News about Richard Thompson

EXCLUSIVE: Furious homeowners have shared how telecoms workers are attempting to cement in 'eyesore' broadband poles right outside their windows. The £450,000 newbuild houses in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, which have stunning balconies, were blighted with the 30ft masts 18 months ago. Now the owners of the modern homes have been left furious after workmen turned up unannounced this morning and began digging up the pavement to lock in the poles. Locals are concerned that if the resurfacing work is completed, they will be stuck with the massive pillars for good.

Exclusive INTERVIEW BY PAUL NEWMAN: Richard Thompson reflects on a remarkable first full year as the ECB's chairman with all the energy and enthusiasm that has made him the best administrator in English cricket. 'I'm positive we've got momentum,' says the man charged with guiding the game through a minefield of conflicting motives. 'For me, this job is about empowering the game - the counties, stakeholders, and instilling confidence in what players are doing while still making sure we enjoy this season of cricket.' It's the fastest-rising team sport in the country, and we need to reflect it.

Omar Moumeche (top right), a 16-year-old boy who was 16 at the time, assaulted Dennis Clarke (bottom right) at a Derby bus station after he told his colleagues not to be concerned with an escalator. The pensioner died in hospital nine days after the attack on May 6, 2021, and sustained a fractured skull as well as a bleed on the brain. Moumeche, now 18, was found guilty of murder in July and was sentenced to two years in youth detention at Derby Crown Court today. Following the incident, police released a disturbing video of Mr Clarke being surrounded by a group of teenagers he had earlier fought at The Eagle Market. The former soldier, who served in Singapore, was then led to the Derby bus station, where he was firmly punched to the ground.

After being told that he would not be allowed to leave the care home to go shopping, Terrified employees went on the streets. According to Blackpool Magistrates Court, the tenacious baritone, who has appeared on stage around the world, lost his temper and went on a rampage armed with a bow and arrow.

Tropical Storm Hilary is now in full swing in Southern California, after the region was wracked by unprecedented torrential rain and strong winds. Cathedral City, Calif.'s Coachella Valley, is one of the hardest-ffected areas by the storm, with residents armed with gum boots and spades to move the muddy pile left behind. Officials have been battling mud and rubble left behind by the unprecedented rainfall, which has swallowed cars and submerged houses, for decades.

A passenger caught the terrifying moment an Alaskan Airlines flight landed in Santa Ana, California, on camera. Flight 1288 from Seattle landed at John Wayne Airport around 11:15 p.m. on Sunday night, but its landing gear pierced the wing as it touched down. During a hard landing, the plane's left-side landing gear malfunctioned, according to the airline.

Residents of a senior living facility in Cathedral City, California's Coachella Valley, were rescued by JCB machinery on Monday after highways became impassable due to mudslides. Tropical Storm Hilary has wreaked havoc on the town of 52,000 people, and many of the roads have been blocked. Rescue personnel were assessing the harm and trying to recover power. There have been no fatalities in the United States, although one man was killed in Mexico.

NOTEBOOK ASHES: After their Ashes hopes were shattered in Manchester, England will press the ICC to be more flexible in Test match days. After England's hopes of returning the Ashes to England were shattered last weekend, Richard Thompson, the ECB's chair, has said he will lobby ICC chair Greg Barclay "to ensure that schedules can be more flexible." Just 30 overs were possible during the final two days at Emirates Old Trafford, leaving Ben Stokes' crew dissatisfied with their attempts to exclude Australia for the second time.

When watching England face Australia in a cricket match at Lord's, London, the young royal, nineteen, sat next to the Prince of Wales, 41, in the stands. Prince George was seen last week taking a look at the boarding school where he may soon be a pupil. His parents Prince William and Princess Kate, both 41, were seen on campus at Eton College, Hello! According to the magazine, the number "pushin" has been a trend. Little George, who will be ten next month, was wearing navy shorts, a short-sleeved shirt, and black boots when standing next to his father in a picture of the meeting posted on social media by royal supporters. He was also educated at Berkshire's prestigious boarding school.

At LORD'S, BY DAVID COVERDALE: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has admitted he was "sad" to read the damning study, which found racial, misogy, classism, and elitism to be "widespread" in English cricket, but the ECB has backed the ECB to fix the game's problems. The Independent Commission on Equity in Cricket (ICEC) released its findings from a two-year inquiry this week, making 44 recommendations and prompting the ECB's apology. Sunak's son spent the fourth day of the second Ashes Test and conducted a lengthy interview with Jonathan Agnew on Test Match Special. (Sat) Sunak was a cricket fan at Lord's, where he spent the fourth day of the second Ashes Test and conducted a lengthy chat with ECB chairman Richard Thompson.

The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) published a scathing picture of cricket in this region last week, with more than half of the 4,000 respondents reporting discrimination. Respondents of black, Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi origins account for 75%, 83%, and 87 percent respectively.

Exclusive BY MATT HUGHES: Leading barrist Katharine Newton KC has led the ECB's independent inquiry into suspected racial abuses at Essex. A copy of Newton's interim report, which was commissioned by Essex in November 2021 and completed by the following March, has yet to be published 15 months later. Mail Sport has learned that Newton's probe will have been exposed as a result of an FBI bombshell revelation that could embarrass the ECB ahead of the publication of a separate independent study into discrimination in cricket and second Ashes Test at Lord's on Wednesday.

