Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Richard Pyrah

Six former Yorkshire cricketers fined for racial abuse, punishments reduced

NEW DELHI: Six former Yorkshire cricketers found guilty of racial abuse at the club were fined a total of £22,000 by the Cricket Discipline Commission on Friday. The punishments, which also include suspensions if they return to cricket, were reduced from the £37,000 fines that the England and Wales Cricket…

The Times of India

Azeem Rafiq racism case: Six former Yorkshire players sanctioned by CDC

The six former Yorkshire players found guilty of using racist language in the Azeem Rafiq case have received their sanctions from the Cricket Discipline Commission, including combined fines of £22,000.

Evening Standard

Six former Yorkshire players sanctioned by CDC in Azeem Rafiq racism case

Gary Ballance, Matthew Hoggard, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale, John Blain and Richard Pyrah have been handed combined fines of £22,000.

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

ECB recommend eight-week ban and £8k fine for Gary Ballance for racist language

Former Yorkshire and England batter Gary Ballance should be slapped with an eight-week ban and an £8,000 fine according to the ECB amid the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal

Daily Mirror

Fines and bans recommended for players charged in Yorkshire racism scandal

Ex-England international Gary Ballance was hit hardest with a recommended fine of £8,000 and an eight-week suspension

The Independent UK

Three Yorkshire players found guilty in racism scandal ‘will refuse to pay fines’

Three of the six Yorkshire players found guilty of using racist language towards Azeem Rafiq will refuse to pay any fines in protest at what they regard as a flawed process, according to reports

The Guardian - UK

ECB recommends fine and eight-week suspension for Gary Ballance over racism case

John Blain, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale, Matthew Hoggard and Richard Pyrah are the other former Yorkshire players facing sanctions.

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Six former Yorkshire players to be sanctioned for using racist language

The case primarily stemmed from allegations made by former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq, and the club’s handling of the claims.

The Independent UK

Six former Yorkshire players set to be sanctioned for using racist language

The case primarily stemmed from allegations made by former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq, and the club’s handling of the claims.

The Independent UK

Former Yorkshire players set to be sanctioned for racist language on Wednesday

Gary Ballance admitted a charge ahead of a liability hearing in March.

The Independent UK

Yorkshire poised to discover punishments following Azeem Rafiq racism scandal

The county accepted four amended charges of bringing the game into disrepute.

The Independent UK

I burst out crying – Michael Vaughan reveals relief at being cleared of racism

Former team-mates John Blain, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale, Matthew Hoggard and Richard Pyrah were all found guilty of using the term ‘P***’.

The Independent UK

Azeem Rafiq and Yorkshire: timeline of a county cricket crisis

Azeem Rafiq’s first complaints to Yorkshire came almost six years ago. Here’s how it all unfolded

The Guardian - UK

Michael Vaughan cleared of using racist language as former team-mates charged

John Blain, Tim Bresnan, Andrew Gale, Matthew Hoggard and Richard Pyrah were all found guilty of using the term “P***” at Yorkshire.

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

Michael Vaughan statement in full as ex-England skipper declares there are "no winners"

The ECB's Cricket Discipline Commission has cleared former England captain Michael Vaughan of using racist and/or discriminatory language and bringing the game into disrepute

Daily Mirror

Azeem Rafiq breaks silence as Michael Vaughan is cleared of racism in Yorkshire case

Azeem Rafiq has spoken out after Michael Vaughan was cleared by the Cricket Discipline Commission, but Tim Bresnan, John Blain, Andrew Gale, Matthew Hoggard and Richard Pyrah had allegations of of racist and/or discriminatory language upheld

Irish Independent

‘It’s inherently probable’ that Michael Vaughan did make racist comment, says ECB lawyer

It is “inherently probable” Michael Vaughan did make a racist comment towards four Yorkshire players of Asian ethnicity, a lawyer for the England and Wales Cricket Board told a hearing today.

The Independent UK

‘Inherently probable’ Michael Vaughan made racist comment, says lawyer

Vaughan has been charged over an alleged comment made before a Yorkshire match in 2009

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

ECB lawyer says ‘you lot’ was ‘widely used’ phrase in Yorkshire dressing room

Charges against Andrew Gale and Richard Pyrah were heard on Tuesday at a CDC hearing into Azeem Rafiq’s racism allegations.

The Independent UK

Michael Vaughan to defend himself on second day of Yorkshire racism hearing

Vaughan is the only individual facing charges to appear at the hearing in person

Evening Standard

Tim Bresnan accused of racist language towards Azeem Rafiq’s sister as Yorkshire racism commission begins

Tim Bresnan has been accused of using a racist comment towards Azeem Rafiq’s sister while the England and Wales Cricket Board told a disciplinary panel it is “more likely than not” three former Yorkshire players used racist or discriminatory language.

The Independent UK

Tim Bresnan accused of using racist language towards Azeem Rafiq’s sister

The hearing into former Yorkshire player Rafiq’s allegations began in London on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

Bresnan accused of racist comments about Rafiq’s sister as CDC hearing begins

Azeem Rafiq’s sister Amna was called a ‘Fit Paki’ by his teammate Tim Bresnan while she was on work experience at the club, a Cricket Discipline Commission hearing into racism at Yorkshire CCC has heard

The Independent UK

ECB denies charged players not invited to take part in Azeem Rafiq racism probe

The hearing into former Yorkshire player Rafiq’s allegations began in London on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

What is Michael Vaughan charged with? Explaining allegations as Yorkshire racism scandal hearing begins

Vaughan is set to appear in person at the Cricket Discipline Commission’s hearing in London

1 2

People

Christopher Stoner KC

14 stories

Craig Harris

11 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

England and Wales Cricket Board

57 stories

Cricket Discipline Commission

27 stories

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

21 stories

the England and Wales Cricket Board

15 stories

the Cricket Discipline Commission

10 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.