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Posted by: Mack 26th March 2015, 03:37 PM

Thought this could be the best topic to post any news of sport stars that have passed away.


Former Chelsea manager Ron Suart has died at the age of 94.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32063681

Posted by: Mack 10th April 2015, 08:03 PM

Richie Benaud, former Australian cricketer and regular cricket commentator has died, aged 84. "The Voice of Cricket" on Test Match Special and on Channel 4 cricket for so many years. One of the great sport commentators around he was.

Posted by: Mack 30th April 2015, 03:23 PM

RIP Gregory Mertens who has died of heart failure, three days after collapsing and was given CPR during a match for Lokeren in a reserve match with Genk. Aged only 24.

Posted by: Suedehead2 30th April 2015, 05:20 PM

It didn't sound good when it happened. What desperately sad news.

Posted by: Rooney 30th April 2015, 05:59 PM

Such sad news, my age as well. RIP

Posted by: jark 30th April 2015, 06:16 PM

Jesus. That's really shocking.

RIP.

Posted by: Hazza Chapman 30th April 2015, 09:27 PM

R.I.P to Gregory Mertens

Posted by: Mack 3rd May 2015, 08:44 PM

RIP Danny Jones a Welsh rugby league international who suffered a cardiac arrest during a game with League 1 rugby league team, Keighley Cougars. He won 12 caps for Wales. He was 29.

Posted by: Mack 11th May 2015, 01:32 PM

RIP Tim Niscot who has become the second Belgian player to die of an cardiac arrest in the last two weeks. He collapsed during a tournament in Hemiksem on Friday. Aged only 23. He played in the fourth-tier of Belgian football for Wirijk-Beerschot.

RIP also to former Zaire defender Mwepu Illunga aged 66. Who was best known for this:

Posted by: Mack 4th June 2015, 02:01 PM

RIP French TT Rider Franck Petricola has died following an accident during a qualifying session at the Isle of Man TT. He becomes the 141st death at the races since they began in 1907.

Posted by: Mack 5th June 2015, 07:50 PM

RIP Jerry Collins a former New Zealand rugby player who won 48 caps from 2001 to 2007 who was killed in a car crash in France at the age of 34. His wife also died in the crash with their daughter in a critical condition in hospital.

Posted by: Mack 7th June 2015, 04:29 PM

RIP former Rangers defender Colin Jackson who has died at the age of 68, following a battle with cancer.

Posted by: Jonjo 11th June 2015, 06:17 PM

One for the wrestling fans:

Dusty "The American Dream" Rhodes has sadly passed away today! A big loss to the WWE Universe today! Also so sad to know that both Cody & Goldust (who are still very much active in WWE) will be going through an immensley tough time!

R.I.P Dusty

Posted by: Flatcap 12th June 2015, 08:11 PM

One of the active wrestlers from my time following what was then the WWF. Loved the theme tune and his feud with the Million Dollar Man.

R.I.P. Dusty, both my brother and myself remember your polkadots!

Posted by: Mack 15th June 2015, 03:06 PM

RIP former two-time World Cup winner Brazilian midfielder, Zito who died at the age of 82.

Posted by: Mack 23rd June 2015, 01:21 PM

RIP James Ackerman who died as a result of a on-field injury on Monday during a Australian rugby league cup match. He was only 25.

Posted by: Mack 18th July 2015, 09:37 AM

RIP Jules Bianchi who died as a result of his severe head injuries he suffered in a crash at last year's Japanese Grand Prix.

More about his death can be seen on the F1 Thread.

Posted by: Mack 20th July 2015, 01:17 PM

RIP Bernat Martinez and Daniel Rivas Fernandez who died from their injuries in a crash in a World Superbike support race in Laguna Seca yesterday.

Video of the crash:




Awful crash that is.

Posted by: Jonjo 31st July 2015, 10:27 PM

Another legendary wrestler now, R.I.P. Rowdy Roddy Piper!

