teams where you are. good afternoon. it s just after 1:30, and this is your latest sports news, from the bbc sport centre. the author val mcdermid has said she will withdraw her support and sponsorship of raith rovers after the club signed striker david goodwillie. the player was ruled to be a rapist and ordered to pay damages in a civil case in 2017. he neverfaced a criminal trial over the rape claim after prosecutors said there was not enough evidence. the captain of the club s women s team, tyler rattray, has quit in protest. mcdermid, known for her popular crime fiction novels, has taken to social media saying. clubs and fans up and down the uk
Raith Rovers have been criticised over an International Women’s Day tweet – just weeks after signing footballer David Goodwillie, who was ruled by a judge at a civil court case in 2017 to have raped a woman
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