Key statements from Azeem Rafiq's testimony at parliamentary hearing
The Hindu
The following are key statements from former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq and the others questioned during his testimony to the parliamentary Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) panel on Tuesday
The following are key statements from former Yorkshire player to the parliamentary Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) panel on Tuesday on the racism he encountered at the county team:
"From early on there was a lot of 'You lot sit over there near the toilets'. The word 'Paki' was used constantly, no one ever stamped it out. All I wanted to do was play cricket."
Asian Games champion Avinash Sable opened his season in the 3000m steeple chase with a silver in the Portland Track Festival, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Oregon on Saturday. He clocked 8:21.85s. Asian champion Parul Chaudhary took the bronze in the women’s 3000m steeple chase in a season-best 9:31.38s. Former Asian bronze medallist Sanjivani Jadhav struck gold in the women’s 10,000m in 32:22.77s, a time which was a second off her personal best, while Seema was sixth in 32:55.91s.