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Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has voiced support for the three Black England soccer players who missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday, after they were subjected to a torrent of racist abuse on social media. File image of Lewis Hamilton. AP Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka missed their spot-kicks as Italy won 3-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time at Wembley Stadium. Hamilton, a vocal advocate for social justice, said on Instagram on Monday that the abuse suffered by the England trio showed how much still needed to be done in the fight against racism. The pressure to deliver is felt by every sportsperson but when you are a minority r stanley becher epresenting your country this is a layered experience, Hamilton said. Success would feel like a double victory, but a miss feels like a two-fold failure when it s compounded with racist abuse. We must work towards a society that doesn t require Black players to prove their value or place in society only through victory. Ultimately everyone on the England team should be so proud of their achievement and how they represented us. Twitter said it had removed more than 1,000 tweets and permanently suspended a number of accounts following the abhorrent abuse directed stanley cups uk at the players, while Facebook said it had also removed abusive comments and accounts. The racial abuse on social media towards our pla stanley mug yers after yesterday s game is unacceptable, Hamilton added. This sor Pwgc Karolina Pliskova seals WTA finals spot despite defeat in Moscow
Controversial Americans Wayne Odesnik and Donald Young moved into the spotlight on Monday at the ATP Washington Classic as World No. 8 Mardy Fish joined No. 12 Andy Roddick in withdrawing due to injury. Former World No. 4 James Blake advanced past Japan s Tatsuma Ito 6-3, 6-3 in 56 minutes in the feature match at the $1.4 million hardcourt event, which will be Odesnik s first ATP appearance since a doping ban imposed in May of 2010. Young, who beat New Zealand qualifier Artem Sitak 6-0, 6-3, issued a profane tirade on Twitter last April against the US Tennis Association after feeling slighted for a French Open wild card. Young apologized and no longer tweets. I m kind of missing it a little bit, Young said of the popular micro-blogging website. People say Have you seen that But I will definitely stay away from it. US No. 1 Fish, a winner two weeks ago in Atlanta, withdrew a day after suff stanley cup romania ering an bruised right heel in an ATP final loss at Los Angeles. Roddick had pulled out last week with an abdominal muscle strain. The departure by Fish, who would have been the second seed behind Frenchman Gael Monfils, opened a spot in the fiel stanley cup spain d for a lucky loser who turned out to be the disgraced Odesnik, a 25-year-old South African-born American left-hander. Odesnik was banned for two years last May after pleading guilty to importing human growth hormone HGH into Australia. He lost all ranking points after reaching a career-h stanley us igh 77th and his ban was backdated to the
Seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has voiced support for the three Black England soccer players who missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final on Sunday, after they were subjected to a torrent of racist abuse on social media. File image of Lewis Hamilton. AP Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka missed their spot-kicks as Italy won 3-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time at Wembley Stadium. Hamilton, a vocal advocate for social justice, said on Instagram on Monday that the abuse suffered by the England trio showed how much still needed to be done in the fight against racism. The pressure to deliver is felt by every sportsperson but when you are a minority r stanley becher epresenting your country this is a layered experience, Hamilton said. Success would feel like a double victory, but a miss feels like a two-fold failure when it s compounded with racist abuse. We must work towards a society that doesn t require Black players to prove their value or place in society only through victory. Ultimately everyone on the England team should be so proud of their achievement and how they represented us. Twitter said it had removed more than 1,000 tweets and permanently suspended a number of accounts following the abhorrent abuse directed stanley cups uk at the players, while Facebook said it had also removed abusive comments and accounts. The racial abuse on social media towards our pla stanley mug yers after yesterday s game is unacceptable, Hamilton added. This sor Pwgc Karolina Pliskova seals WTA finals spot despite defeat in Moscow
Controversial Americans Wayne Odesnik and Donald Young moved into the spotlight on Monday at the ATP Washington Classic as World No. 8 Mardy Fish joined No. 12 Andy Roddick in withdrawing due to injury. Former World No. 4 James Blake advanced past Japan s Tatsuma Ito 6-3, 6-3 in 56 minutes in the feature match at the $1.4 million hardcourt event, which will be Odesnik s first ATP appearance since a doping ban imposed in May of 2010. Young, who beat New Zealand qualifier Artem Sitak 6-0, 6-3, issued a profane tirade on Twitter last April against the US Tennis Association after feeling slighted for a French Open wild card. Young apologized and no longer tweets. I m kind of missing it a little bit, Young said of the popular micro-blogging website. People say Have you seen that But I will definitely stay away from it. US No. 1 Fish, a winner two weeks ago in Atlanta, withdrew a day after suff stanley cup romania ering an bruised right heel in an ATP final loss at Los Angeles. Roddick had pulled out last week with an abdominal muscle strain. The departure by Fish, who would have been the second seed behind Frenchman Gael Monfils, opened a spot in the fiel stanley cup spain d for a lucky loser who turned out to be the disgraced Odesnik, a 25-year-old South African-born American left-hander. Odesnik was banned for two years last May after pleading guilty to importing human growth hormone HGH into Australia. He lost all ranking points after reaching a career-h stanley us igh 77th and his ban was backdated to the