England vs New Zealand: 'That's not supporting Black Lives Matter', Holding slams hosts' 'moment of unity' gesture
3 years, 6 months ago

England vs New Zealand: 'That's not supporting Black Lives Matter', Holding slams hosts' 'moment of unity' gesture

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England players wore T-shirts sporting messages against any racism, religious intolerance, sexism and other anti-discrimination slogans, having decided to not take the knee after the series against West Indies last year. Birmingham: West Indies great Michael Holding has criticised England cricket team’s “moment of unity” gesture in the ongoing Test series against New Zealand, saying it was not supporting Black Lives Matter movement but giving subtle meaning of “all lives matter”. Holding, who is a passionate advocate for equality in cricket and the wider community, feels the gesture is akin to saying “all lives matter” rather than supporting BLM movement. “What this England team are doing now with this ‘moment of unity’, that is not supporting Black Lives Matter,” Holding told Sky Sports. “What you are doing there is, when I say, ‘black lives matter’, you are telling me ‘all lives matter’,” the 67-year-old added.

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No One Side or Other With Racism, It's Intolerable: England Captain Joe Root
3 years, 1 month ago

No One Side or Other With Racism, It's Intolerable: England Captain Joe Root

The Quint  

“We have to find a way to move forward and make sure this never happens again. How can we all help shape things moving forward positively? I certainly don’t have all the answers, but I think we need to educate more and earlier; we must call it out straight away and have our eyes and ears open more. “Inclusivity, diversity …

Michael Holding criticises England team's 'moment of unity' gesture, likens it to saying 'all lives matter'
3 years, 6 months ago

Michael Holding criticises England team's 'moment of unity' gesture, likens it to saying 'all lives matter'

India TV News  

West Indies great Michael Holding has criticised England cricket team's "moment of unity" gesture in the ongoing Test series against New Zealand, saying it was not supporting Black Lives Matter movement but giving subtle meaning of "all lives matter". Holding, who is a passionate advocate for equality in cricket and the wider community, feels the gesture is akin to saying …

West Indies great Michael Holding praises England footballers for taking the knee
3 years, 6 months ago

West Indies great Michael Holding praises England footballers for taking the knee

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The former paceman last year called for meaningful change to tackle injustice, saying he had encountered abuse as a young player in England and Australia. Birmingham: West Indies great Michael Holding has praised the decision of England’s footballers to continue taking a knee, saying they are doing more than their cricket counterparts to combat racism. “They’re saying ‘we’re doing it …

South Africa players must decide whether to show support for BLM
3 years, 6 months ago

South Africa players must decide whether to show support for BLM

The Hindu  

South Africa will leave it up to individual players to decide whether to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement ahead of the first Test against the West Indies in Saint Lucia starting on Thursday. The South African players have previously worn black armbands or raised their right fists in a salute, but have refused to take a knee, …

West Indies head coach Phil Simmons declares support for Black Lives Matter movement
3 years, 6 months ago

West Indies head coach Phil Simmons declares support for Black Lives Matter movement

India TV News  

West Indies cricket team head coach Phil Simmons on Wednesday reaffirmed his team's support for the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight for justice and equality ahead of the team's series against South Africa, beginning on June 10. "But more than that, it carried a message that reverberated around the world -- that there is no place for racism …

England players to mark NZ Tests with 'Moment of Unity' gesture against discrimination
3 years, 6 months ago

England players to mark NZ Tests with 'Moment of Unity' gesture against discrimination

India TV News  

England players will mark the start of first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on June 2 most likely with a 'moment of unity' gesture to protest against discrimination although England and Wales Cricket Board has also given them permission to take a knee. Last summer, England and West Indies players had taken a knee in support of 'Black Lives …

West Indies great Michael Holding named Best Pundit at British Sports Journalism Awards
3 years, 9 months ago

West Indies great Michael Holding named Best Pundit at British Sports Journalism Awards

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Holding had delivered a powerful message against racism during last year’s England-West Indies series, saying that blacks have been dehumanised and their accomplishments wiped off from a history “written by people who do the harm.” London: West Indies cricket great Michael Holding, who came out in support of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement, has been named the ‘Best Pundit’ at …

