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Come Dine With Me winner who was convicted of having sex with boy, 15, and stalking a social worker is fined £420 for hurling racist abuse at her neighbour
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Come Dine With Me winner who was convicted of having sex with boy, 15, and stalking a social worker is fined £420 for hurling racist abuse at her neighbour

Daily Mail  

A disgraced former Come Dine With Me winner who was convicted of having sex with a 15-year-old boy has been fined £420 for hurling racist abuse at her neighbour. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how Haughey - who was said to have stunk of alcohol at the time of the incident - also booted Mr Kavur's front door, leaving it damaged. …

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La Liga 2024-25: Spanish police arrest three over racist insults at El Clasico match
1 month ago

La Liga 2024-25: Spanish police arrest three over racist insults at El Clasico match

The Hindu  

Three people were arrested for allegedly chanting racist insults at two Barcelona players during an El Clasico match against Real Madrid in October, Spanish police said on Saturday. Spain’s National Police said in a post on social media platform X on Saturday: “Three arrested for uttering racist insults against two football players during the El Clasico match played last October.” …

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Come Dine With Me winner, 44, is found guilty of hurling racist abuse at neighbour after string of convictions
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Come Dine With Me winner, 44, is found guilty of hurling racist abuse at neighbour after string of convictions

Daily Mail  

A former Come Dine With Me winner who had sex with a 15-year-old boy has been convicted of hurling racist abuse at her neighbour. Lucy Haughey, 44, spewed abusive language towards Roman Kavur, calling him a 'foreign c***' on their shared landing in Glasgow's Cathcart on March 8, 2024. Glasgow Sheriff Court heard how Haughey, who was said to have …

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Italian volleyball player Paola Egonu’s graffiti vandalized after winning Paris 2024 Olympics gold
4 months, 1 week ago

Italian volleyball player Paola Egonu’s graffiti vandalized after winning Paris 2024 Olympics gold

The Hindu  

Rome’s mayor and a chorus of others have denounced the defacing of a street art celebration of Paola Egonu, who helped lead Italy to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in women’s volleyball in Paris and who has faced years of racist abuse at home. It was a reference to the years of racist abuse Egonu has endured as a Black …

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Copa America 2024: US Soccer says Weah, other players targets of racist abuse after loss to Panama
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Copa America 2024: US Soccer says Weah, other players targets of racist abuse after loss to Panama

The Hindu  

Tim Weah and other members of the U.S. national team were targeted with racist abuse on social media after the Americans were beaten 2-1 by Panama in the Copa America on Thursday night. U.S. Soccer Federation issued a statement saying it was “deeply disturbed with the racist comments made online.” Weah, who is Black, was sent off with a red …

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US Soccer Federation says Weah, other players targets of racist abuse after Copa America loss
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US Soccer Federation says Weah, other players targets of racist abuse after Copa America loss

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Tim Weah and other members of the U.S. national team were targeted with racist abuse on social media after the Americans were beaten 2-1 by Panama in the Copa America on Thursday night. The U.S. Soccer Federation issued a statement saying it was “deeply disturbed with the racist comments made online.” Weah, who is Black, was sent off …

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U.S. Soccer says Tim Weah and other players were targets of racist abuse
5 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. Soccer says Tim Weah and other players were targets of racist abuse

LA Times  

U.S. midfielder Tim Weah walks off the field after receiving a red card during a 2-1 loss to Panama in the Copa Amèrica on Thursday. Tim Weah and other members of the U.S. national team were targeted with racist abuse on social media after the Americans were beaten 2-1 by Panama in the Copa Amèrica on Thursday night. U.S. Soccer …

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Vinicius Jr. breaks down while talking about racist abuse: 'Racism reducing my desire to play football'
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Vinicius Jr. breaks down while talking about racist abuse: 'Racism reducing my desire to play football'

Firstpost  

Vinicius’ Brazil will face Spain at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid on Tuesday under the slogan “One Skin” to help combat racism Brazil forward Vinicius Junior cries while talking about the racist abuse he's suffered in Spain. AFP Vinicius Jr. said his desire to play football was reducing as incidents of racist abuse aimed at him continue to pile …

