The PGA Tour said on Thursday it will support any players who decide to protest against racial injustice following boycotts by athletes in other sports in the wake of the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin. READ | Phil Mickelson gets wire-to-wire win in PGA Tour Champions debutThe protests spilled over into Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the Women's NBA and tennis as Japan's two-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka pulled out of a tournament after reaching the semifinals. Blake survived despite injuries to his spine and multiple organs but may be permanently paralyzed, his family lawyers said. The PGA Tour, which on Thursday kicked off the second of three FedExCup Playoffs events, said it had been working to make more specific commitments to racial equity and inclusion in the communities where it plays. “However, we understand that now is not the appropriate time to highlight our programs and policies, but rather to express our outrage at the injustice that remains prevalent in our country,” the PGA Tour said.

Source: The Hindu August 27, 2020 15:13 UTC