Sky Sports pundits deal fresh blow to BLM as they all ditch badges and wear ‘Kick It Out’ logos instead… but TV rivals on BT Sport – including Rio Ferdinand – continue to show their support despite row over far-left ideology Sky Sports pundits have ditched the Black Lives Matter badges on Saturday The guest … Read more
‘Having been stumped on the radio I sought scientific advice’: Recreational cricket CAN return from next weekend as government performs U-turn, says prime minister Boris Johnson By Spencer Morgan For Mailonline Published: 18:09 BST, 3 July 2020 | Updated: 18:15 BST, 3 July 2020 Prime minister Boris Johnson has announced that cricket can resume next … Read more
Black Lives Matter badges disappeared again from Sky Sports’ Premier League tonight after returning for a day – after the BBC branded them ‘political’ and banned them from screens. Sky is allowing pundits to make their own decisions about whether they wear the badges – with Patrice Evra ditching it on Tuesday, but Ashley Cole continuing … Read more
England international Andros Townsend has made clear that Premier League players have no connection to the political organisation Black Lives Matter – while continuing to back the phrase. Crystal Palace star Townsend and his fellow Premier League players have worn logos on their shirts since the season restarted with the phrase ‘Black Lives Matter’ on … Read more
‘Nitty gritty’ on Sky Sports’ banned list of words due to supposed links to slavery as broadcaster orders commentators to avoid using language which may offend viewers in emails containing list of prohibited phrases Sky Sports will warn reporters not to use words which may offend viewers Staff members will be sent message containing list … Read more
The BBC has banned pundits and guests from wearing Black Lives Matter badges after the logos returned to Sky Sports last night following a row over the movement’s ideology. A senior source at the corporation told the Daily Telegraph that bosses decided they did not want ‘visual symbols of support’ for BLM to be worn … Read more
‘Nitty gritty’ on Sky Sports’ banned list of words due to supposed links to slavery as broadcaster orders reporters to avoid using language which may offend viewers after sending emails to staff containing list of prohibited phrases Sky Sports will warn reporters not to use words which may offend viewers Staff members will be sent … Read more
The exploits of Jack Leslie have been passed on down the generations in Devon for the best part of a century. Leslie scored goals by the boatload in days when Plymouth Argyle were an ambitious club with eyes on the top flight until the Second World War changed everything. His legend is secure at Home … Read more
All football pundits this evening are wearing the Black Lives Matter logo just a day after it seemed to be on the way out after Sky’s Matt Le Tissier slammed the group’s ‘far-left ideology’. Both BT and Sky are allowing pundits make their own decisions about whether they wear the badges – with Patrice Evra ditching … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: West Indies cricket legend Sir Everton Weekes dies at the age of 95 The legendary West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes has died at the age of 95 Weekes had passed away after an illness at his Christ Church home in Barbados He played 48 Tests across a 10-year career, scoring 4455 runs … Read more
Nearly all football pundits this evening are wearing the controversial logo just a day after it seemed to be on the way out after Sky’s Matt Le Tissier slammed Black Lives Matter’s ‘far-left ideology’. Both BT and Sky let are allowing their pundits make their own decisions about whether they wear the badges – with Patrice … Read more
Championship club Wigan Athletic – who won the FA Cup in 2013 – are placed into administration, blaming the ‘significant impact’ of coronavirus Championship club Wigan Athletic have been placed into administration Joint administrators have been appointed to save the club and staff jobs The suspension of the league season due to covid has been … Read more
Football fans have taken to social media in their droves after Sky Sports and the Premier League began to distance themselves from the political activism of Black Lives Matters UK. Top-flight players have taken a knee before every match in Project Restart, with badges also worn on the shirt sleeves of all 20 clubs, but … Read more