Racism
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Azeem Rafiq apologises for his anti-Semitic messages in 2011
Cricket | Nov 19, 2021, 12:10 PM ISTThe former Yorkshire cricketer, who has described in graphic detail his experiences of racist abuse when he played for Yorkshire, on Thursday admitted he had sent anti-Semitic messages as a 19-year-old.
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'Torn our lives apart': Root opens up on Yorkshire racism episode
Cricket | Nov 11, 2021, 05:42 PM ISTEngland's Test captain Joe Root said the 'intolerable' Yorkshire racism episode has 'fractured our game and torn lives apart' and pledged his support in a bid to bring about a change at his childhood club.
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Haitians see history of racist policies in migrant treatment
World | Sep 24, 2021, 01:44 PM ISTNicole Phillips, legal director for the Haitian Bridge Alliance, said racism has long driven the American government’s treatment of Haitian immigrants.
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Serie A: AC Milan players targeted with racism in consecutive games
Football | Sep 22, 2021, 11:01 AM ISTMilan goalkeeper Mike Maignan, who is black, used his Instagram account to raise awareness after being showered with discriminatory insults by Juventus fans during a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
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German footballer banned 8 weeks racist abuse
Football | Sep 14, 2021, 09:51 AM ISTGerman football player Dennis Erdmann was found to have racially abused opposing players during a third division game and banned for eight weeks
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Man guilty of hate crime in attack on Black man sentenced to federal prison
World | Sep 10, 2021, 09:00 AM ISTHughes grabbed his attacker’s hands and fought for control of the knife before he was able to break free from Strauss. Truck stop workers subdued Strauss.
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Amid racist incidents, new law to come up on racial harmony in Singapore
World | Sep 05, 2021, 07:44 AM ISTSingapore has a population of 5.9 million people -- predominantly Chinese followed by Malays, Indians and others composed of Asians and Caucasians.
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UN creates permanent body to address challenges of racism
World | Aug 03, 2021, 07:49 AM ISTPermanent Forum of People of African Descent was established in the UN General Assembly to provide expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism.
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ECB announces social media review after embarrassing historic tweets
Cricket | Jun 13, 2021, 01:19 PM ISTThe ECB recently suspended Ollie Robinson for eight-year-old racist and sexist tweets, while James Anderson and Jos Buttler were caught in a social-media storm after some of their cheeky tweets from the past resurfaced.
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Anti-racism movement in cricket needs re-sparking, re-engaging: Jason Holder
Cricket | Jun 10, 2021, 12:57 PM ISTThe anti-racism movement in cricket needs more than just players taking a knee before matches in order for it to have some meaning and substance, feels West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder.
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We were all bloody Indians to them: Farokhh Engineer on racism in England
Cricket | Jun 09, 2021, 01:34 PM ISTThe Indian wicket-keeping great feels they were always 'bloody Indians' in England untill the attitude changed for good with the beginning of IPL.
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ENG vs NZ: After Robinson, another England player in racism row
Cricket | Jun 08, 2021, 10:11 AM ISTThe name of the player has been withheld by wisden.com which exposed the tweet.
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'My mom was kicked out of stadium': Tsotsobe's startling claims of racism in South African cricket
Cricket | May 20, 2021, 12:54 PM ISTThe South African pacer, who once was ODI's No. 1 pacer, revealed he was made to carry bags of senior players to bus while the similar behaviour wasn't meted out to white junior players.
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English football to boycott social media over racist abuse
Football | Apr 25, 2021, 03:53 PM ISTThe boycott comes following recent incidents of online abuse aimed at football players and will be observed from April 30 to May 3.
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Italian TV host apologises for mimicking Asians after her actions drew protests on social media
Entertainment | Apr 15, 2021, 10:35 AM ISTMichelle Hunziker and co-host Gerry Scotti made slanted-eye gestures and mimicked an Asian accent on the TV show “Striscia la Notizia” (“The News Crawls”) aired by the private Italian network Mediaset.
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La Liga: Valencia 'forced to play' game after alleged racial insult; captain says unacceptable
Football | Apr 05, 2021, 08:27 AM ISTValencia left the field after Mouctar Diakhaby said he was insulted by Cádiz defender Juan Cala, who denied any wrongdoing.
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AUS vs IND: David Warner says sorry to Siraj and Indian team after SCG crowd's racist slurs
Cricket | Jan 12, 2021, 11:52 AM ISTAustralian batting star David Warner on Tuesday condemned the racist slurs hurled at Indian players, particularly pacer Mohammed Siraj, during the third Test here and said such behaviour by the spectators was not acceptable.
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Football players lay down 'marker' in fight against racism
Football | Dec 09, 2020, 04:01 PM ISTThe tipping point might just have come, with elite players in Paris taking the extraordinary step of refusing to continue playing.
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ECB accused of racism, former umpire, ex-player demand inquiry into lack of non-white officials
Cricket | Nov 17, 2020, 07:16 PM ISTA former Hampshire cricketer, Holder, who officiated in 11 Tests and 19 ODIs in a career spanning almost three decades, has said that non-white umpires have not been appointed to first-class list since 1992.
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Was bullied and targeted because of my race: says English cricketer Azeem Rafiq
Cricket | Nov 13, 2020, 10:51 PM ISTFormer Yorkshire off-spinner Azeem Rafiq stood by his allegations that he faced racism during his time at the county club as an investigation into his claims has begun.