Posted by: Mack 25th August 2015, 10:07 AM

RIP ex-Formula 1 driver and IndyCar driver Justin Wilson who has succumbed to his head injuries he suffered in a crash in Sunday's Pocono IndyCar 500 race. Debris from Sage Karam's car who crashed hit Wilson on Lap 178. He was 37 years old. 4 years after Dan Wheldon passed away in that awful Las Vegas crash.

He raced for Minardi and Jaguar during the 2003 season.



Here's what happened. WARNING: Contains scenes you may find distressing.

Posted by: Mack 7th September 2015, 12:01 PM

RIP former Dundee United and Man United Ralph Milne who has died aged 54 following liver problems.

Posted by: Hazza Chapman 13th November 2015, 01:26 AM

Former Sunderland goalkeeper Márton Fülöp has died at the age of 32 due to cancer.

Posted by: Soy Adrián 13th November 2015, 11:09 AM

Enormously sad. RIP.

Posted by: Rob S ~ 15th November 2015, 07:05 PM

WWE Hall of Famer and former AWA champion Nick Bockwinkel passed away yesterday aged 80.

Posted by: Hazza Chapman 18th November 2015, 12:45 AM

New Zealand Rugby legend Jonah Lomu has died at the age of 40

Posted by: ML Hammer95 18th November 2015, 08:33 AM

Tragic to hear about Lomu. One of the true Sporting greats, in an industry where the word 'great' is often overused. RIP

Posted by: Mack 18th November 2015, 09:55 AM

That performance in the 1995 Rugby World Cup will be never forgotten. One of the rugby greats. RIP Jonah Lomu.

Posted by: Flatcap 19th November 2015, 10:01 PM

Very sad news re Lomu. R.I.P.

Posted by: Hazza Chapman 11th December 2015, 01:30 PM

Former Rangers player Arnold Peralta has been shot dead in Honduras at the age of 26.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 19th December 2015, 04:20 PM

RIP former Match of the Day presenter Jimmy Hill aged 87.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35141430

Posted by: ML Hammer95 19th December 2015, 04:24 PM

Jimmy Hill was a true pioneer of the game. Famous for helping abolish the 'maximum wage' back in the 1960's and known by millions for his work on MOTD. Owner of Coventry City and was the first to experiment with all-seater stadiums in the 1980's. Will never be forgotten.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 19th December 2015, 04:37 PM

He was definitely a pioneer for the game. And also for as manager leading Coventry City from the bottom of the old Third Division to the First Division.

Posted by: Rooney 19th December 2015, 04:42 PM

RIP Jimmy.

Absolute icon. Did so much for football.

Posted by: Hazza Chapman 19th December 2015, 05:19 PM

R.I.P Jimmy Hill

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 23rd December 2015, 05:38 PM

RIP Don Howe aged 80 who was a former English international and coach. He won 23 caps and was part of the 1971 double for Arsenal as their first team coach.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35171937

Posted by: /mdh32/ 23rd December 2015, 06:21 PM

RIP Don Howe

Posted by: Hazza Chapman 29th December 2015, 07:28 PM

Former Newcastle goalkeeper Pavel Srníček has died at the age of 47 after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Posted by: mdh 2nd January 2016, 06:17 PM

RIP former (seems like yesterday he played tho) Wigan defender Steve Gohouri. Died at the age of 43.

'On 16 December, Gohouri was reported missing after attending the Christmas party of his German club TSV Steinbach. He was meant to visit his family in Paris but never arrived. His body was later found in the River Rhine.'


Horrible stuff.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35215114

Posted by: Mack 3rd January 2016, 10:31 AM

RIP Sussex bowler Matthew Hobden aged 22. That's no age at all.

Posted by: Mack 21st January 2016, 05:19 PM

Former BBC tennis commentator Gerald Williams has died at the age of 86.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/35375113

Posted by: Mack 3rd March 2016, 02:31 PM

RIP Ex-New Zealand cricketer Martin Crowe aged 53 and also to 2012 Olympic silver medallist rower Sarah Tait aged 33.

