12 h. ago Six batsmen who could open for England's Test side amid Zak Crawley's poor form: The 6ft 7in youngster, County Championship top scorer and captain aiming for third call

RICHARD GIBSON: Zak Crawley's early season form - first-innings scores of 1, 0 and 1 - has reignited debate about whether the Kent batsman merits a place in England's Test team.

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64 h. ago I couldn’t get out of the room – Andrew Flintoff on his anxiety after accident

Flintoff sustained severe facial injuries in a life-changing car crash.

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6 d. ago Ben Whittaker and Liam Cameron set for rematch after rounds dispute

The rivals will contest their light-heavyweight rematch on Sunday in Birmingham

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7 d. ago Snooker hot head taking advice from John Terry after leaving opponent furious

Matthew Selt is set to take on Xiao Guodong in the first round of the 2025 World Championship at the Crucible this weekend and has received some advice from a Chelsea icon

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7 d. ago Sam Cook rested by Essex as possible England Test debut looms

The seamer appears in line for an international call-up ahead of the Test against Zimbabwe

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9 d. ago Man Utd transfer news: Rasmus Hojlund 'to be used in swap' with Ruben Amorim 'in pole' to sign star

Manchester United are set for a blockbuster summer and Daily Star Sport have rounded up all the transfer stories from the past 24 hours

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9 d. ago The Spin | In defence of the draw: why Ben Stokes and England should take note

The Bazball win-or-bust mantra has proven successful but it is time for captain to embrace grey in black and white world“A tie is like kissing your sister,” Edward J Erdelatz said to the New York Times in 1954. Erdelatz was the United States Navy’s head football coach and his side had just drawn 0-0 against Duke University. “No one asked the mild spoken navy coach to explain,” the report adds. Well, quite. But sister or not, everyone knew what he meant.Erdelatz’s unique take on the merits or otherwise of not winning are ingrained in American sports where a Lombardian win-at-all-costs mentality prevails. Try explaining Test cricket to an American sports fan, they say, with a wry chuckle – the fact that two teams can battle it out for five full days and in the end, there is not necessarily a winner. Good luck, they smirk. Adelaide 1961? You may as well be describing the plot of Christopher Nolan’s Memento to a toddler. Old Trafford 2005? More chance of a cider-addled bee getting to gr...

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9 d. ago Durham target Hundred team with Ben Stokes despite questions over tournament expansion

Durham have wanted to join The Hundred and think the England captain would ‘jump at chance’ to join team

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1 week ago Ben Stokes would ‘jump at chance’ to lead Durham Hundred team, says county chief

Durham hope to benefit from any increase to the current eight-team structure.

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1 week ago Rory McIlroy’s attacks from Bryson DeChambeau – Savage meltdown dig to LIV Golf U

Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau are set to battle it out in the final round of the Masters on Sunday – and the American has a history of needling the Northern Irishman

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2 w. ago The man at the top of the batting stats, a former U19 captain and a contemporary of Ben Stokes: Six players England should consider for Harry Brook's new

RICHARD GIBSON: In terms of results, Brook inherits a team that has lost 19 of 26 one-day internationals and 17 in 32 Twenty20 matches, necessitating the need for some freshening up.

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2 w. ago England sent Ben Stokes succession plan as legend shares Harry Brook fear

EXCLUSIVE: Harry Brook has been named as England's new white-ball captain as eyes turn towards who could succeed Ben Stokes with the 32-year-old continuing to struggle with injury

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2 w. ago Five England hopefuls who impressed in opening round of County Championship

The opening round of the season saw plenty of possible international contenders further their case

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2 w. ago England name new ODI and T20 captain as Ben Stokes decision made

England test captain Ben Stokes has been a leading contender to replace Jos Buttler as white-ball captain, after the wicketkeeper resigned as skipper in the wake of the disastrous Champions Trophy

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2 w. ago OHL playoffs: London Knights set to face bitter rivals in second round

OHL playoffs: London Knights set to face bitter rivals in second round  London Free Press

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2 w. ago Lancashire overcome absence of James Anderson as County Championship begins in spring sunshine

The veteran seamer had been set to make his county comeback at the ground where he concluded his Test career before suffering a calf injury

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2 w. ago Katie Price shows off taut new face while filming on set of upcoming movie

Katie Price showed off her taut face following her most recent round of cosmetic surgery, as she was seen filming on the set of her upcoming movie, Jackie The Stripper

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3 w. ago England warned of making selfish Ben Stokes decision as new T20 captain decided

Ben Stokes and Harry Brook are reportedly in a two-horse race to become England's next ODI captain, with Brook already set to be appointed in the role for the T20 side

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3 w. ago Michael Vaughan claims England would be ‘selfish’ to give Ben Stokes white

Reports suggest that England’s Test skipper and Harry Brook could split the white-ball captaincy duties

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3 w. ago Dan Worrall: ‘I haven’t thought about England – I’m just going to do my best for Surrey’

Interview: The Australian-born seamer, who qualifies for England this summer, has been a key figure in Surrey’s County Championship three-peat and a call-up from his adopted nation could yet come

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