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Axed Yorkshire coach Andrew Gale 'charged by ECB over historic anti-Semitic tweet'

Andrew Gale was sacked by Yorkshire in December and is one of seven individuals charged by the ECB over allegations of racism at the club after allegations made by Azeem Rafiq

Daily Mirror

Gary Ballance blasts 95 on Yorkshire return against Northumberland

The former England batter’s quick-fire innings lasted 25 balls

The Independent UK

Piers Morgan slams Yorkshire's 'cowardly' racism scandal handling as axed staff speak out

Yorkshire sacked their entire backroom staff in December and former lead physiotherapist Kunwar Bansil has described his axing as "unfair, disproportionate and completely immoral"

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Qasim Sheikh on Scotland’s cricket racism scandal: ‘To know others won’t go through this is everything’

Former international batter tells Simon Burnton that the day of the report into failings that led the whole board in Scotland to resign was ‘the toughest of my life’

The Guardian - UK

Scottish cricket has long had a race problem – time to build a better culture in the sport

Scottish cricket has been found to be institutionally racist following the Changing the Boundaries report published by Plan4Sport on July 25. The governing board of Cricket Scotland resigned ahead of the report’s publication and issued an apology to anyone who had experienced any kind of discrimination.

The Conversation

For cricket lovers of colour, there is little surprise in this damning report

GURINDER Chadha’s 2002 comedy movie Bend it Like Beckham tells the story of one young south Asian woman’s fight to be able to play football,…

The National (Scotland)

Azeem Rafiq claims ECB is "not fit for purpose" over handling of cricket racism scandal

Former Yorkshire spinner Azeem Rafiq has criticised the ECB over their handling of cricket's racism scandal, but the board say they are working hard to "deliver tangible progress"

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Lawyer Aamer Anwar: Cricket Scotland racism is ‘case that’s horrified me most’

Anwar is the solicitor for former Scotland players Majid Haq and Qasim Sheikh, whose allegations prompted the independent report.

The Independent UK

Viaplay shaking up old order good news for SPFL - Monday Kick-off

Viaplay shaking up the old order

The National (Scotland)

Yorkshire vow to block ‘offensive’ followers after response to Adil Rashid tweet

The White Rose county responded to a series of comments after announcing that the bowler was heading to Mecca for Hajj

The Independent UK

Disappointed to hear reports of racist abuse: England captain Stokes

SOUTHAMPTON: There is absolutely no place for racism in sports, said England skipper Ben Stokes, who was left disappointed to hear reports of racist behaviour from the crowd during the rescheduled fifth Test against India in Birmingham.

The Times of India

Police probe racism reports at Test match between England and India

West Midlands Police are liaising with officials at Edgbaston to find out what happened.

The Independent UK

Eng vs Ind 5th Test | ECB to investigate racist abuse against Indian fans at Edgbaston

Several Indian fans took to Twitter to report the racism aimed at them by English fans during the fourth day's play of the 5th Test at Edgbaston

The Hindu

England vs India: Allegations of racist abuse among the crowd at Edgbaston being investigated

The Bharat Army has claimed “many” of its members were targeted

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Edgbaston officials to investigate allegations of racist abuse among crowd during England vs India

The claims were highlighted by former cricketer Azeem Rafiq

Daily Mirror

Gary Ballance makes cricket return for first time since Azeem Rafiq racism allegations

Gary Ballance is back playing cricket for Yorkshire's Second XI for the first time since he admitted using a racial slur towards former teammate Azeem Rafiq

Daily Mirror

ECB official suspended over alleged racial slur directed at England legend Devon Malcolm

The ECB are facing another racial storm following the Azeem Rafiq allegations involving Yorkshire as Deveon Malcolm was the victim of a derogatory comment

The Independent UK

Andrew Gale ‘not willing to engage’ in ‘tainted’ ECB racism disciplinary process

Gale denied Azeem Rafiq’s allegations against him and described him as an “embittered former colleague”.

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Axed Yorkshire coach Andrew Gale breaks Azeem Rafiq silence accusing ECB of 'witch-hunt'

Andrew Gale has broken his silence on the Yorkshire racism scandal, categorically denying Azeem Rafiq's allegations of racism and accusing the ECB of looking for "scapegoats"

The Independent UK

Former captain Andrew Gale hits out at Yorkshire and ECB ‘witch-hunt’

Gale was sacked by Yorkshire last year but earlier this month won an unfair dismissal claim against the club

The Independent UK

BBC staff ‘raised concerns’ over Michael Vaughan’s return amid racism scandal

The former Yorkshire batter returned to Test Match Special coverage for the recent England-New Zealand Test series

The Guardian - UK

BBC diversity group rails at decision to keep Michael Vaughan on commentary

An in-house diversity group at the BBC has sent an extraordinary email to staff at the corporation criticising as ‘totally inexcusable’ the decision to let Michael Vaughan commentate on the third Test against New Zealand

The Independent UK

Michael Vaughan: BBC staff condemn ‘damaging and embarrassing’ decision to stand by former England captain

In a letter published by The Cricketer, BBC staff called the recall of Vaughan a ‘shocking miscalculation’ while he remains implicated in the Yorkshire racism scandal

The Guardian - UK

Stewards chase beer snakes amid raucous Headingley atmosphere

Azeem Rafiq made a low-key return to his former club while fans enjoyed collecting pint pots and some explosive England batting in the third Test against New Zealand

Daily Mirror

Azeem Rafiq returns to Headingley for first time to watch England since racism storm

Yorkshire invited Azeem Rafiq to Headingley to watch day three of the Test match between England and New Zealand, almost two years after he first went public with his experiences of racism at the club

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