Posted by: Mack 24th March 2016, 05:32 PM

RIP Johan Cruyff one of the greatest footballers of all time aged 68 who won three European Cup titles with Ajax, won Barcelona's first European Cup in 1992 and helped the Dutch reach the 1974 World Cup final and also for this:



The legendary 'Cruyff turn'.

Posted by: ML Hammer95 24th March 2016, 09:06 PM

Gotta echo this. Undisputable that he was one of the greatest platers ever. The Cruyff turn is immortal and he's an inspiration to countless players and managers across the globe.

RIP

Posted by: Hazza Chapman 26th March 2016, 06:56 PM

I don't think Barcelona would be the team that they are today if wasn't for Johan Cruyff. R.I.P to a legend!

Posted by: Mack 3rd June 2016, 07:15 PM

RIP Moto2 racer Luis Salom who died in a crash during practice for the Moto2 race at Catalunya for the Grand Prix. He was 25.

Posted by: Jonjo 4th June 2016, 05:45 AM

I posted it in the lounge, but I'll also post it here.

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has died, aged 74.

R.I.P.

Posted by: Hazza Chapman 7th June 2016, 03:44 AM

R.I.P to Martial Arts fighter Kimbo Slice who has died at the early age of 42.

Posted by: Hazza Chapman 8th June 2016, 04:35 PM

R.I.P to former Nigeria player and coach Stephen Keshi who has died at the age of 55.

Posted by: bigwiglaf 11th June 2016, 12:35 AM

I don't know how many people here might be fans of ice hockey, but, Gordy Howe, aka Mr. Hockey here in North America due to his longevity in the sport, having played on some sort of professional level over 6 decades, passed away at age 88....he won 4 Stanley Cup trophies while with the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL (National Hockey League)...

Posted by: Mack 14th June 2016, 06:38 PM

RIP Ronan Costello an Huddersfield Giants academy player aged 17.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/36531753

Posted by: RobS 15th June 2016, 01:51 AM

Chris Warren who sang the DX theme tune in WWE and Triple H's theme tune 'My Time' has pssed away aged 49 first Lemmy and now him. Bad 6 months for Triple H with Chyna in April too

Posted by: Mack 4th July 2016, 10:05 PM

BBC gymnastics commentator Mitch Fenner has died aged 70 from cancer. The voice of gymnastics for over 35 years.

Posted by: richie 6th July 2016, 10:06 AM

Aw, sad to hear that. Had been missing him recently from gymnastics.

Posted by: Mack 27th July 2016, 06:51 PM

RIP jockey JT McNamara aged 41 who was paralysed during a fall at the 2013 Cheltenham Festival. He rode 4 winners at the Cheltenham Festival as an amateur. One of the leading amateur jockeys he was. Sad loss.

Posted by: Mack 3rd August 2016, 11:42 AM

Chris Amon aged 73. A former F1 driver who was regarded as the best driver to win an grand prix and holds the record of the most races leading without winning a race. He finished on the podium 11 times during his career from 1963 to 1976.

Posted by: Mack 15th August 2016, 12:37 PM

Former Aston Villa player Dalian Atkinson has died after being tasered by police.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37082207

Posted by: Houdini 15th August 2016, 02:10 PM

Very sad news about Dalian Atkinson. I never saw him play but to die at the age of 48 and the manner in which it happened is really sad to hear about.

Posted by: Rob S 29th August 2016, 12:04 AM

From WWF/E Mr Fuji who managed Yokozuna has passed away aged 82

Posted by: Houdini 1st September 2016, 12:06 PM

R.I.P to former Everton & Manchester City women's team player Zoe Tynan who has died at the very young age of 18 after being hit by a train

Posted by: Mack 26th September 2016, 12:06 PM

Arnold Palmer "The King of Golf" aged 87 who won 7 major titles during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Posted by: Mack 26th September 2016, 12:06 PM

Arnold Palmer "The King of Golf" aged 87 who won 7 major titles during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Posted by: Mack 5th October 2016, 07:08 PM

RIP UFC fighter Josh Samman aged 28.

