child
Cricket | Jun 02, 2020, 05:53 PM ISTAndre Russell has joined a list of athletes who have voiced their anger over the death of George Floyd in the US.
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Paul Pogba joins big-name footballers in condemning George Floyd's death
Football | Jun 02, 2020, 02:50 PM ISTPogba took to Instagram to express his sadness over Floyd's death and revealed racism is prevalent everywhere.
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George Clooney says racism is greatest pandemic, calls for systemic change
Hollywood | Jun 02, 2020, 12:51 PM ISTIn his essay, George Clooney called racism as the 'greatest pandemic' of the US, lamenting that there hasn't been a 'vaccine' for it even after 400 years.
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Darren Sammy urges ICC, cricketers to speak out on George Floyd's death
Cricket | Jun 02, 2020, 01:36 PM ISTSammy took to social media and called out International Cricket Council (ICC) and other cricket boards to speak out on the matter as according to him, "injustice" like this happens all around the world.
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Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather to pay for George Floyd's funeral
Other Sports | Jun 02, 2020, 10:31 AM ISTFloyd Mayweather will handle costs for the funeral on June 9 in Floyd’s hometown of Houston, as well as other expenses.
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FIFA signals support for in-game George Floyd solidarity messages
Football | Jun 02, 2020, 08:59 AM ISTPlayers used weekend games in Germany to reveal messages expressing solidarity with Floyd, a handcuffed black man who died in Minneapolis after a white police officer pressed a knee into his neck for several minutes after he stopped moving and pleading for air.
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No place for hate, racism in society: Satya Nadella
World | Jun 02, 2020, 08:07 AM ISTThere is no place for hate and racism in the society, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said, asserting that empathy and shared understanding are a start, but more needs to be done.
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'Doing nothing is unacceptable': Facebook employees lash out against Zuckerberg
World | Jun 02, 2020, 07:54 AM ISTAs angry protests against police brutality rage across America, sparking racial unrest eerily similar to the 1960s, Facebook employees funnelled into Twitter their rage against Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's version of free speech and staged a 'virtual' walk-out for the first time in the company's history, on Monday.
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George Floyd death: Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide
World | Jun 02, 2020, 07:10 AM ISTPresident Donald Trump threatened on Monday to deploy the United States military unless states quickly halted the violent protests that have convulsed cities from coast to coast, speaking in the White House Rose Garden as tear gas canisters could be heard exploding just a block away.
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George Floyd death: Singers Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes attend protest in Miami
Celebrities | Jun 01, 2020, 09:57 PM ISTThe pair have also spoken out about Floyd's death on social media. On Saturday, Cabello wrote: "I've been trying to find the right words to say after I saw the video where George Floyd's life is being taken from him with impunity... I am so sorry to George Floyd's family and Ahmaud Arbery's family, And Breonna Taylor's family and to the countless other black families that have their children and parents being taken away from them."
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Leftwing group in Kolkata burns effigy of Trump to protest George Floyd's killing
India | Jun 01, 2020, 08:56 PM ISTA group of people on Monday morning blocked the Esplanade area in the heart of the city and set fire to an effigy of US President Donald Trump, in protest against last week's custodial killing of African-American man George Floyd
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Society is 'more divided than ever', says Marcus Rashford on George Floyd's death
Football | Jun 01, 2020, 08:40 PM ISTManchester United forward Marcus Rashford took to Twitter to talk about George Floyd's death in America.
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Michael Jordan condemns George Floyd death and 'ingrained racism' of US
Other Sports | Jun 01, 2020, 02:48 PM ISTWith protesters taking to the streets across the United States again Sunday, Jordan released a statement on George Floyd and the killings of black people at the hands of police.
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George Floyd's funeral to be held in Houston
World | Jun 01, 2020, 10:27 AM ISTGeorge Floyd, the 46-year-old black man whose cold-blooded murder at the hands of a white police officer has sparked protests across the US, will be laid to rest in his hometown of Houston, following a public visitation in Minneapolis.
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George Floyd death: Unrest overshadows peaceful US protests for another night
World | Jun 01, 2020, 08:36 AM ISTTens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across America again Sunday, with peaceful demonstrations against police killings of black people overshadowed by unrest that quickly ravaged parts of cities from Pennsylvania to California.
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George Floyd murder case: Protests again close I-5, looting; vandalism in Washington's Bellevue
World | Jun 01, 2020, 07:52 AM ISTInterstate 5 through downtown Seattle was closed Sunday afternoon because of George Floyd protest activity, the second day in arrow the main north-south freeway on the West Coast was shut down, and there was also widespread looting in Bellevue, Washington.
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Bundesliga: Sancho reveals 'Justice for George Floyd' message as Dortmund put six past Paderborn
Football | Jun 01, 2020, 12:19 AM ISTBorussia Dortmund youngster Jadon Sancho paid tribute to George Floyd as the side completed a 6-1 rout of Paderborn in the Bundesliga.
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Bundesliga: Thuram pays tribute to George Floyd in Monchengladbach's 4-1 win over Union Berlin
Football | May 31, 2020, 10:57 PM ISTBorussia Monchengladbach forward Marcus Thuram paid tribute to George Floyd during the side's 4-1 win over Union Berlin.