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Ben Dirs
Books by Ben Dirs
The Hate Game
Benn, Eubank and British Boxing's Bitterest Rivalry
By Ben Dirs
Chris Eubank, with his jodhpurs and gold-topped cane, who lisped in his posh accent about his distaste for the business of 'pugilism', could not have appeared more different from Nigel Benn, 'The Dark Destroyer', the Essex boy who had battled with his demons to reach the top of the boxing world. ...
Everywhere We Went
Top Tales from Cricket's Barmy Army
By Ben Dirs
Boxing Day, Melbourne 2010: a packed house of over 80,000 sits down to watch the crucial fourth Test unfold. Three days later, only 12,000 remain - and it's just the Barmy Army, celebrating as England retain the Ashes. They run through their full repertoire of songs, cheering on England's success...