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Brazil’s Vinicius says racist abuse in Spain has taken joy out of football
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil’s Vinicius says racist abuse in Spain has taken joy out of football

Al Jazeera  

Real Madrid winger says he ‘will stay because that way the racists can continue to see my face more and more’. Brazilian winger Vinicius Jr broke down in tears and said he was struggling to stay motivated and enjoy playing football due to the recurring racist abuse he is subjected to in Spain. During an emotional news conference ahead of …

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Vinicius Jnr breaks down in tears during press conference when asked about racism - with Brazil and Real Madrid star a frequent target for abuse in Spain
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Vinicius Jnr breaks down in tears during press conference when asked about racism - with Brazil and Real Madrid star a frequent target for abuse in Spain

Daily Mail  

He was as recently as last month targeted, seemingly by young fans, in Morocco Brazil forward Vinicius Junior broke down in tears as he was asked about the racist abuse he has suffered in Spain. The Madrid star was asked why he thought he was singled out for racist abuse and he said: ‘It’s something very sad that happens in …

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Black Britons fear for Diane Abbott after a millionaire’s call for violence
9 months, 1 week ago

Black Britons fear for Diane Abbott after a millionaire’s call for violence

Al Jazeera  

A top Tory donor said the veteran politician, affectionately called ‘Auntie Di’ by her supporters, should be shot. “Whatever strand of the political spectrum you might be in, for a Black woman, a Black girl growing up, seeing someone in such a prominent space, it’s big,” Shotunde told Al Jazeera. Shotunde said Abbott’s public experiences with anti-Black racism and sexism …

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Japan coach ‘ashamed and appalled’ by Zion Suzuki racist abuse after Asian Cup game
11 months ago

Japan coach ‘ashamed and appalled’ by Zion Suzuki racist abuse after Asian Cup game

New York Times  

Japan head coach Hajime Moriyasu has said he is “ashamed and appalled” by racist abuse directed at national team goalkeeper Zion Suzuki. Japan fell to a shock 2-1 defeat to Iraq in last week’s Asian Cup group clash, with Suzuki’s mistake allowing Aymen Hussein to give Iraq the lead. “For our precious player Suzuki, I feel very ashamed and appalled …

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Mike Maignan, racist abuse at Udinese and ‘a system that needs to take responsibility’
11 months ago

Mike Maignan, racist abuse at Udinese and ‘a system that needs to take responsibility’

New York Times  

The gloves came off. Today, an entire system needs to take responsibility.” Maignan demanded accountability from “the perpetrators of these crimes because it’s easy to act in the anonymity of a group”, from “the spectators in the stands who saw everything, heard everything but chose to say nothing”, from Udinese, who initially “only spoke about the suspension of the game, …

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Rafiq says he received racist abuse after Yorkshire approves Graves-led loan offer
11 months, 1 week ago

Rafiq says he received racist abuse after Yorkshire approves Graves-led loan offer

The Hindu  

Former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq said he has received racist messages on social media following the club’s approval of a loan offer from a consortium headed by ex-chairman Colin Graves. Yorkshire were fined 400,000 pounds and handed a 48-point deduction in the County Championship last year after an investigation into racism allegations by Rafiq, who said in 2021 he had …

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India TV Sports Wrap on November 24: Today's top 10 trending news stories
1 year ago

India TV Sports Wrap on November 24: Today's top 10 trending news stories

India TV News  

India defeated Australia in the first T20I of a five-match series when Suryakumar Yadav led the Men in Blue to a thumping 2-wicket win. Rinku Singh stayed calm when India needed 1 off the final ball to chase 209 and a no ball from Sean Abbott sealed India's win. Here are top 10 trending sports stories on November 24. Top …

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Newcastle condemn racist abuse sent to Bruno Guimaraes and Joe Willock via social media after the club's 1-0 win over Arsenal - and vow to work with authorities to ensure the perpetrators are 'held to
1 year, 1 month ago

Newcastle condemn racist abuse sent to Bruno Guimaraes and Joe Willock via social media after the club's 1-0 win over Arsenal - and vow to work with authorities to ensure the perpetrators are 'held to

