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Michael Vaughan will not appear on his BBC 5 Live show on Monday after it was claimed he made a racist comment to a group of Asian players.

Ex-England international Gary Ballance says he regrets using a racial slur against his former Yorkshire team-mate Azeem Rafiq.

Ballance, who played 23 Tests and 16 one-day internationals between 2013 and 2017, released a long statement last night, just hours after MailOnline revealed he was the player accused of abusing Rafiq.

Yorkshire face eight-figure losses after the county were suspended from hosting international matches and other major games over their handling of Azeem Rafiq's racism claims.

Yorkshire player repeatedly used a racially offensive term towards rafiq about his pakistani heritage, but the panel regarded it as friendly banter, sparking an outcry. tonight, after mounting speculation, former england star gary ballance revealed he was the player concerned. in a statement the yorkshire batsman said i regret these exchanges took place, but at no time did i believe or understand that it had caused rafa distress. if i had believed that, then i would have stopped immediately. he was my best mate in cricket and i cared deeply for him. i'm aware of how hurtful the racial slur is,...