Cricket great Holding calls for more sports stars to speak out against racism
FAROUQ SULEIMAN and MARK GLEESON WEST Indies bowling great Michael Holding wants more sportspeople to step forward and speak out against racism because they have an important platform, he said in an interview at the Reuters Next conference. Holding said it was important that public figures used their celebrity and status to get across important messages, particularly on racism. "If people who have a platform and who are able to reach out and get people to listen and people to understand, say nothing, then who will?" he asked. "There are sportspeople who are well known throughout the entire world. If…