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Lacrosse team prevented from flying
A lacrosse team representing the Six Nations of the Iroquois have been told they are ineligible to fly to the UK for the World Lacrosse Championship, as changes to visa requirements mean their passports are no longer recognised by the US or UK.
14 July 2010 (external article)
kick it out Footballer leaves club after voting BNP
Footballer Wayne Brown has left Leicester City football club after he angered teammates and the Professional Footballers Association by revealing he had voted for the BNP in the recent general elections.
7 July 2010 (external article)
guardian Noel Martin to attend Royal Ascot
Racehorse owner Noel Martin, who was paralysed from the neck down in 1996 after neo-Nazis threw a concrete block through the windscreen of his car in Germany, will attend and race his horse at the Royal Ascot on Friday.
16 June 2010 (external article)
guardian Report urges FA to act on clubs for racist behaviour
The taskforce on Tackling anti-Semitism and Islamophobia has urged the Football Association to implement Fifa rules which allow for the deduction of points where clubs fail to combat racism and bigotry.
11 February 2010 (external article)
shields gazette Fan banned for 3 years for racial abuse
John Davison, a Sunderland season-ticket holder, has been given a three-year banning order which stops him attending football matches after admitting to racially abusing a Black player's mother.
4 February 2010 (external article)
newcastle sunday sun EDL uses logo without permission
Lawyers for Newcastle United are investigating whether legal action can be taken against the English Defence League for using its logo on Facebook web pages.
5 October 2009 (external article)
guardian 2018 World Cup bid embroiled in race row
The England 2018 World Cup bid has been accused of 'tokenism' on diversity issues by the game's leading BME figures. A BNP councillor was accidentally invited to the launch of the bid campaign.
20 May 2009 (external article)
review
Born on the wrong side
The fascinating autobiography of Cec Thompson, one of the first black Rugby League players in the UK, has been published by BlackAmber, a new imprint of Arcadia Books.
1 August 2006 (523 words)
interview
Fighting racism in football - the way forward
It is time that Black football players take the initiative against racism in the game, says Lord Herman Ouseley, Chairman of Kick It Out, in an interview with IRR News.
7 December 2004 (742 words)
Funding available for anti-racism week
Kick It Out, the national campaign against racism in football, is offering grants for community organisations which want to participate in October's Anti-Racism Week of Action.
19 August 2004 (156 words)
Wrongly accused Man Utd. fans call for apology
Manchester United supporters have been helping Iraqi Kurdish refugees who were wrongly accused of plotting to bomb Old Trafford.
3 June 2004 (759 words)
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Are anti-racist football campaigns reaching the grassroots?
By CARF
Anti-racism has now, partly because of high-profile efforts from the CRE and its chairman Sir Herman Ouseley, made its way into football.
1 April 1998 (1072 words)
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Two Cultures of English Cricket
By Mike Marqusee
While football and rugby league authorities have at least paid lip service to the cause of anti-racism, the cricket authorities have up till now adopted a 'hear no evil see no evil' approach to the touchy subject.
2 June 1997 (504 words)
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