Daily Mail  

Newcastle United have condemned racist abuse sent to Joe Willock and Bruno Guimaraes on social media following their 1-0 win over Arsenal on Saturday evening. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was vocal in his criticism after the match, but it now appears that some people crossed the line with their anger directed at Newcastle players on social media platforms. The Magpies …

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LaLiga: Barcelona to investigate alleged racial abuse of Vinicius in Clasico
1 year, 1 month ago

LaLiga: Barcelona to investigate alleged racial abuse of Vinicius in Clasico

Firstpost  

Vinicius has been the victim of racist abuse on multiple other occasions during his time in Spain, although often no action has been taken by the law Barcelona said they would investigate alleged racist abuse of Vinicius Junior in their 2-1 Clasico defeat by Real Madrid on Saturday. A video published by Spanish media outlets appeared to show a home …

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Britain's 'most hated woman' who faked depression to blag an NHS nose job claims she was forced to move house due to racist attacks on her children and rape and death threats
1 year, 2 months ago

Britain's 'most hated woman' who faked depression to blag an NHS nose job claims she was forced to move house due to racist attacks on her children and rape and death threats

Daily Mail  

The British mother thinks the trolls are jealous of her looks and lifestyle The mother branded 'Britain's most hated woman' fears she will be the target of an acid attack after revealing online trolls are making her life 'a living hell'. Carla Bellucci was branded 'Britain's most-hated woman' after she admitted faking depression to get a free NHS nose job …

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Donald Trump’s Grand Jurors Face Racist Abuse, Threats to Life
1 year, 4 months ago

Donald Trump’s Grand Jurors Face Racist Abuse, Threats to Life

News 18  

Donald Trump’s Grand Jurors Face Racism: The grand jurors who voted to indict former US president Donald Trump in Georgia faced a barrage of threats to their safety and racist abuse. On a different far-right website, one user posted purported addresses of all 23 of Donald Trump’s grand jurors. “Our investigators are working closely with local, state and federal law …

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Soccer players demand change for rampant online racist abuse, turn to AI for protection
1 year, 6 months ago

Soccer players demand change for rampant online racist abuse, turn to AI for protection

Associated Press  

LONDON — Missing penalties in a major international soccer final was bad enough for three Black players on England’s national team. “But are we surprised?” It’s the latest form of racism: technology-fueled, visual, permanently intrusive and 24/7 — a haunting reminder of the 1980s-style monkey chants and banana-throwing in a social media era. “That’s what we expected and this is …

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Racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior highlights entrenched problem in soccer
1 year, 6 months ago

Racist abuse of Vinícius Júnior highlights entrenched problem in soccer

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hanging from a highway bridge in Madrid, an …

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Valencia Punishment for Vinicius Jr Racist Abuse Reduced
1 year, 6 months ago

Valencia Punishment for Vinicius Jr Racist Abuse Reduced

News 18  

Valencia’s punishment for their fans’ racist abuse of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior was reduced on Friday after the La Liga side appealed against it. The Spanish side must close the south stand of their Mestalla stadium for three home matches instead of the five-game ban initially set by the Spanish football federation’s Competition Committee on Wednesday. Three Valencia fans …

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Vinicius Junior and racism in Spanish football: Why is it so bad? Is there hope for change?
1 year, 6 months ago

Vinicius Junior and racism in Spanish football: Why is it so bad? Is there hope for change?

New York Times  

We are now five days on from the shocking events of Sunday, when Vinicius Junior was racially abused by Valencia fans. After the match on Sunday — during which he confronted Valencia fans — Vinicius Jr posted on social media: “The championship that once belonged to Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, today belongs to racists.” Since then, there …

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Sydney man charged after allegedly threatening ABC journalist Stan Grant online
1 year, 6 months ago

Sydney man charged after allegedly threatening ABC journalist Stan Grant online

ABC  

A Sydney man has been charged with making online threats towards Indigenous ABC journalist Stan Grant. Key points: The man was granted bail and is due to appear in court next week Stan Grant last week announced he would step away from his media commitments indefinitely ABC staff held rallies around the country on Monday in support of Grant The …

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