will empower racists . our sports editor dan roan reports. yorkshire cricket club has struggled to recover from its racism scandal stop the county find last year for failing to tackle the systemic use of discriminatory language. despite being chairman for part of that, colin graves is set to take over the club and having being criticised as describing some incident as banter and today he said sorry. in a statement, he said. promising fresh investment, his return will save yorkshire from the brink of administration. the county owing his family trust around £15 million after a bailout 20 years ago. the club s chief executive today telling me why the board
to try to slow it down as much as possible and that s what i m doing. and yorkshire cricket s former chairman apologises for racism at the club as his controversial return moves a step closer. hello again. he says he ll always be a patriot but after 2a years of historic success, bill belichick is leaving new england. regarded by many as the greatest coach in nfl history, he and tom brady took the franchise to six wins from their nine super bowl appearances, both records for a coach and quarterback. but, since brady left, things haven t been as good, and after the 2023 season handed belichick the worst win loss record of his 29 year coaching career, belichick has parted company with the patriots.
for yorkshire cricket. as we know, it has been controversial. do you understand that, do you accept it s not a good look, given everything that s happened at yorkshire? i appreciate people have their own opinions, i absolutely do. i also believe that now is the time for people to understand the dire financial situation that this board has picked up due to the allegations that were previously put in place. colin and the new board coming in should be given the second chance. but with cricket under scrutiny over its record on discrimination, some see this as a backwards step. former yorkshire player azeem rafiq whose revelations of suffering racism there plunged the county into crisis said he is dismayed. a lot of anger, frustration, and all it does is confirms and sends the message loud and clear to south asians that cricket s not a welcoming place and a safe place for us. you know, i ve had enough. for a very long time i ve seen this as my club. i no longer do. the ecb today said it was
A sponsor of Yorkshire says it is "reviewing the situation very closely" amid mounting criticism of the expected return of former chairman Colin Graves.