Philip Barker

Philip Barker, a freelance journalist, has been on the editorial team of the Journal of Olympic History and is credited with having transformed the publication into one of the most respected historical publications on the history of the Olympic Games. He is also an expert on Olympic Music, a field which is not generally well known.

Philip Barker

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Report brands English Cricket discriminatory and calls for apology and reform

Report brands English Cricket discriminatory and calls for apology and reform

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Richard Thompson has issued an apology "to anyone who’s ever been excluded from cricket or made to feel like they don’t belong," after a damning report by the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) called for urgent reforms to tackle racism, sexism, elitism and class-based discrimination in cricket.