A British sports journalist has been reprimanded for making racist comments during a televised commentary on last year's Rugby World Cup.

The Independent Television Commission in London upheld complaints that the journalist, Steve Smith, had offensively referred to a French player as a stroppy little frog.

Mr Smith made the remark during a match between France and Fiji, when a French player threw the ball at an opponent in a fit of temper.

The television company ITV has apologised for the remark.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service