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
Jacob Bethell has put his hand up to be the “genuine all-rounder” England crave in the shorter formats as they seek to fill a void left by Ben Stokes. England’s Test captain so often offers balance to the XI because of his dual roles with ball and bat, but his commitment to the red-ball side … Read more
Ben Duckett is trying to instil more power into his batting and prove he is not resting on his laurels after being trusted to be England’s opener in all three formats. Already established as England’s trailblazing tone-setter in Tests at the top of the order, Duckett impressed in the role in ODIs at the back … Read more
Ben Zobrist — a generational talent that changed the way the game is played in the modern era, and a World Series MVP in 2016 with the Chicago Cubs — did not receive a single vote for the Hall of Fame. Personally, I feel this just further cements that the Hall of Fame voting process … Read more
England are backing Ben Duckett to be their opener for all formats as the busy left-hander will accompany the brawny Phil Salt at the top of the order for Wednesday’s first T20 against India. Duckett has been England’s tone-setter in Tests for the past couple of years and nailed down a spot in the ODI … Read more
End of an era. The Dink broke the news on Instagram and X that the winningest men’s doubles duo of all time have called it quits. Well, at least for now. Ben has reportedly reached out to Gabe Tardio and inquired whether the right sider would be interested in partnering for 2025. Watch this video … Read more