Ben Bloom

Freelance sports journalist, formerly at the Telegraph.

Author of 'Batting for Time'. Buy the book here:

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Meet the professional cricketers who don't play cricket in summer.

This season, in the prime months of July/August, there are 59 days without a County Championship match. I spoke to the red-ball specialists to find out what that is like.
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He said he’d do it. And he did. Josh Kerr is the fastest man ever to run one mile. Spectacular.
https://t.co/lE7coAphVv

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A sub-2hr marathon (Sabastian Sawe) and the first one-mile world record (Josh Kerr) for 27 years. It's not been a bad few months for athletics in London.

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“There’s different breeds of people. As an athlete, I’m not scared of failing. It’s not something that I was born with. I’m on the attack at all times and I’m bold with it.”

Big fan of Josh Kerr's fearless approach to his one-mile world record attempt.
https://t.co/KvB2WUT0j1

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Naomi Metzger is one of Britain's best ever female triple jumpers. But, in recent years, she's also become a technology influencer.

An interview on athletics, AI and crypto.

Read it in @AthleticsWeekly here: https://t.co/wl76rVXANX

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- Keely Hodgkinson withdraws in tears from the UK Championships start line

- She says she “wasn’t feeling 100%”

- Her camp insist it was precautionary due to muscle tightness at the end of her warm-up
https://t.co/0vL8CLdr38

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Britain's athletics world records:

GB, 4x200m indoor (1991)
J Edwards, triple jump (1995)
M Farah, one hour (2020)
E Giles, mile road (2024)
K Hodgkinson, 800m indoor (2026)

Can Hodgkinson (800m outdoor) and Josh Kerr (mile) add two big ones this summer?
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Amy Hunt v Dina Asher-Smith is a world-class British rivalry to savour.
https://t.co/86pE4M19vf

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"I think I got very flipping unlucky. But I have unfinished business. Athletics is me, and I love it."

Having been tipped for greatness, Niamh Emerson didn't finish a heptathlon for eight years. Now, with KJT's help, she's back.

Read in @AthleticsWeekly: https://t.co/wl76rVXANX

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“I was surprised. With respect for me, I thought I deserved one.”

Reigning Queen’s Club champion Tatjana Maria (world No 52) did not receive a wildcard to defend her title. Instead they went to Brits ranked 73, 98, 160 and 261 in the world.
https://t.co/RowVbCnvuq

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Serena Williams, 44, is back playing doubles at Queen’s Club next week. But what about a potential singles return?

“I can’t say yeah, I can’t say no. Right now, no.”
https://t.co/CO1F16sx2l

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They were “collateral damage” in the spygate saga after preparing to face the wrong team for a week.

But Hull City are back in the Premier League.
https://t.co/6WaoFeDb0M

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Great to see my interview with the honest and insightful Victoria Pendleton on the Telegraph Women's Sport cover.

Read it here: https://t.co/muDsjVR1p6

[Telegraph Women’s Sport @WomensSport]

Find your May supplement in today’s Telegraph 🗞️

🚲 Victoria Pendleton exclusive interview
🚼 English rugby’s pioneering approach to pregnancy
🏟️ How to solve female coaching crisis
🏏 The rising star of English cricket
🥘 A game-changing coeliac diagnosis

#TelegraphWomensSport

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“People always underestimate me. My honesty has been twisted into a tragic vulnerability.”

An interview with the admirably open and always interesting Victoria Pendleton - on snakes, depression, and why she constantly seeks new challenges.
https://t.co/muDsjVR1p6

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Escalator engineer Jay Lovell was supposed to be doing a shift at Wembley Stadium today. He’ll still be there… but captaining Cockfosters in the FA Vase final.

A piece on the brilliance of Non-League Finals Day.
https://t.co/jeBOFSlQ1M

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When Sabastian Sawe ran the first legal sub-2hr marathon, his shoes made headlines.

But in Gothenburg, a team of scientists/nutritionists believe another factor was just as significant, if not more so.

A look inside sport's groundbreaking fuelling lab.
https://t.co/ZU6WOoS4Ti

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Supporting Rochdale should come with a health warning.

After the York City drama a fortnight earlier, an extraordinary National League play-off final victory featuring more injury-time goals and a penalty shootout.
https://t.co/kAPTtA7keU

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Ipswich Town are back in the Premier League.
https://t.co/1gA4FquBJR

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When Richard Yates wasn't selected for the 2008 Olympics, it sparked a chain of events that ended in him becoming UK Athletics' general counsel.

And he's still competing in the UK Championships aged 40.

Read the @AthleticsWeekly interview: https://t.co/wl76rVXANX

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Last week, a new cricket competition launched solely for state schools, culminating in boys' and girls' finals on the main pitch at Lord's.

As a rare England player now coaching cricket in a state school, Sajid Mahmood is a big fan.
https://t.co/qcAjNvsUAK