Survey reveals widespread racism in English cricket
3 years, 10 months ago

Survey reveals widespread racism in English cricket

The Hindu  

England cricketers - both men and women - will undergo anti-racism training courses this year after a survey revealed that more than one-third of black, Asian and minority ethnic players have faced the prejudice in the game. In the survey, done by the Professional Cricketers' Association, 45 percent of more than 600 respondents claimed that racism had come from a …

South Africa vs England: Hosts make 'unanimous' decision against taking knee in support of Black Lives Matter
4 years ago

South Africa vs England: Hosts make 'unanimous' decision against taking knee in support of Black Lives Matter

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Johannesburg: South African players confirmed on Wednesday they will not take a knee during a six-match limited-overs series against touring England amid media criticism of the decision. AFP Some South Africans believe the Proteas squad should show public support for the Black Lives Matter movement by taking a knee before each match. “The Proteas team has engaged with honesty, empathy …

Black Lives Matter: SA Coach Boucher Reveals Why Proteas Won’t Take Knee In Home Series Against England
4 years, 1 month ago

Black Lives Matter: SA Coach Boucher Reveals Why Proteas Won’t Take Knee In Home Series Against England

ABP News  

"I have spoken to the guy who was driving the whole movement within our set-up, he is pretty happy that we have done what we needed to do, in particular at that game. We are going to be addressing this with the team so if there is a black armband to wear, we will probably be wearing it because of …

‘Black Lives Matter,’ Says Pandya After Taking a Knee Post Fifty
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Black Lives Matter,’ Says Pandya After Taking a Knee Post Fifty

The Quint  

Sportspersons have been coming out in open and speaking more about racism since the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police personnel in May earlier this year. Cricket joined hands with the 'BLM' movement for the first time when both England and the West Indies teams, along with the match officials, took a knee earlier …

Holder sad that ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement not part of IPL
4 years, 2 months ago

Holder sad that ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement not part of IPL

The Hindu  

West Indies captain Jason Holder has expressed his disappointment over none of the IPL teams “taking a knee” in solidarity with the “Black Lives Matter” movement, which has been completely ignored in world’s most glamorous league. Holder, who is member of the IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad, made the statement while receiving the prestigious Peter Smith Award on behalf of the …

Jason Holder sad that ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement not part of IPL
4 years, 2 months ago

Jason Holder sad that ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement not part of IPL

The Hindu  

West Indies captain Jason Holder has expressed his disappointment over none of the IPL teams “taking a knee” in solidarity with the “Black Lives Matter” movement, which has been completely ignored in world’s most glamorous league. Holder, who is member of the IPL team Sunrisers Hyderabad, made the statement while receiving the prestigious Peter Smith Award on behalf of the …

Ponting on Black Lives Matter: ‘We should be talking about it’
4 years, 3 months ago

Ponting on Black Lives Matter: ‘We should be talking about it’

The Hindu  

“We should certainly be talking about it,” said Australian batting great Ricky Ponting while elucidating current limited overs skipper Aaron Finch’s recent stand on not taking a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Asked about the remarks that did not go down well with West Indian pace legend Michael Holding, Ponting said, “I think what Finch was …

West Indies, England women’s teams to take a knee in support of BLM
4 years, 3 months ago

West Indies, England women’s teams to take a knee in support of BLM

The Hindu  

Players of the West Indies and England women’s cricket teams will take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in all five games of an upcoming T20 International series. West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor said on Saturday that the teams would perform the gesture and praised her England counterpart Heather Knight for offering to join them in …

'No one has forgotten about Black Lives Matter', Archer tells Holding - Cricket news
4 years, 3 months ago

'No one has forgotten about Black Lives Matter', Archer tells Holding - Cricket news

The Hindu  

England fast bowler Jofra Archer has said it has not forgotten about the 'Black Lives Matter' movement after former West Indies bowler Michael Holding criticised the country's board when players stopped taking a knee before matches. — Sky Sports September 10, 2020 “We have not forgotten, no one here has forgotten about 'Black Lives Matter',” Archer said. I have spoken …

Holding criticises England, Australia for not taking a knee - Cricket News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Holding criticises England, Australia for not taking a knee - Cricket News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Former West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding has criticised England and Australia for not taking a knee in support of the “Black Lives Matter” movement during their ongoing limited-overs series. England wore “Black Lives Matter” logos on their shirts during their Test series against West Indies and took the knee to protest against racism, but opted not to continue the …

