Table tennis chiefs vow to take action after racist incident during match

The table tennis authorities have vowed action "to prevent the recurrence of racist incidents" after spectators were heard shouting "yellow banana" as Chinese star Liang Jingkun's starred at the World Championships.A fan was heard calling out "yellow banana, yellow!" throughout Liang's round-of-16 win at the George R Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas.Liang, the world No 9, was targeted while leading 8-4 in the deciding game against Liam Pitchford, before eventually composing himself to clinch a 4-3 victory.Pitchford, ranked 15, ate a banana as a snack with Liang speaking to his coach when a small group of fans joined in…