WEST Indies great Sir Viv Richards has called on the International Cricket Council and FIFA to move more swiftly to rid sports of racism.
"This matter of black players being subjected to abuse must be urgently addressed by the people who are in charge - the footballing (soccer) body, the cricketing body," Richards said on Friday.
"There must be plain-clothed officers placed in the crowd, and when you hear that first remark an example must be made of the perpetrator and it must be done swift and quick. I believe the governing bodies have been sitting around for too long."
He was reacting to recent incidents on the international sporting stage. During this week's first cricket Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth, fans racially abused the South Africans.
