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English cricket’s reign of shame exposed with devastating admission of guilt

Damning report must act as a brutal wake-up call and a line cannot be drawn under this with prejudice rife within the sport

The Guardian - UK

Digested: the damning ICEC report’s key findings and recommendations

The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket has delivered its 317-page report. Here are the main takeaways …

The Guardian - UK

English cricket rocked by damning new report into racism, sexism and class discrimination

The ‘Holding Up A Mirror To Cricket’ investigation issues 44 recommendations for change as the ECB vows to reset the sport after ‘seminal moment’

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Yorkshire hope sanctions for poor handling of Azeem Rafiq case are ‘reasonable’

The CDC panel is expected to deliver the final sanctions in the case at a later date.

The Independent UK

Discrimination in cricket report to finally be published on Tuesday

The findings come on the same day as a sanctions hearing for Yorkshire in the Azeem Rafiq case.

The National (Scotland)

Discrimination in cricket report to finally be published on Tuesday

The findings come on the same day as a sanctions hearing for Yorkshire in the Azeem Rafiq case.

The Independent UK

Yorkshire set to appoint Harry Chathli as new chair

Club members will need to ratify the appointment at an EGM.

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Lydia Greenway and Adil Rashid recognised in King’s Birthday Honours

Greenway becomes an OBE while Rashid and Sam Curran are made MBEs.

The Independent UK

ECB criticises Colin Graves for calling racism at Yorkshire ‘banter’

The England and Wales Cricket board criticised the former Yorkshire chairman Colin Graves for referring to incidents of racism at the club as “banter”

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Yorkshire chairman Colin Graves says no racism allegations were raised to him

Graves was chairman of Yorkshire between 2012 and 2015.

The Independent UK

Yorkshire sign charter to support Muslim members following racism row

The club are awaiting sanctions related to the Azeem Rafiq case.

The Independent UK

Report into discrimination within cricket to be published soon – Lucy Frazer

The ICEC report was initially due in autumn 2022.

The Independent UK

Ex-England duo Tim Bresnan and Matthew Hoggard learn punishment in Yorkshire racism scandal

Matthew Hoggard and Tim Bresnan are among five individuals involved with Yorkshire had been punished by an Independent commission following an investigation into the racism allegations

Daily Mirror

Azeem Rafiq racism case: Six former Yorkshire players sanctioned by CDC

The six former Yorkshire players found guilty of using racist language in the Azeem Rafiq case have received their sanctions from the Cricket Discipline Commission, including combined fines of £22,000.

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The Independent UK

Six former Yorkshire players sanctioned by CDC in Azeem Rafiq racism case

Gary Ballance, Matthew Hoggard, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale, John Blain and Richard Pyrah have been handed combined fines of £22,000.

Daily Mirror

Michael Vaughan signs two-year BBC contract after being cleared of racism allegations

Michael Vaughan was cleared of making racist remarks while playing for Yorkshire in 2009 and the former England captain is set to return to the BBC for the summer of cricket

Evening Standard

Michael Vaughan set for BBC return after being cleared of making racist remark

Former England captain will feature on coverage of the Ashes and Ireland warm-up Test at Lord’s

Daily Mirror

Michael Vaughan to return to BBC Test Match Special for Ashes and Ireland clash

The former England captain will return as a pundit having stepped back in June last year when he was accused of using racist language towards former teammate Azeem Rafiq

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The Independent UK

Fines and bans recommended for players charged in Yorkshire racism scandal

Ex-England international Gary Ballance was hit hardest with a recommended fine of £8,000 and an eight-week suspension

The Guardian - UK

Three Yorkshire players found guilty in racism scandal ‘will refuse to pay fines’

Three of the six Yorkshire players found guilty of using racist language towards Azeem Rafiq will refuse to pay any fines in protest at what they regard as a flawed process, according to reports

The Independent UK

Six former Yorkshire players to be sanctioned for using racist language

The case primarily stemmed from allegations made by former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq, and the club’s handling of the claims.

The Independent UK

Six former Yorkshire players set to be sanctioned for using racist language

The case primarily stemmed from allegations made by former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq, and the club’s handling of the claims.

The Independent UK

Former Yorkshire players set to be sanctioned for racist language on Wednesday

Gary Ballance admitted a charge ahead of a liability hearing in March.

The Independent UK

Yorkshire poised to discover punishments following Azeem Rafiq racism scandal

The county accepted four amended charges of bringing the game into disrepute.

The Guardian - UK

Where has cricket landed in the wake of the Yorkshire racism saga?

Three years on from my interview with Azeem Rafiq, it’s surreal to see where we and the game have ended up

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