Posted by: OutstandingMixer 10th October 2016, 09:42 PM

Very sad to hear Bristol City legend Gerry Gow passed away today at the age of 64.

RIP my friend.

Posted by: Suedehead2 20th October 2016, 09:05 PM

Former Leeds United and Wales goalkeeper Gary Sprake has died aged 71.

Posted by: Houdini 25th October 2016, 06:37 PM

R.I.P to Carlos Alberto who was the captain of the World Cup winning Brazil side of 1970. He scored possibly the best goal of all time during the final against Italy.

He died of a heart attack at the age of 72.

Posted by: Mack 25th October 2016, 07:02 PM

Captain of the greatest World Cup team we've probably seen. RIP Carlos Alberto.

Posted by: JigsawSawMan 29th October 2016, 06:10 PM

RIP former darts commentator Dave Lanning aged 78 who commentated on darts for ITV and Sky Sports for 38 years. He commentated on the first ever televised 9 dart finish in 1984 when John Lowe made history.

Posted by: Mart!n 1st November 2016, 07:24 PM

Silvio Gazzaniga: Sculptor who designed World Cup trophy dies aged 95

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37838738

Posted by: Mack 12th January 2017, 01:29 PM

Former England manager Graham Taylor has died at the age of 72.

He took Watford from the Fourth Division to the top flight in the 1970s and 1980s and led Aston Villa to 2nd place in the top flight in the late 1980s.

He'll be best known for his performance as England manager.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38599231

Posted by: Houdini 12th January 2017, 01:58 PM

R.I.P Graham Taylor

Posted by: richie 12th January 2017, 02:44 PM

Ahh, bye Graham. No doubt the rubbish tabloids will have some kind of tribute with a turnip tomorrow.

Posted by: Mack 12th January 2017, 03:21 PM

He was treated atrociously by the tabloids wasn't he during his time as England manager. Wasn't there a infamous headlline with 'Swedes 2 Turnips 1' from The Sun?

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 12th January 2017, 07:08 PM

RIP Graham Taylor

Posted by: Flatcap 12th January 2017, 08:11 PM

R.I.P. Graham Taylor.

Posted by: Mack 12th January 2017, 10:32 PM

Ex-jockey Brian Fletcher who rode Red Rum to victory twice in the Grand National has died aged 69

Including that memorable 1973 Grand National in that thrilling finish

Posted by: Mack 13th January 2017, 01:04 PM

John Jacobs- former Ryder Cup captain and founder of the European Tour has died aged 91.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/38609524

Posted by: Jonjo 15th January 2017, 07:56 PM

WWE Hall Of Famer Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka, has reportedly passed away!

Posted by: Flatcap 15th January 2017, 10:16 PM

Very tragic news, one of the wrestlers I used to watch with my brother back in our childhood.

R.I.P. Superfly.

Posted by: Suedehead2 18th January 2017, 08:20 PM

Rachael Heyhoe Flint, former England women's cricket captain has died aged 77. She played in the first women's Test match at Lord's in 1976.

Posted by: Mack 6th February 2017, 01:09 PM

Former South Africa captain and 1995 Rugby World Cup winner Joost van der Westhuizen has died aged 45. He had motor neurone disease.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38882762

Posted by: Mack 2nd March 2017, 12:59 PM

Former Celtic midfielder and 'Lisbon Lion' Tommy Gemmell has died aged 75.

He scored in the 1967 European Cup final between Celtic and Inter Milan.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39139454

Posted by: Mack 10th March 2017, 04:39 PM

Former F1 world champion and 500cc motorcycle world champion John Surtees has died aged 83. He is the only man to have won both world championship on two and four wheels. He was the 1964 F1 world champion with Ferrari and won 4 500cc world titles between 1956 and 1960.

