PARIS: South Africa’s first all-race vote 25 years ago turned the page on an oppressive system of racial segregation called apartheid that for roughly 50 years privileged whites over blacks. Here is a…
LONDON: Premier League stars led footballers in England and Wales in a 24-hour social media boycott on Friday in a bid to combat racist abuse online. Watford striker Troy Deeney — who…
LONDON: England star Raheem Sterling has called on the Premier League to show the way to other European countries in the fight against racism. Sterling and his England team-mates were subjected to…
–PCB ‘disappointed with ICC’s decision’ of four-match suspension for breaching anti-racism code DUBAI: Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has been suspended for four matches for breaching the anti-racism code in Tuesday’s second one-day…
BERLIN: Thousands of people are demonstrating in Berlin against racism and discrimination, a protest that comes amid concern about an increasingly confident far right. A wide range of groups, including pro-refugee, gay…
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s inaugural Test victory over Australia in Dhaka last year was belittled by Cricket Australia’s team performance chief Pat Howard as being achieved by players who were not up to Sheffield Shield standard,…
Bollywood actor turned reality TV judge Shilpa Shetty Kundra alleged that she was targeted by an airline official at the Sydney airport for being “brown.” Shilpa, who was earlier the target of…
NEW YORK: The name of best-selling author Laura Ingalls Wilder has been dropped from an American children’s literature award because of racist content in her books based on 19th-century settler childhood in…
Netflix sacked its chief spokesman Jonathan Friedland, he revealed on Friday, after he used the N-word twice in the space of a few days during meetings with staff. The head of communications…
The US television network ABC announced Thursday it would launch a spinoff of the Roseanne series without its embattled star, who was dropped earlier this month after unleashing a racist rant. Many of…
LOS ANGELES: Walt Disney Co’s ABC network on Tuesday swiftly cancelled popular US television comedy Roseanne after star Roseanne Barr incited outrage by comparing a black former Obama administration official to an ape in…
KARACHI: Every now and then, morning shows in Pakistan tend to stir up a controversy resulting in them facing a lot of backlash. However, unfortunately, the backlash does not stay for too…
JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa and the security team at the Wanderers are investigating an incident of racial abuse directed towards Imran Tahir during the pink ODI on Saturday. According to CSA, Tahir was “verbally and…
Fashion outlets are really hitting all the wrong notes. Last week fashion giant H&M made headlines for featuring a black boy wearing a hoodie with a questionable message causing a lot of controversy…
Global fashion retailer H&M was forced to offer an apology after posting an online advertisement featuring a black child modelling a sweatshirt which read, “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle.” A statement by…
LIVERPOOL: The Football Association is expected to launch an investigation into allegations by the Everton defender Mason Holgate that he was racially abused by Roberto Firmino during Liverpool’s FA Cup win at Anfield. Holgate…
LIVERPOOL: Rhian Brewster, the leading scorer in England’s Under-17 World Cup victory earlier this year, claimed Thursday that UEFA “don’t really care” about racism. The 17-year-old, who is yet to feature for…
