'Racism is real', Sammy urges cricket to do better

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - England v West Indies - World Twenty20 cricket tournament final - Kolkata, India - 03/04/2016. West Indies captain Darren Sammy walks off the field after his dismissal. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy has urged cricket's governing bodies to treat racism more seriously and pay it the same attention they give to upholding the integrity of the game.

Athletes across the world have spoken out about racism in sport as part of the Black Lives Matter protests after the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25.