Ben Bloom
@benbloomsport
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Freelance sports journalist, formerly at the Telegraph. Author of 'Batting for Time'. Buy the book here: https://t.co/UGm7CDp4SX
Joined November 2011
Seamus Derbyshire's story is important, because sport is for everyone.
observer.co.uk
Ahead of his World Championship debut, the openly gay hurdler has gone viral on TikTok for his starting line routines
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This season, eight players have emerged from the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA) to earn professional contracts, including four in the past month alone. A huge success story that tells a deeper tale.
observer.co.uk
Breakthrough for South Asian Cricket Academy as more of their players go pro
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Two sets of worried fans turned up. Now there is only one. Brilliantly drilled Brentford, woefully impotent Aston Villa.
theguardian.com
A debut goal from Brentford’s record signing, Dango Ouattara, combined with stubborn defending secured a 1-0 victory over Aston Villa
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There are 14 sets of brothers playing first-team county cricket this season.
observer.co.uk
The Rew and Ahmed duos follow in a long history of fraternal competition
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Ignored by the masses, but adored by a select few. Meet Colin Cummings, the greatest air hockey player of all time.
theguardian.com
The Hawaii-based Cummings is hoping to parlay his family’s air hockey dynasty into a more prominent future for the sport
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A once-great competition pushed to English cricket’s unloved margins. Welcome to the One-Day Cup in 2025.
observer.co.uk
The unloved One-Day Cup has been downgraded to little more than a development competition
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A couple of harsh decisions went against them, but plenty to hearten Birmingham fans after a dominant start to what they hope will be a Premier League promotion campaign. Match report from Birmingham City 1-1 Ipswich Town.
theguardian.com
The Ipswich striker fired home from the spot in the 95th minute to earn a 1-1 draw at Birmingham on the opening night of the Championship season
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There's only. TWO Ben Blooms. I've strayed into EFL expert @Benjaminbloom territory for the night at Birmingham v Ipswich. We've agreed to fight to the death post-match.
Once a week someone wrongly gives me credit for a brilliant bit of writing by @benbloomsport. Just finally met him face to face to properly take the credit for all his work. 😂
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Mid-season upheavals are avoided in athletics, but last month Dina Asher-Smith left her American coaching setup and returned to London. Now happy again, she claimed the British 200m title in a time quick enough for last year’s Olympic podium.
theguardian.com
The sprinter clocked 22.14secs to edge out Amy Hunt in the women’s 200m, while Zharnel Hughes also ran a championship best in the men’s 200m
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With none of GB’s five Olympic medalists contesting their primary event this weekend, it’s over to the next generation to shine at UK Championships. Step forward Max Burgin, Molly Caudery, Amber Anning, Charlie Dobson and the rest….
observer.co.uk
With stars of the Olympics absent, new generation hope to stake their claim
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- Zharnel Hughes misses his aunt’s funeral to win British 100m title. - Amy Hunt clocks another PB after harsh Daryll Neita DQ. - Molly Caudery says Olympic pole vault disaster is forgotten history.
theguardian.com
Zharnel Hughes won the men’s 100m while Amy Hunt won the women’s 100m at the British athletics championships
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Over the first half of this year, the Professional Cricketers’ Association referred 79 cases for mental health treatment, putting it on track for its highest ever annual figure. Is there a link between cricket and depression? And if so, then why?.
observer.co.uk
With mental health referrals in the game at a high, a new book is trying to find answers
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Georgia Hunter Bell will next week ask to be selected for the 800m and 1,500m at the World Championships. But actually contesting both events is another matter.
theguardian.com
Middle-distance runner heads into this weekend’s UK Championships in Birmingham with a tricky decision looming
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The Wrexham Effect: How non-league football became glamorous (with Hollywood’s help). Celebrities, publicity-hungry entrepreneurs, social media gurus, foreign investors and an attendance increase of almost 50% in five years.
bbc.com
The 'Wrexham effect' is spreading as famous faces invest in non-league football, bringing higher attendances and bigger dreams.
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One more roll of the dice in search of an Oasis ticket for Wembley on Saturday. I have nothing to lose but my dignity (and money)….
If anyone is - or knows anyone who is - looking to sell one ticket for Oasis at Wembley this week please send them my way and I’ll be eternally grateful. You never know, amid the incoming onslaught of bots and scammers I might just find a real life human….
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If anyone is - or knows anyone who is - looking to sell one ticket for Oasis at Wembley this week please send them my way and I’ll be eternally grateful. You never know, amid the incoming onslaught of bots and scammers I might just find a real life human….
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“It’s not good. There is no point in pretending this is a satisfactory situation.”. Seb Coe says World Athletics is closely monitoring Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track with athletes still waiting to be paid.
theguardian.com
Sebastian Coe, the World Athletics president, said ‘it’s not good’ as athletes wait on payments from the series, which was cut last month from four meetings to three
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The Hundred is accentuating a "yawning gap" between county cricket's rich and poor. But it's also providing clubs a lifeline for their survival.
observer.co.uk
Windfalls from franchise could keep the more traditional form of the sport running
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What does a 1500m specialist do when they cannot stop winning over 800m?. Georgia Hunter Bell could attempt an audacious World Championships double. It depends what Kelly Holmes (the last woman to win Olympic 800m and 1500m gold) says.
theguardian.com
Georgia Hunter Bell, a 1500m specialist, said she will reach out to Kelly Holmes over her worlds dilemma while Phanuel Koech stunned home hope Josh Kerr in the men’s 1500m
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Positivity has been in short supply for athletics in Britain over recent years. It would be great to have it stay.
observer.co.uk
Sell-out event and new sponsorship deal should be the boost needed to get the sport thriving
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