Posted by: Mack 22nd March 2017, 01:20 PM

Former Liverpool captain and coach Ronnie Moran aged 83.

He joined the coaching staff in 1966 and stayed there until 1998. He won an incredible 44 trophies throughout his career as captain and club.

Posted by: Mack 20th April 2017, 06:19 PM

RIP Germaine Mason, the British high jumper who won silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing aged 34 in a car crash.

An unexpected medal that was when I watched it. A great moment from those Games. RIP Germaine.

Posted by: Houdini 21st April 2017, 09:05 AM

R.I.P to Ugo Ehiogu who has died at the age of 44 after collapsing at Tottenham's training ground yesterday. I remember him from Aston Villa and Middlesbrough when I was growing up and he was a good defender, he also played a few times for the England national team. He will be missed by many for sure.

Posted by: Mack 21st April 2017, 12:10 PM

Such sad news to hear about Ugo. He was a very good defender, one of the good guys in football. Scored in an friendly against Spain in March 2001. Was part of a League Cup winning team three times with Villa & Middlesbrough.

RIP.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 5th May 2017, 07:20 AM

Italian cyclist Michele Scarponi died in a training crash on 22nd April

RIP

Posted by: Dobbo 22nd May 2017, 09:09 PM

Former MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden has died 5 days after being hit whilst cycling.

Such a sad story, he was only 35. RIP.

Posted by: jakewild 22nd May 2017, 09:16 PM

r.i.p

Posted by: Mack 22nd May 2017, 10:06 PM

A great motorcyclist he was, my favourite MotoGP rider he was. The way he won the title in 2006 from the dominant Rossi was brilliant and courageous.

RIP Nicky Hayden

Posted by: Houdini 5th June 2017, 03:48 PM

Former Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tioté has died at the age of 30. I remember the volley that he scored against Arsenal in the 4-4 draw where Newcastle were losing 4-0 at half time. May he rest in piece

Posted by: Dobbo 5th June 2017, 03:58 PM

That's so sad to hear still so young too

Posted by: Mack 6th June 2017, 07:41 AM

RIP Cheick Tiote.

I remember that volley from the 4-4 draw against Arsenal as if it was yesterday. It was his only goal at his time in Newcastle. One of the great Premier League goals.

He was part of the Ivory Coast winning team at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.

Posted by: Flatcap 6th June 2017, 08:18 PM

I remember that goal, my dad and I used to play a game similar to the Premier League game. Difference was that we had a team in each of the four divisions and Newcastle was one of them. Totally ruined my prediction that day.

R.I.P. Cheick Tiote.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 7th June 2017, 12:38 PM

RIP Cheick Tioté

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 13th November 2017, 10:44 PM

RIP Tim Gudgin who was the voice of the football results for Final Score and also the horse racing and rugby results for Grandstand until 1995.

Posted by: Suedehead2 13th November 2017, 10:50 PM

For people of a certain age, Tim Gudgin and Len Martin before him were one of the voices of football;

Posted by: King Rollo 20th November 2017, 12:15 PM

Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has died at the age of just 49. She is probably best remembered for bursting into tears after losing to Steffi Graf in 1993 and being consoled by the Duchess of Kent. She finally won the trophy in 1998.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 20th November 2017, 08:20 PM

RIP Jana Novotna. Shock to pass away at such a young age.

Posted by: King Rollo 15th January 2018, 12:15 PM

Cyrille Regis the ex West Brom and England forward has died aged 59. He was one of the so called 'Three Degrees' at WBA along with Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson.

Posted by: Evil Houdini 15th January 2018, 02:12 PM

R.I.P Cyrille Regis

Posted by: Steve201 15th January 2018, 02:39 PM

Died far too young!

Posted by: Flatcap 15th January 2018, 09:01 PM

Saw the news just now, R.I.P. Cyrille Regis.

