Sport shorts: cricket stars Ben Stokes and Ellyse Perry are honoured by Wisden and Cristiano Ronaldo is linked with Real return

Ten things from the world of sport on Wednesday 8 April

England’s Ben Stokes celebrates his epic performance against Australia in the 2019 Headingley Ashes Test
England’s Ben Stokes celebrates his epic performance against Australia in the 2019 Headingley Ashes Test
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1. Wisden honours Stokes and Perry

England’s Ben Stokes and Australia’s Ellyse Perry have been named the world’s leading male and female cricketers respectively by the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2020.

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