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Jack Leslie – First black player called up by England to be awarded honorary cap

The Football Association is awarding Jack Leslie, the first black player to receive an England call-up, a posthumous honorary cap. The inside left, who scored 137 goals in 400 appearances for Plymouth between 1921 and 1934, was called-up to the ...

07 Oct 2022 at 19:26

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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 ...

04 Oct 2022 at 18:57

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EFL taking tougher stance on inclusion with new league table strategy

Charlton, Bradford and Blackburn are among just 10 per cent of EFL clubs doing enough to challenge discrimination and open football up to underrepresented groups, admitted the league’s diversity chair. The EFL is taking a tougher stance on ...

17 Aug 2022 at 21:03

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Kick It Out chief backs knee decision but stresses ‘racism has not gone away’

Kick It Out chief executive Tony Burnett has backed the decision of Premier League players to stop taking the knee ahead of every match, but he wants the conversation around racism to continue. Premier League captains decided that the ...

03 Aug 2022 at 14:56

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Women at greater risk of developing long-Covid, UK study reveals

Hair loss and a reduced sex drive are among a wider set of long Covid symptoms than previously thought, new research suggests. The study found that while the most common symptoms include loss of smell, shortness of breath and chest ...

25 Jul 2022 at 18:06

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Minister demands action after ‘shocking’ report into racism in Scottish cricket

Scotland’s sports minister is demanding “swift and decisive action” after a “shocking” report into cricket north of the border uncovered 448 examples of institutional racism. Maree Todd spoke out after an independent review ...

25 Jul 2022 at 14:08

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Cricket Scotland leadership ‘institutionally racist’, report finds

A total of 448 examples of institutional racism have been revealed by an independent review of cricket in Scotland – with the sport’s governing body now being recommended to be put in “special measures”. Cricket Scotland ...

25 Jul 2022 at 12:45

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Premier League players to no longer take the knee ahead of 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 13:25

Sport

Post-Euro 2022 boost can lift Championship as well as WSL – Paige Bailey-Gayle

The next Beth Mead or Leah Williamson could well be lurking in the increasingly competitive Championship, imagines Crystal Palace’s Paige Bailey-Gayle. Tier two of the women’s football pyramid kicked off last ...

25 Aug 2022 at 15:25

Sport

Boost for aspiring black cricketers as ACE scheme launches in northern England

Aspiring young black cricketers in the north of England will receive unprecedented support in pursuing professional careers thanks to a Sheffield-based scheme which is being launched on Monday. The programme ...

28 Nov 2022 at 01:01

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Rico Quitongo loses race discrimination claim against Airdrieonians

Rico Quitongo has described losing his race discrimination claim against his former club as a “bitter blow”. The 23-year-old took Airdrieonians and one of its directors, Paul Hetherington, to an employment ...

24 Nov 2022 at 16:20

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Hope Powell: Women’s football now completely different from Euro 2005 in England

Hope Powell has spoken of the importance of the Women’s Euros England hosted 17 years ago in the journey to the “completely different” current picture ahead of this summer’s home tournament. Brighton boss ...

22 Jun 2022 at 18:22

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