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Ben Bloom

Ben Bloom is a freelance sports journalist. After a decade at the Daily Telegraph, where he led the paper's coverage of three Olympic Games, he now writes for various organisations across all sports, from the biggest (Premier League football and World Cup cricket) to the ultra niche (tug of war and air hockey). He is also the author of Batting for Time: The Fight to Keep English Cricket Alive.

Photo of Ben Bloom

Ben Bloom

Ben Bloom is a freelance sports journalist. After a decade at the Daily Telegraph, where he led the paper's coverage of three Olympic Games, he now writes for various organisations across all sports, from the biggest (Premier League football and World Cup cricket) to the ultra niche (tug of war and air hockey). He is also the author of Batting for Time: The Fight to Keep English Cricket Alive.

  • Ben Bloom
    Lampard determined to stay normal as Coventry buy into the Cult of Frank

    The legendary midfielder has turned the Sky Blues into a goalscoring juggernaut destined for the Premier League

    Sat, 29 Nov 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Beach sprint rowing: The ‘T20 cricket of rowing’ coming to LA 2028

    Created specifically for entertainment value a little over a decade ago, the new discipline will make its debut at the next Olympics

    Wed, 5 Nov 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Meet Megan Kealy, Britain’s best gymnast you’ve never heard of

    At the peak of her tumbling career, the 25-year-old is overcoming financial hurdles for the love of the sport

    Tue, 4 Nov 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    The week sumo wrestling took over London

    Excitement crackled in the glorious surrounds of the Royal Albert Hall, as Japan’s national sport went abroad for only the second time in its 1,500-year history

    Fri, 17 Oct 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    The cyclist who can earn six figures without leaving his room

    More riders are turning to e-racing, despite the snobbery in the peloton

    Fri, 26 Sept 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Josh Tongue leads unlikely route to title challenge for Nottinghamshire

    Wealthy Surrey can’t produce riches on the field for fourth year in a row

    Sat, 20 Sept 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    The Enhanced Games is all about money

    American sprinter Fred Kerley’s addition to the games  shows athletes are merely pawns ripe for exploiting

    Thu, 18 Sept 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Harry Brook has a dilemma as England search for more meaning

    The continued global formats forces England to solve their own malaise

    Fri, 5 Sept 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    The Hundred’s popularity comes to the fore

    We wrap up 2025’s The Hundred in a series of 100-word snippets

    Sat, 30 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Seamus Derbyshire sashays towards track stardom

    Ahead of his World Championship debut, the openly gay hurdler has gone viral on TikTok for his starting line routines

    Wed, 27 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    SACA: The growing success of Asian talent factory is a lesson for counties

    Breakthrough for South Asian Cricket Academy as more of their players go pro

    Sat, 23 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Rivalry and role models: the benefit of a cricketing brother

    The Rew and Ahmed duos follow in a long history of fraternal competition

    Tue, 19 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Wedding venues and club pitches: where 50-over cricket went to die

    The unloved One-Day Cup has been downgraded to little more than a development competition

    Sat, 9 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Burgin and Caudery dispel their demons

    With stars of the Olympics absent, new generation hope to stake their claim

    Sat, 2 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Cricket still learning how to deal with ‘Black Dog’ of depression

    With mental health referrals in the game at a high, a new book is trying to find answers

    Fri, 1 Aug 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Brilliant Georgia Hunter Bell runs into a distance dilemma

    Victory in the 800m at a sold-out London stadium leaves Briton facing Worlds decision

    Sun, 20 Jul 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    The Hundred: Influx of big names aims to boost the fortunes of competition

    David Warner and Jimmy Anderson will serve as some of this season’s most interesting acts

    Sat, 19 Jul 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Poorer county cricket clubs count on the magic of The Hundred

    Windfalls from franchise could keep the more traditional form of the sport running

    Sat, 19 Jul 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    Cheltenham Cricket Festival future in balance over rising costs

    “It’s an expensive undertaking because you’re creating a pop-up cricket ground for the duration.”

    Sat, 12 Jul 2025

  • Ben Bloom
    London Diamond League: Time for UK Athletics to accentuate the positive

    Sell-out event and new sponsorship deal should be the boost needed to get the sport thriving

    Sat, 12 Jul 2025

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