Posted by: MvG501 18th January 2018, 12:34 AM

Dan Gurney has sadly passed away

http://www.racer.com/f1/item/146728-dan-gurney-1931-2018

Posted by: Flatcap 22nd January 2018, 12:00 PM

The Blackpool legend, Jimmy Armfield has passed away at 82 after a long battle with cancer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42773347

Posted by: Evil Houdini 22nd January 2018, 12:18 PM

I hope this is not going to become a weekly occurrence, last week Cyrille Regis now Jimmy Armfield this week.

R.I.P Jimmy Armfield. That will be another minute of applause before the weekend's matches most likely.

Posted by: King Rollo 22nd January 2018, 12:22 PM

He always did a great job as a pundit on Radio 5. RIP.

Posted by: MvG501 22nd January 2018, 12:54 PM

RIP Jimmy Armford, a true legend of the game. Shame he missed the 1966 World Cup due to injury although he was given an winner's medal 43 years later by FIFA.

Posted by: MvG501 30th January 2018, 12:53 PM

Paul Alcock, former Premier League referee aged 64 probably best known for Di Canio pushing him in a match in 1998.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42871581

Posted by: Mack. 9th February 2018, 12:59 PM

Former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Jarrod Bannister has died aged 33.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-42998556

Posted by: Mack. 9th February 2018, 11:58 PM

Former Celtic and Manchester United midfielder Liam Miller has died at the age of 36.
Miller, who won 21 caps for the Republic of Ireland between 2004 and 2009, had been suffering from cancer.

Posted by: Evil Houdini 10th February 2018, 12:06 AM

Aww man that is really sad , I remember him playing for Man United briefly and I think he scored in a Champions League match for us if I remember correctly. Only 36 as well, he could have still been playing football now if it wasn't for his illness. This year is turning into a weekly minute of applause for footballers

Posted by: Mack. 26th February 2018, 12:42 PM

RIP Scott Westgarth- A British boxer aged 31.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/43196287

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 4th March 2018, 12:47 PM

Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile under four minutes, has died aged 88.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/43273249

Posted by: Mack. 4th March 2018, 05:10 PM

A legend of British athletics.
Very sad news. :'(
RIP Sir Roger Bannister.

Posted by: Mack. 4th March 2018, 05:22 PM

RIP Davide Astori

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 4th March 2018, 06:24 PM

That's awful to hear, thoughts are with his family.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 7th March 2018, 06:16 PM

Fiorentina and Caligari have both retired their Number 13 shirts in memory of Astori.

Posted by: King Rollo 4th April 2018, 01:25 PM

Very sad news that Ray Wilkins has died. RIP.

Posted by: Evil Houdini 4th April 2018, 01:33 PM

R.I.P Ray Wilkins. When I heard that he had a cardiac arrest I was hoping that he would pull through but cardiac arrests are very hard to survive

Posted by: Flatcap 4th April 2018, 01:52 PM

R.I.P. Ray Wilkins, I remember him at QPR.

Posted by: Mack. 4th April 2018, 04:08 PM

Far too young to die, very sad news. Great player who had a terrific career with some top top clubs who seemed to be a very genuine and well liked man.

RIP Ray

Posted by: Mack. 5th April 2018, 10:57 AM

RIP former WWE wrestler "Luscious" Johnny Valiant aged 71.

Posted by: Evil Houdini 5th April 2018, 08:53 PM

Five time World Darts Champion Eric Bristow has died at the age of 60.

Posted by: Suedehead2 5th April 2018, 09:42 PM

Here's a lovely story about Ray Wilkins.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/nigel-quashie-shares-ray-wilkins-14493232

RIP

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 6th April 2018, 01:58 PM

Rest in Peace Ray Wilkins & Eric Bristow

Posted by: Jonjo 18th April 2018, 03:21 PM

WWF/E's longest reigning champion (I believe) Bruno Sammartino has passed away aged 82.