England players will take the knee ahead of UEFA Nations League clashes with Iceland and Denmark
4 years, 3 months ago

England players will take the knee ahead of UEFA Nations League clashes with Iceland and Denmark

Daily Mail  

Gareth Southgate's England team will show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement on the international stage, as they plan to take the knee ahead of upcoming UEFA Nations League matches. England captain Harry Kane will lead the national side in taking the knee against Iceland Prior to kick off against Iceland in Reykjavik, England players will drop to …

Gibbs, Duminy, Philander sign letter backing Ngidi's BLM stance
4 years, 5 months ago

Gibbs, Duminy, Philander sign letter backing Ngidi's BLM stance

The Hindu  

Thirty former and current South Africa cricketers, including Mkhaya Ntini, Herschelle Gibbs and Vernon Philander, on Tuesday came out in support of the global Black Lives Matter movement, saying racism remains part of the game in the country. In a statement, the cricketers also threw their weight behind current South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi, who was recently criticised by ex-Proteas …

Movement around black lives created extra motivation for West Indies, feels Daren Sammy
4 years, 5 months ago

Movement around black lives created extra motivation for West Indies, feels Daren Sammy

India TV News  

The Black Lives Matter movement provided extra motivation to the West Indies players as they pulled off a gutsy win over England in the first Test at Southampton on Sunday, feels former West Indies captain Daren Sammy. "When you have a movement for black lives, and you have a black team come to England -- with everything that's going on …

Darren Sammy backs Lungi Ngidi's 'Black Lives Matter' stand after pacer faces backlash from ex-Proteas
4 years, 5 months ago

Darren Sammy backs Lungi Ngidi's 'Black Lives Matter' stand after pacer faces backlash from ex-Proteas

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Darren Sammy was among the first cricketers to speak out on racism in the sport, and earlier this week, Proteas pacer Lungi Ngidi too joined the chorus — which attracted the ire of former South African cricketers. West Indies’ World Cup-winning former captain Darren Sammy on Friday backed Lungi Ngidi after some ex-South African players criticised the pacer for his …

Darren Sammy backs Lungi Ngidi's #BlackLivesMatter stand
4 years, 5 months ago

Darren Sammy backs Lungi Ngidi's #BlackLivesMatter stand

The Hindu  

Former West Indies captain Darren Sammy, on Friday, backed Lungi Ngidi after some former South African players criticised the pacer for his support to the Black Lives Matter movement. Earlier this week, Ngidi had said that the racism issue is “something that we need to take very seriously and like the rest of the world is doing, make the stand.” …

Daren Sammy backs Lungi Ngidi after former South African players criticise pacer on 'BLM' stance
4 years, 5 months ago

Daren Sammy backs Lungi Ngidi after former South African players criticise pacer on 'BLM' stance

India TV News  

West Indies all-rounder Daren Sammy has slammed former South African cricketers for criticising fast bowler Lungi Ngidi's stance on the 'Black Lives Matter' movement. "The fact that some past players have an issue with Lungi Ngidi stance on #blacklivesmatter movement is actually the reason why we are still here today saying black lives matter. Ngidi had said that South African …

CSA: We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
4 years, 5 months ago

CSA: We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

The Hindu  

Cricket South Africa stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, CEO Jacques Faul announced on Friday. “The vision of CSA, to become a truly national sport of winners supported by the majority, finds resonance in the ethos of ‘Black Lives Matter’. “As a national sporting body representing more than 56 million South Africans and with the privileged position …

Jason Holder says support towards BLM 'meant world to him', thanks Holding for powerful speech
4 years, 5 months ago

Jason Holder says support towards BLM 'meant world to him', thanks Holding for powerful speech

India TV News  

West Indies captain Jason Holder says both his team and England putting up a united front to show support for the 'Black Lives Matter' campaign before the start of the first Test meant the "world to him" and he felt Michael Holding's powerful speech on racism "in his veins". "I happened to be on social media last night, and I …

Former SA cricketers criticise Lungi Ngidi's Black Lives Matter stance; SACA backs him
4 years, 5 months ago

