James Sutherland: Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia: Campese's comments last week about Ahmed, a naturalized Australian who fled Pakistan in 2009 and claimed asylum, were branded "bigoted" by Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland and led the SuperSport TV channel in South Africa, where Campese lives, to temporarily drop the 1991 World Cup winner as a rugby pundit, according to Times Colonist. Campese, who played 101 rugby tests for Australia and once held the world record for international tries, was reacting to Cricket Australia's decision to allow Ahmed not to wear the alcohol logo because of his religious beliefs. In his tweets, Campese said he agreed with former Australia test cricketer Doug Walters, who was quoted as saying of Ahmed: "I think if he doesn't want to wear the team gear, he should not be part of the team." CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Rugby World Cup winner David Campese apologized Monday for writing on Twitter that Pakistan-born Australia cricketer Fawad Ahmed should "go home" if he didn't want to wear a sponsor's beer logo on his team shirt. "Pending an inquiry by SuperSport, Campese will not be a guest panelist on any of its channels," the broadcaster said in a statement. "SuperSport does not accept conduct which is offensive, intolerant or discriminatory." (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.