‘Way more work to do’: Athletes give cautious welcome to Floyd verdict

<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/20/minneapolis-verdict-george-floyd-new-beginning">White police officer guilty of murder of 46-year-old black man</a></li><li>Sports world says systemic racism still an issue in the US</li></ul><p>The sports world welcomed the verdict in the George Floyd murder trial on Tuesday, while cautioning that there is still work to do addressing systemic racism in the United States.</p><p>Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/20/derek-chauvin-verdict-guilty-murder-george-floyd">was found guilty</a> of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of Floyd, who was black, after kneeling on the 46-year-old’s neck for more than nine minutes in May last year.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/apr/21/athletes-reaction-george-floyd-trial-nba">Continue reading...</a>