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SYDNEY, Dec 22: Cricket fans in Australia have been threatened with on-the-spot fines and stadium bans in a crackdown on racism, officials said on Thursday. Members of the touring South African team complained of racial abuse during the opening Test in Perth, a week after Sydney was rocked by two nights of racial violence.
Cricket Australia has ordered a review of security arrangements for the second Test, starting in Melbourne on Monday, officials said at a news conference on Thursday. Security guards at the ground will be briefed on racist slurs that are unfamiliar to most Australians.—Reuters
