Ben Duckett scored an elegant half-century in the first innings and a belligerent ton in the second to orchestrate a five-wicket win for England in the first Test at Headingley, Leeds, against India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. Chasing a stiff target of 371 in the fourth innings, England needed their in-form opener to step up, … Read more
Toronto Maple Leafs prospects Easton Cowan and Ben Danford were named to the OHL’s second and third all-star team, respectively, on Friday. Cowan is starring for the London Knights and led his team to a second consecutive OHL championship. The 20-year-old posted 29 goals and 69 points in 46 regular season games, then added 13 … Read more
Ben and Collins Johns withdrew from MLP Columbus after just one match, citing safety concerns around the indoor lighting levels. A source has confirmed to The Dink that Ben has agreed to forfeit $60,000 while Collin will forfeit $18,000. These figures represent their respective event payouts for the four matches they missed. League Commissioner Samin … Read more
On the day a 14-year-old made his debut in the IPL and hit his first ball over extra cover for six, and in the week it was revealed the Olympic Games cricket tournament will be played at a temporary venue called Fairgrounds, the enduring appeal of the sport’s oldest competition, the County Championship, was in … Read more
Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan has revealed that Ben Duckett, the talented opener, has turned down an offer to replace Harry Brook in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. This unexpected decision comes in light of Brook’s withdrawal from the tournament, which he announced was due to his need to focus on his international … Read more
Zane Ford downed Ben Johns in the round of 16 by a scoreline of 11-8, 7-11, 11-3. Ford was the 17-seed heading into the PPA CIBC Texas Open while Johns was sitting at 2. Ford put the pedal to the metal from the beginning until the end. The 20-year-old has a very high tempo pace … Read more
England could spring a surprise by asking Ben Stokes to take charge of their ailing white-ball side, with managing director Rob Key admitting “it would be stupid” not to consider the Test skipper. Jos Buttler stood down as limited-overs captain after his disappointing reign concluded with a dismal Champions Trophy campaign that left his side … Read more
Ben Stokes is set to miss this year’s Hundred after not being included in the Northern Superchargers squad as retained players and new signings were announced on Tuesday. It had been reported that England Test captain Stokes would not participate in the tournament with his fitness and the forthcoming Ashes in Australia in mind. The … Read more
England signed off a miserable white-ball tour of India with a 3-0 one-day international series whitewash defeat and major concerns about an injury to Ben Duckett ahead of the Champions Trophy. Duckett tweaked his groin towards the end of India’s 356 all out as a patched-up England missing pace trio Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and … Read more
Ben Johns is undoubtedly the best pickleball player in the world right now. And Max Freeman is ‘dropping’ Ben as his men’s doubles partner in the upcoming Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Cape Coral Open in March. But why? Is Max dropping Ben because they got into an argument? Nope. Is Max dropping Ben because he … Read more