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England’s Ben Stokes says ODI retirement stands ahead of World Cup and that he wants to get knee sorted
Ben Stokes has insisted he remains retired from one-day international cricket and that he wants to use the time between the end of the Ashes and January’s Test tour of India to sort his chronic knee problem. England’s 50-over World Cup title defence takes place in India in October and November and they look set…
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The Ashes: James Anderson not thinking of retirement as Ben Stokes backs England seamer to carry on
The older James Anderson gets, the louder the question becomes. Is this it? It has been asked more frequently of late with England’s record Test wicket-taker turning 41 on Sunday and enduring a lean Ashes. Four wickets in three games at an average of 76.75 and strike-rate of 171. Please use Chrome browser for a…
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Leigh Leopards half-back Ben Reynolds ready to ‘give it all’ for Challenge Cup semi-final win
Leigh Leopards halfback Ben Reynolds Leigh Leopards half-back Ben Reynolds says his side are brimming with confidence going into Saturday’s Challenge Cup semi-final against St Helens. The 29-year-old has spent most of his career in the second tier, managing only a few games with Castleford in 2013 and 2014 after coming through their academy. He…
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The Bench | Ben Westwood | Picking fights, awkward texts and photo opportunities | Video
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Ben Westwood joins Jon and the returning Barrie McDermott on The Bench this week to discuss life after retirement, picking fights with the opposition, awkward text messages you wish you’d never sent and selfies with fans. Source
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FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem says changes won’t be made to stop ‘good kid’ Red Bull’s dominance – rezal404
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Sky F1’s Karun Chandhok was full of praise for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after he picked up his seventh win in nine races this season at the Austrian Grand Prix. You can listen to the latest episode of the Sky Sports F1 Podcast now. Sky…
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Ben Stokes’ speech: Cricket needs diversity – I left state school with one GCSE | Videos | watch tv show
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player England captain Ben Stokes gave a speech on the need for diversity and inclusion in cricket, giving the example of his path to becoming Test captain. require.config({“shim”:{“facebook-sdk”:{“exports”:”FB”}},”baseUrl”:”https://www.skysports.com/”,”paths”:{” skysports_com”:”static/skysports_com-cbeba84790848″,”skysports_digrev”:”static/skysports_digrev-7f83c08faab73″,”skysports_legacy”:”static/skysports_legacy-1fc4d92072fe2″,”skysports_ipad_components”:”static/skysports_ipad_components-9347556046b82 “,”skysports_sap” :”core/js/../static/js/skysports_sap”,”requireLib”:”static/require-2.1.0-15f03d8ff7a4b”,”class”:”static/class-55bbf080a62c3″,”countdown”:”static /countdown-b387bb40118ae”,”energize”:”static/energize-bac53226fb-93aea85fe6a04″,”hammer”:”static/hammer-a592776ebb-f14662ea8bb34″,”marker-clusterer”:”static/marker-clusterer-3911fd8c83740″, “moment”:”static/moment-1.7.2-33075cfd4ad32″,”reqwest”:”static/reqwest-a845dfd832-dea6ebed2de7d”,”scroll-pane”:”static/ftscroller-280c6900bc-ed5e878ea6190″,”underscore”: “static/lodash.custom-d1cf24f7f366e”,”adaptive-content”:”static/adaptive-content-1fc383fae518a”,”article-widget-betting”:”static/article-widget-betting-7a9641160b027″,”app-bridge “:”static/app-bridge-30b975666386a”,”article-advert”:”static/article-advert-fa40febcc7b0f”,”article-outbrain”:”static/article-outbrain-bba64c5034e96″,”autocomplete”:”static /autocomplete-62886d6993248″,”autocomplete-lite”:”static/autocomplete-lite-76d43ae628a4e”,”accordian”:”static/accordian-87ec71ccbfdd1″,”betting-lines”:”static/betting-lines-31e5cdbecf2bc”, “bskyb-omniture”:”static/bskyb-omniture-a55e003de6b1c”,”bskyb-omniture-1-2″:”static/bskyb-omniture-1.2-ef8627d226d42″,”calendar-url-builder”:”static/calendar -url-builder-863fca999d8c8″,”carousel”:”static/carousel-cfdab6400e999″,”carousel-lite”:”static/carousel-lite-520eccc372b67″,”close-me”:”static/close-me-1dd5bf41462eb “,”content-stream”:”static/content-stream-4ceef3bbd096b”,”content-swap”:”static/content-swap-bdbe29a70d8f9″,”countdown-widget”:”static/countdown-widget-459a93f477481″, “comments-reply”:”static/comments-reply-81d5853bdd03b”,”cookie”:”static/cookie-072824b3a5047″,”android-notice”:”static/android-notice-58d95f174579a”,”create-audio”: “static/create-audio-f77436036a203″,”dataset”:”static/dataset-487d6875fe94d”,”datepicker”:”static/datepicker-b112a28bd151b”,”datepicker2″:”static/datepicker2-d10188465db39″,”dom”: “static/dom-f554c2354ab77″,”dropdown”:”static/dropdown-de4729ed67884″,”dropdown-select”:”static/dropdown-select-bbaa962ff8888″,”element-listener”:”static/element-listener-39391d1341a3c “,”environment”:”static/environment-d24a016d1c736″,”events”:”static/events-e6bde13ac56dc”,”facebook-sdk”:”//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all”,”form”: “static/form-269f9f014d35a”,”form-chart”:”static/form-chart-8e3b2b92c7e77″,”form-validation”:”static/form-validation-76d631ee9c0fb”,”html-poller”:”static/html -poller-db12e18d06d04″,”implicit-personalisation-display”:”static/implicit-personalisation-display-2bc93246729e4″,”implicit-personalisation-storage”:”static/implicit-personalisation-storage-a4eb341b47077″,”implicit-personalisation -removal”:”static/implicit-personalisation-removal-7556598e29ff5″,”inverted-listener”:”static/inverted-listener-07a7ace73331d”,”iscroll-lite”:”static/iscroll-lite-bf22458ad30dc”,”keyboard…
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The Ashes: Jonny Bairstow or Ben Foakes? England’s wicketkeeper question reignites age-old debate
Jack Russell or Alec Stewart? Chris Read or Geraint Jones? Ben Foakes or Jonny Bairstow? The debate over whether the England Test team should pick a specialist wicketkeeper or give the gloves to a batter who can keep wicket is one which has long raged and is not likely to be settled any time soon.…
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The Ashes: Ben Stokes doubles down on England strategy: ‘We sent a message to Australia’
Ben Stokes said he has “no regrets” about England’s aggressive strategy after his side were beaten by two wickets in a nail-biting final day of the opening Ashes Test against Australia at Edgbaston. Questions were raised after Stokes decided to declare on 398-8 on the opening day. However, England stuck with their entertaining, albeit risky,…
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Marshall vs Crews-Dezurn: Zak Chelli takes a major risk and Ben Whittaker can showcase skills on Manchester bill
Zak Chelli collides with unbeaten rival Mark Jeffers and Ben Whittaker risks his perfect record on the Marshall vs Crews-Dezurn bill on July 1, live on Sky Sports. Chelli had been set to challenge for the Commonwealth super-middleweight title, but champion Heffron had to pull out with injury, and Jeffers has stepped in as a…
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Liam Smith and Chris Eubank Jr closing in on late August rematch, says promoter Ben Shalom
Promoter Ben Shalom is hopeful Liam Smith’s rematch with Chris Eubank Jr will take place in late August or early September amid an ongoing “frustrating” delay to the bout. The British duo had been scheduled to face off on July 1 for a second bout at the AO Arena in Manchester, following Smith’s stunning stoppage…
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