Amaechi urges talk about gays in sports
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Former NBA center John Amaechi, who disclosed last week he's gay, said anti-gay comments by another retired player "demonstrate the need to continue the conversation."
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A Roman Catholic archbishop will ask officials of St. Louis University to take âappropriate actionâ against its basketball coach, who said in a television interview that he supports abortion rights.
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Sports Minister Richard Caborn demanded action today after England - s black football players were subjected to racist abuse for the second night running when the national side played a friendly against Spain.
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Scotland's religious leaders will attend next week's Old Firm clash as part of their efforts to stamp out bigotry in the game.
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A prominent gay rights group is stepping up its campaign against what it views as homophobic lyrics by a number of reggae acts. The OutRage organisation has attracted widespread
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AFRICAN National Congress (ANC) head of presidency and spokesman Smuts Ngonyama has called for a code of conduct for the tripartite alliance, a move observers said could lead to a muzzling of dissent.
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A first public hearing is held in Nigeria's House of Representatives on a new bill seeking to outlaw gay relations.
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Sports minister Richard Caborn has called on football authorities to operate a zero-tolerance approach to racism after two Blackburn fans abused their former player Dwight Yorke in Sunday's Premiership match ...
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UK Minister for International Development Gareth Thomas on Monday was scheduled to give a speech in St. Kitts criticizing reggae musicians whose &quot;homophobic&quot; lyrics might increase stigma against HIV-positive
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Football&#39;s authorities have called for renewed vigilance against racism in the game following the reported abuse towards Dwight Yorke at Blackburn.
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John Amaechi, the British former NBA player who revealed last week that he is gay, said he has received threats since making his homosexuality public.
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Gary Player's comments on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in golf draw the ire of his fellow South Africans on Thursday.
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OSAKA, Japan  - Triple world champion Tyson Gay will try to duplicate his golden feat at next year's Olympics.
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A global meeting of Anglican leaders in Tanzania will focus on the issue of homosexuality, which currently threatens to break the church apart.
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Brussels - EU commissioner-designate Rocco Buttiglione sought on Thursday to defuse a row over controversial comments he made about homosexuals and women, offering to give up some powers in return for keeping the job.
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FIFA president Sepp Blatter will today urge Sven-Goran Eriksson and the Football Association to take action against England&#39;s players for refusing to talk to the media last week.
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Bolton boss Sam Allardyce wants the FA to greater use of video technology.