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It’s a problem they have – Crystal Palace’s Chris Richards defies online abuse

Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards accepts he will always be an easy target for online abuse – but maintains no matter how the trolls may try to degrade you, they will never define who you are. The 22-year-old American joined the Eagles from ...

04 Oct 2022 at 18:57

Sport

Cricket Scotland chief ‘determined’ to solve racism issues within sport

The interim chief executive of Cricket Scotland has said he is “determined” to solve the issue of racism within the sport in order to make it a “welcoming place for everybody”. Holyrood’s Health, Social Care and Sport Committee took evidence on ...

04 Oct 2022 at 12:48

Premier League

Chelsea to take ‘strongest action’ after alleged racism towards Spurs player

Chelsea have pledged to take the “strongest action” after an alleged racist incident against Son Heung-min in Sunday’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Tottenham. South Korea forward Son is alleged to have been racially abused by a member of the ...

18 Aug 2022 at 15:30

Sport

Rio Ferdinand demands more action on racism in wake of Richarlison incident

Rio Ferdinand has called on football’s authorities to do more to combat racism, noting that Richarlison having a banana thrown at him prompted a similar level of “vitriol” to his showboating at Nottingham Forest last month. A banana was ...

28 Sept 2022 at 15:37

Sport

DCMS hearing on discrimination in cricket pencilled in for December 13

A new parliamentary committee hearing on discrimination in cricket is set to take place on December 13, the PA news agency understands. Azeem Rafiq, who gave harrowing testimony about the racial abuse and bullying he experienced at ...

29 Sept 2022 at 17:22

Sport

Antonio Conte enjoys time at Tottenham and plays down talk of a Juventus return

Antonio Conte has played down talk linking him with a return to Juventus and insisted he is enjoying life at Tottenham. Massimiliano Allegri’s poor start to the new season with Juventus, where they have lost three of their last ...

29 Sept 2022 at 17:12

Sport

Richarlison racially abused with banana as Brazil beat Tunisia in Paris friendly

Tottenham forward Richarlison had a banana thrown at him as he was racially abused during Brazil’s friendly win over Tunisia in Paris on Tuesday. The incident occurred as the former Everton striker ran towards the corner flag ...

28 Sept 2022 at 00:22

Premier League

Former Manchester United defender unaware of ‘fixated’ fan’s ‘monkey gesture’, court told

Former Manchester United and England defender Rio Ferdinand has told a trial jury he was unaware of being targeted by racist abuse including a monkey gesture by a “fixated” football fan during a Premier League match. Jamie ...

08 Aug 2022 at 18:06

Sport

Azeem Rafiq calls for Yorkshire racism hearings to be held in public

Azeem Rafiq has written to the Cricket Discipline Commission urging it to hear allegations of racism at Yorkshire in public. The 31-year-old expressed a preference for a public hearing when the England and Wales Cricket ...

21 Sept 2022 at 14:45

Sport

Phil Neville hails Wayne Rooney handling of alleged racist incident in MLS clash

Wayne Rooney and Phil Neville had to deal with a racism storm after an ugly clash between two of their players in Major League Soccer overnight. Play was held up for several minutes during Sunday’s encounter between ...

19 Sept 2022 at 10:10

Premier League

Premier League players to stop taking the knee before every match

Premier League players will no longer take the knee ahead of every match, but remain committed to fighting racism and all forms of discrimination. The gesture, which started in June 2020 in solidarity for the Black ...

03 Aug 2022 at 12:39

Premier League

REVEALED: Significant amount of Premier League players endured Twitter abuse in first half of 2021-22

Around 68 per cent of Premier League footballers were subjected to abuse on Twitter in the first half of last season, according to an Ofcom report. The regulator teamed up with The Alan Turing Institute – UK’s ...

03 Aug 2022 at 11:01

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