Tag: abuse
Shaq Forde: Bristol Rovers ‘infuriated’ by racist abuse directed at forward following match against Reading | Football News
Bristol Rovers are “infuriated” by racist abuse directed at forward Shaq Forde following Saturday’s Sky Bet League One match against Reading. Forde was targeted on Instagram after being sent off in the second half of his team’s 1-0 defeat at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. According to Rovers, the message, which was highlighted by 20-year-old…
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US Open: Caroline Garcia speaks out about damaging social media abuse she has received | Tennis News
Caroline Garcia has spoken out about the vile social media abuse she has received and said it is “damaging” players. The Frenchwoman, who lost in the first round of the US Open on Tuesday, shared some of the abuse she has been sent in recent weeks, which included a user telling her to kill herself…
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Olympics 2024: USA gymnast Jordan Chiles receives online racist abuse after losing her bronze medal | Olympics News
Gymnast Jordan Chiles says she received online racist abuse after losing her bronze medal from the Paris Olympics in controversial fashion. “I am overwhelmed by the love I have received over the past few days,” Chiles said to begin her statement on social media site X. “While celebrating my Olympic accomplishments, I heard the devastating…
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NBA fines Lakers guard Russell $25,000 for verbal abuse
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope of the Denver Nuggets is guarded by D’Angelo Russell of the Los Angeles Lakers in the first quarter during game five of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at Ball Arena on April 29, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. (Getty Images via AFP) NEW YORK – Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell was fined…
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Rugby World Cup: Fan in Australia prosecuted for online abuse of referee in England fixture | Rugby Union News
A rugby fan has faced an Australian magistrates court for abusing a match official on social media during a World Cup match last year in a decision welcomed by the game’s global governing body. New Zealand-born Aaron Isaia pleaded guilty to one count of using a carriage service to menace or harass via online communication…
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Owen Farrell: Former England captain admits social media abuse ‘hard to get away from’ | Rugby Union News
Owen Farrell said he still felt the sting of social media abuse during the Rugby World Cup, even though he deleted his accounts during the tournament. Former England captain Farrell was the target of critics during the World Cup and announced at the end of November he would step back from international rugby to protect…
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Referee abuse: Allegations of serious offences against referees on rise in grassroots game | Football News
Allegations of serious offences against match officials in grassroots football increased slightly last season compared to 2021-22, new Football Association data shows. In total there were 1,451 allegations of serious offences against a match official last season, an increase of one per cent on the prior campaign where 1,430 offences were recorded. Seventy-two allegations of…
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Chinese Olympic gold medalist condemns ‘malicious’ online abuse
FILE–China’s Xiaojun Lin. (Photo by Vincent Jannink / ANP / AFP) An Olympic and world champion short track speed skater said he was “very angry” and “deeply hurt” after suffering online abuse following a collision with a Chinese teammate during a race. Lin Xiaojun and Liu Shaoang were leading when they collided during a World…
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Women’s World Cup: FIFA finds one in five players sent homophobic, sexist or sexual social media abuse during tournament | Football News
One in five players at this year’s Women’s World Cup were the targets of online abuse, FIFA has found – with more than half of comments sexual, homophobic or sexist. New data published by FIFA, identified by its Social Media Protection Service (SMPS), found 152 players out of 697 whose social media accounts were actively…
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Yao Ming vows to support China basketball players after online abuse
Yao Ming, president of the Chinese Basketball Association, reacts during the Asian Games Men’s basketball Semi-final match between Gilas Pilipinas and China. (Photo by VCG/VCG )No Use China. Chinese basketball great Yao Ming says that criticism of the men’s national team has gone too far after some players were abused online following a series of…
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