Aus rejects Zim charge
Afp, Sydney
Prime Minister John Howard on Monday said it was ludicrous to suggest Australia was racist for banning its cricketers from touring Zimbabwe, as he faced questions at home about mixing sport with politics.Howard on Sunday ordered Australian cricketers not to tour the impoverished African nation, saying the presence of the world champions would be used as a propaganda tool to support the rule of "grubby dictator" Robert Mugabe. Mugabe's junior Information Minister Bright Matonga hit back by saying the ban was a racist ploy designed to keep Aimbabwe out of international sport.
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