today at five. we are sorry england cricket chiefs apologise unreservedly to former player azeem rafiq after he exposed institutional racism in the sport. they also pledge to win back trust in the game. racism and discrimination is a blight on our game. to azeem and all of those who have suffered or experienced any form of discrimination in our sport, we are truly sorry. it comes as another cricketer, alex hales, apologises for wearing blackface makeup at a fancy dress party in 2009. my 205 was full of mistakes like that you know, reckless mistakes off the field that cost me. let down family, let down team mates, let down friends. austria is to go back into a full nationwide lockdown because of record covid cases,
will be on bbc one from 7 o clock this evening the headlines on bbc news. we are sorry. england cricket chief apologise unreservedly to the former player rafik after he exposed institutional racism in the sport. they also pledged to win back trust in the game. it comes out another cricketer, alex hale has apologised for wearing black face makeup and a party in 2009. austria is reimposing covid 19 knockdown and will make vaccinations compulsory as it faces record numbers of infections. coming up on bbc news, cricket chief in england and rate whales see racism is a blight on the game and the apologise unreservedly as they need to address the scandal involving this point. campaign down as australia test captain before the
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