Racism In Sport

T20 World Cup 2021: Quinton de Kock refuses to take knee, withdrawn from team

De Kock refused to take a knee in South Africa's Test series in the West Indies earlier this year.

Temba Bavuma says Quinton de Kock's withdrawal 'did kind of take us back as a team'

Following CSA's directive to its players to take the knee in support of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement, de Kock withdrew from the Super 12 game, laying bare the growing internal tension on the matter.

T20 World Cup 2021: Indian players take the knee before clash against Pakistan

The Indian team was making the gesture for the first time. Players of the Pakistan team, meanwhile, too paid a tribute by holding their right hand to their heart.

Erasing racism in football has to come from top: Former England forward Les Ferdinand

Ferdinand says he got so fed up he stopped addressing the issue for a long time simply because "that's all we seem to do, talk about it," with nothing being done.

Italian federation opens investigation into racist insults aimed at Kalidou Koulibaly

Senegal centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly called for life bans for fans who shout racist chants.

Azeem Rafiq warns Yorkshire his story of enduring racism and bullying will be 'told to the world'

On Monday, Rafiq appeared to hint he would not continue the dispute but not before sharing details of the allegations he made.

Yorkshire acknowledges former captain Azeem Rafiq was a victim of racial harassment, bullying

A formal investigation was commissioned by Yorkshire into Rafiq’s claims and a summary of an independent panel’s findings and recommendations was finally published on Friday.

London Police arrest 11 over racial abuse of England players following Euro 2020 final defeat

Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka were victims of abuse after they missed penalties in the shootout defeat at Wembley on 11 July.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: German cycling official sent home after using racist slur during men’s time trial

German cycling federation sports director Patrick Moster used the slur while urging rider Nikias Arndt to catch up to riders from the African nations of Algeria and Eritrea

Mural in Marcus Rashford's hometown becomes anti-racism symbol

The mural, which occupies a brick wall not far from where Rashford grew up, has become a symbol of England's fight against the bigotry that has blighted the sport loved by people of all backgrounds.