Barney Ronay

@barneyronay

Sport writer

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Joined June 2009

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Barney Ronay@barneyronay · Jul 20

Usyk. Never even slightly disputed theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul…

barneyronay's tweet card. No boxer has ever represented his country to this degree: Usyk is a living embodiment of his nation’s defiance of the Russian invasion

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Barney Ronay@barneyronay · Jul 19

Gyokeres summer theguardian.com/football/2025/…

barneyronay's tweet card. The Swedish striker has become more meme than man but the reality is he is the very good thing fans asked for, on a tray, ready to go

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Barney Ronay@barneyronay · Jul 19

Another crap London scheme where ever-diminishing affordable housing acts as a beard for unconvincing developers newsshopper.co.uk/news/25323785.…

barneyronay's tweet card. Plans to build housing on Blackheath Station car park have sparked outrage after it emerged the developer attempted to “downplay” the site’s…

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Barney Ronay@barneyronay · Jul 14

Total Stokes theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul…

barneyronay's tweet card. The England captain can realistically set his sights on winning the series against India, then the Ashes

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Barney Ronay@barneyronay · Jul 14

Washington: I can tell a lie

TTest Match Special@bbctms · Jul 13

Washington Sundar is certainly not short of confidence. He says India will "definitely win" this Test on Day 5.

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Barney Ronay@barneyronay · Jul 13

Arrogant and infuriating sidebar in defence of harry brook theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul…

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Barney Ronay@barneyronay · Jul 13

Mr Smith Goes to Washington

SSky Sports Cricket@SkyCricket · Jul 13

Jamie Smith is the next to fall! 😲 Washington Sundar turning the Test on its head 🌪️

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Barney Ronay@barneyronay · Jul 12

Rishabh Pant is a brand ambassador for SG, who are competing with Dukes for the BCCI ball contract. Sure it’s all totally straight but he should probably stop going on about how bad the Dukes ball is. Just for the optics eh theguardian.com/sport/2025/jul…

barneyronay's tweet card. Complaints over its general condition have been frustratingly prominent but the real issue is red-ball cricket has drastically changed

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