BY MATT HUGHES: The ECB has intervened to remove portions of the much-awaited independent study into racism in cricket, despite fears of being hit with a large legal bill. Mail Sport has learned that the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket has discovered shocking allegations of suspected racial abuse suffered by thousands of ex-players, but that certain information has been deleted due to fear that the news would lead to defamation allegations. The ICEC was established by the ECB in November 2020 following Azeem Rafiq's allegations of racial violence at Yorkshire, which culminated in a briefing on topics involving race, gender, and socioeconomic class in the sport.

By being elected mayor of a small town in Majorca, a British geography teacher (lower inset) has made history by becoming the mayor of a small town in Mallorca (right). Richard Thompson (right), 52, changed from teaching in West Sussex to deciding over Sant Joan's administration. He and his wife, who hails from the island, immigrated to a tiny village in the center of Majorca nine years ago.

A British teacher has made history by being elected as the mayor of a small town in Majorca. Richard Thompson, 52, has gone from marking homework in West Sussex to a decision over Sant Joan's administration. He and his wife, who hails from the island, were relocated to a tiny town in the center of Majorca nine years ago. Mr Thompson served as a councillor for four years before emerging as the mayoral candidate for the Mes per Mallorca (More for Majorca) party, which was defeated by locals. The former teacher is not a resident of Spain, but his residency has enabled him to become the first British mayor of the Balearic Islands.

Surrey has confirmed that Oli Slipper, a media and technology entrepreneur, will be the next chairman. Richard Thompson, who left the club last year to serve as the Chair of the ECB, has been searching for a permanent replacement for him. Martin Eadon has served as chairman on an interim basis since last September, but it has now been decided that Slipper will take over from him on October 1 following a General Committee meeting on Monday. Eadon will continue in his role until the end of September.

Ebony Rainford-Brent has been appointed as the England and Wales Cricket Board's non-executive director. Rainford-Brent, the first black woman to play for England when she made her debut in 2001 and was part of the 50 and 20-over World Cup victories eight years ago, faces a three-year sentence. Since retirement, the 39-year-old has been a well-known broadcaster and strategist, and was the driving force behind the ACE Programme, which has risen to prominence in cricket for young players from black countries.

LETTER BOOTH : Sanjay Patel, then the ECB's chief commercial officer, first suggested a 100-ball tournament to a select group of coworkers as long back as October 2017. During a trip to Desert Springs, a golf resort on Spain's Mediterranean coast, was one of them. Colin Graves, board chairman, summed up the mood. 'We all looked at one another and said: "How the heck is this going to work?"' Nearly six years old, the issue seems more relevant than ever. This summer was supposed to be all about England's attempts to recover the Ashes they last won in 2015. However, the revelation on Thursday that the Hundred could be cancelled in favour of a T20 tournament has changed the dial, at least. And now it has put the recently elected ECB's relatively young hierarchy under scrutiny. Richard Thompson and CEO Richard Gould, both former Surrey residents, have been pushed to make a decision on the competition's future. Preferably quickly.

DIRECTIVE: As English cricketers debate the sport's rapidly evolving landscape, preliminary discussions have began about converting the men's Hundred into a Twenty20 tournament. Conversations are early, and anticipations are high due to the money invested by Sky Sports, the English game's top broadcaster. Sky, which is estimated to be worth £220 million per year, has extended their contract with the ECB until 2028, with the hope that the Hundred will still be around.

EXCLUSIVE: As the fall-out from the Yorkshire racist trial continues, ECB deputy chairman Martin Darlow will step down from the board before the end of his term. Following Azeem Rafiq's dramatic appearance before a parliamentary select committee in November 2021, the former detective, who took up the role in September, was charged with directing the ECB's response to the Yorkshire crisis. Darlow's early departure by ECB chairman Richard Thompson earlier today, with several sources telling Sportsmail that he paid the price for the governing body's bungled handling of the crisis.

BY RICHARD GIBSON, a celebrity in CHITTAGONG, is a youth international rugby player who plays for the first time since 2010. During this limited-overs tour, Richard Thompson, chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, held talks with Bangladesh chief executive Nizam Uddin Chowdhury and other board representatives, and it is hoped no void will be discovered during the next four years. Thompson inherited a gap in which England plays when he took over the ECB last September, but he has been unable to say that it would not be a good idea to go the best part of two decades without attracting a full member country for bilateral matches.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Richard Thompson, the ECB chairman, has maintained that The Hundred's benchmark for any auction of The Hundred should be the $930 million paid for the IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants. Thompson said that Bridgepoint Group, a London buyout company, had been paying £400 million for 75% of the Hundred, which is now two years old. And if we were to sell four or five weeks of the English summer to a third party, the board would need to think long and hard.'

For a controlling interest in its Hundred competition, English cricket has been subjected to a '£400 million private equity strategy.' According to Sky News, Bridgepoint Group, a London-listed buyout company, made the ground-breaking bid in recent weeks. Bridgepoint will obtain a 75% stake in the two-season tournament, giving the England and Wales Cricket Boards with a injection of cash.

On August 29, 2020, Ian Leech, 38, was driving his 'powerful' three-litre Jaguar XF when he lost control of the vehicle near Melton, East Yorkshire, causing the death of 63-year-old grandmother Karen Harrison (pictured right) in a crash that claimed her life. Leech had purchased the vehicle just a day earlier and had been'showing off' while driving a coworker home before having handling difficulties. He slipped into the wrong lane, resulting in a head-on collision with grandmother-of-four Mrs Harrison's Vauxhall Corsa, which caused 'complete destruction.' Leech, of Hessle, East Yorkshire, admitted to causing death by careless driving and was banned from driving for two years and 18 weeks.