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Ben joined the news.com.au team in 2024 as a sports reporter after previously working at Daily Mail Australia, Yahoo and Fox Sports. He’s addicted to all things NRL and AFL but loves to consume anything and everything from MMA to darts to the peak cricket tournament, the Hong Kong Sixes.

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UPDATEDCricket

Sam Konstas fell cheaply again in the second innings of Australia's first Test against the West Indies. Image: Getty/Prime

Crisis deepens as Konstas display called out

Australia are at risk of losing back-to-back Test matches as Sam Konstas and Cam Green again failed to deliver with the bat.

UpdatedNBA

Families in ruins in stirring NBA scenes

The No. 1 pick has been named in the NBA Draft as one teenager’s emotional reaction to being drafted stole the show

EXCLUSIVEOlympics

Arisa Trew has continued to dominate the skateboarding world. Image: Getty

Aussie teen freak can’t stop making history

Australia’s golden girl of the last Olympics, Arisa Trew, continues to take the skating world by storm, breaking even more records.

Cricket

Usman Khawaja has sensationally snubbed SEN in protest. Image: Getty

‘Man of principle’: Star’s sensational snub

Australian opener Usman Khawaja has flat out refused to talk to a popular sports network in protest of a senior reporter’s sacking.

NRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JULY 12: James Tedesco of the Blues speaks on stage after game three of the State of Origin series between New South Wales Blues and Queensland Maroons at Accor Stadium on July 12, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

‘Wasn’t expecting it’: Tedesco on Origin snub

Roosters superstar James Tedesco has opened up about his State of Origin snub after the fullback’s form was not enough to warrant a recall.

Sport

Tony Squires signs off for final time as The Back Page axed. Image: Kayo

Fans say same thing as beloved show axed

Fans have been left distraught after a beloved sports-program bid farewell to Australian TV screens after 29-years.

UPDATEDNRL

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 06: South Sydney Rabbitohs head coach Wayne Bennett speaks to media during a South Sydney Rabbitohs NRL training session at USANA Rabbitohs Centre on March 06, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Bennett linked with bombshell Souths exit

Wayne Bennett is less than 12 months into his second stint at South Sydney but has sensationally been linked with an exit.

Basketball

Alex Ducas, 2025 NBA Champion with the Oklahoma City Thunder

Aussie wins NBA title, photo says it all

Alex Ducas has become the ninth Australian to win an NBA championship ring, but many were left saying the same thing.

Cricket

Brooke Warne says she regrets not being with her dad at the end. Image: Instagram

Warne’s daughter’s heartbreaking admission

Shane Warne’s daughter Summer has opened up on her one big regret about her famous father, in a heartbreaking revelation.

Michael Schumacher's friend has shared an update on the F1 icon. Image: Getty

‘Just lying there’: Tragic Schumacher update

Michael Schumacher’s friend and former team boss Flavio Briatore has offered a sad glimpse into the life of the F1 icon.

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