Frankie Dettori and RyaThe BBC has confirmed that Geoffrey Boycott will not be asked to resign from his role as a pundit on its Test Match Special radio show despite suggesting that he would need to “black up” in order to receive a knighthood. The former England and Yorkshire batsman has apologised for the comments made during a question-and-answer session during a break in play at the day-night
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