Police investigate Yorke race row

Lancashire Police have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Birmingham’s Dwight Yorke was racially abused during yesterday’s Barclays Premiership game at Blackburn.

Police investigate Yorke race row

Lancashire Police have launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Birmingham’s Dwight Yorke was racially abused during yesterday’s Barclays Premiership game at Blackburn.

Former Rovers player Yorke, a substitute for the game at Ewood Park, confronted a fan he claimed was taunting him as he warmed up along the touchline.

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