Former SA cricketers criticise Lungi Ngidi's Black Lives Matter stance; SACA backs him

India TV News  

Former South African cricketers Pat Symcox and Boeta Dippenaar have slammed Lungi Ngidi for his support to the Black Lives Matter movement, saying the pacer should also speak up against the attacks on white farmers in the country. "I believe the Proteas should make a stand against racism, but if they stand up for 'Black Lives Matter' while ignoring the …

Lungi Ngidi criticised after supporting ‘Black Lives Matter’
4 years, 5 months ago

Lungi Ngidi criticised after supporting ‘Black Lives Matter’

The Hindu  

Former South African cricketers Pat Symcox and Boeta Dippenaar have slammed Lungi Ngidi for his support for Black Lives Matter, saying the fast bowler should also speak up against attacks on white farmers in the country. “I believe the Proteas should make a stand against racism, but if they stand up for ‘Black Lives Matter’ while ignoring the way white …

Cricket South Africa to find new expression to stand in support of 'Black Lives Matter' movement
4 years, 5 months ago

Cricket South Africa to find new expression to stand in support of 'Black Lives Matter' movement

India TV News  

24 South African cricketers who will be participating in the exhibition 3TC match will be supporting the Black Lives Matter campaign - even when they will not be wearing the campaign logo on their shirts. We need to figure out how we can be effective about it, authentic and spread the messages that are meaningful to us as South Africans …

ENG vs WI: Players 'take a knee' in support of Black Lives Matter, pay respect to COVID-19 victims, Weekes
4 years, 5 months ago

ENG vs WI: Players 'take a knee' in support of Black Lives Matter, pay respect to COVID-19 victims, Weekes

India TV News  

Players of both England and West Indies took a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement ahead of the start of the first Test at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Before the start of the match, the players first observed silence for a minute to pay respect to the victims of coronavirus and for West Indies legend Everton …

England and West Indies unite to take a knee before rain truncates Test cricket's grand return
4 years, 5 months ago

England and West Indies unite to take a knee before rain truncates Test cricket's grand return

The Telegraph  

Just 82 minutes of play were possible on a landmark first day of the #raisethebat series which should possibly be renamed #raisethebrolly but at least international cricket was back after four months in lockdown. It was a reminder that no matter how much detailed planning goes into creating biosecure bubbles, cricket is a game at the mercy of the weather …

England will make a gesture in support of Black Lives Matter: Ben Stokes
4 years, 5 months ago

England will make a gesture in support of Black Lives Matter: Ben Stokes

India TV News  

England's stand-in skipper Ben Stokes on Tuesday revealed that the team will make a gesture to show their support towards the Black Lives Matter movement in the first Test against West Indies on Wednesday at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. The England and Wales Cricket Board had earlier last week confirmed that just like their Windies counterpart, they too will …

England to wear 'Black Lives Matter' logo for West Indies series
4 years, 5 months ago

England to wear 'Black Lives Matter' logo for West Indies series

The Hindu  

English cricketers will join the West Indies team in sporting the ‘Black Lives Matter’ logo on the collars of their shirts during the upcoming “Raise the bat’ Test series to protest against racism in sports. The decision taken by the England and Wales Cricket Board was fully supported by the England players led by Test skipper Joe Root and stand-in …

WI players to wear Black Lives Matter logo against England
4 years, 5 months ago

WI players to wear Black Lives Matter logo against England

The Hindu  

The West Indies cricketers will sport a ‘Black Lives Matter’ logo on the collars of their shirts during the upcoming three-Test series against England to protest against racism in sports. Skipper Jason Holder, who has voiced his support to the cause that has once again come to the forefront after the killing of American George Floyd, said in a statement …

Windies Cricketers To Wear 'Black Lives Matter' Emblem On Shirts During England Test Series To Express Solidarity, Raise Awareness About Equality
4 years, 5 months ago

Windies Cricketers To Wear 'Black Lives Matter' Emblem On Shirts During England Test Series To Express Solidarity, Raise Awareness About Equality

ABP News  

"We believe we have a duty to show solidarity and also to help raise awareness," ESPNcricinfo quoted skipper Jason Holder as saying. "As a group of young men, we know of the rich and diverse history of West Indies cricket and we know we are guardians of the great game for the generation to come. Until we get that as …

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