England cricketer, Ollie Robinson, grew to become the most recent within the line of athletes getting in bother as a result of controversial actions on social media. The 27-year-old made his Check debut for the nationwide facet final week however has been suspended from all worldwide cricket whereas an end result of disciplinary motion over the controversial tweets made by him in 2012 and 2013 remains to be pending. England’s Ollie Robinson Suspended From All Worldwide Cricket Over Controversial Tweets.
‘England and Sussex bowler Ollie Robinson has been suspended from all worldwide cricket pending the end result of a disciplinary investigation following historic tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013,’ ECB stated in an official assertion. The 27-year-old had earlier issued an apology for the ‘racist’ and ‘sexist’ tweets made by him as an adolescent.
Ollie Robinson, who impressed on his debut taking seven wickets – with four for 75 and three for 26 – and scoring 42 in England’s first innings, received’t be accessible for choice within the second match in opposition to New Zealand because of the suspension. Many different athletes have additionally walked the identical path so we take look again at different tweets which proved pricey within the sports activities world.
Bernardo Silva
The Manchester Metropolis star was suspended for one match and fined £50,000 for a ‘racist’ tweet about team-mate Benjamin Mendy. The FA admitted that the participant didn’t have any ‘racist’ intentions with the tweet and it was meant to be a ‘joke between two buddies.
Edinson Cavani
The Manchester United star was fined £100,000 and suspended for 3 video games after the English FA stated {that a} phrase in his Instagram put up could possibly be deemed as ‘racially abusive’ by a Premier League fan. The time period utilized by the Uruguayan was to point out his appreciation to a good friend in his native language. Together with the ban and superb, Cavani additionally needed to full a ‘face-to-face’ training program.
Michael Phelps
The document Olympic medal-winning swimmer, Michael Phelps, was given a three-month suspension by USA Swimming after an image of him taking successful out of a bong was posted on social media. The swimmer additionally misplaced his Kellog’s sponsorship over that incident.
Aleksander Katai
Los Angeles Galaxy parted methods with midfielder Aleksander Katai in 2020 over his spouse’s ‘racist and violent’ posts on social media. The footballer’s spouse appeared to mock the Black Lives Matter motion.
Voula Papachristou
The Greek triple jumper was despatched house from the 2012 London Olympics after making posts on Twitter mocking immigrants from African nations. An announcement from the Greek Olympic Committee condemned the remark as ‘opposite to the values and beliefs of the Olympic motion.’
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