Posted by: bigwiglaf 19th April 2018, 03:05 AM

Correct you are....on the 2 occasions he held the WWF/E title, he held it for a grand total of 11.5 years....

Posted by: Mack. 24th April 2018, 12:22 PM

Former France midfielder Henri Michel, who coached eight countries during a 30-year managerial career, has died aged 70.

He was capped 58 times by France and coached them from 1984 to 1988.

Posted by: Mack. 15th May 2018, 03:16 PM

RIP former Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers Jlloyd Samuel aged 37 who has died in a car crash:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44127716

Posted by: Evil Houdini 15th May 2018, 03:26 PM

R.I.P Jlloyd Samuel

Posted by: The Snake 🐍 15th May 2018, 03:38 PM

Don't know much about Jlloyd Samuel (I had heard of him), but it is very sad news RIP.

Posted by: King Rollo 16th May 2018, 10:06 PM

Ray Wilson who played at left back in England's 1966 World Cup winning team has died aged 83.

Posted by: Mack. 17th May 2018, 10:19 AM

RIP Ray Wilson.

Posted by: Mack. 28th May 2018, 10:32 PM

RIP Neale Cooper aged 53. Former Aberdeen and Rangers player.

Posted by: Mack. 9th June 2018, 08:39 PM

RIP Maria Bueno, three-time Wimbledon singles champion aged 78.

Posted by: Mack. 7th July 2018, 01:21 PM

RIP John Dunlop - winning trainer of 2 Derby's aged 78.

Posted by: Suedehead2 25th July 2018, 03:16 PM

Paul Madeley, a member of the Leeds United team of the 1970s, has died aged 73. He famously played for Leeds in every position apart from goalkeeper. In an age when teams could only name one substitute, players like him were invaluable.

Posted by: Flatcap 25th July 2018, 04:17 PM

Read about that, the "Rolls Royce" of the Leeds team. Loved that anecdote that Armfield supplied about his contract.

R.I.P. Paul Madeley.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 25th July 2018, 04:56 PM

Just popped up on my Facebook, RIP Paul Madeley. Seems like he was an indispensable player for us in the 70s.

Posted by: Suedehead2 25th July 2018, 11:54 PM

He was a great player. With multiple substitutions, there just isn't the need for players like him any more. With today's rules he may have been seen as not quite good enough in any position to have made it to the top.

Posted by: Mack. 27th July 2018, 10:33 AM

RIP Ellie Soutter aged 18, an upcoming GB snowboard cross rider who had won bronze at the 2017 Youth Olympic Winter Festival.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 27th July 2018, 10:48 AM

Just come on here to post this, her 18th birthday as well Thoughts are with her family and the rest of GB Snowboarding.

Posted by: Mack. 27th July 2018, 10:56 AM

That's just so awful to hear on her birthday.

Posted by: Mack. 30th July 2018, 12:42 PM

Olympic cross-country skiing gold medallist Vibeke Skofterud has died in a jet-skiing accident at the age of 38.

The Norwegian won 4x5km relay gold at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010 and was also a two-time world champion in the discipline.

Posted by: Mack. 30th July 2018, 12:43 PM

Former WWE superstar Brian Lawler has died aged 46.

Lawler, who competed in the WWE under the name of Grandmaster Sexay and elsewhere in professional wrestling as Brian Christopher, reportedly attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself in his jail cell outside Memphis.

Nikolai Volkoff has passed away as well.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 30th July 2018, 12:59 PM

Such a tragic few days for sport as a whole

Posted by: Mack. 30th July 2018, 01:00 PM

Indeed, it has been a sad week in the world of sport.

Posted by: Suedehead2 31st July 2018, 05:02 PM

It's been confirmed that she took her own life

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 31st July 2018, 07:32 PM

Oh that's horrible

Posted by: Mack. 2nd August 2018, 06:50 PM

Just awful to hear about the circumstances of her death.

Posted by: Mack. 8th August 2018, 07:34 AM

RIP Nicholas Bett, 2015 400m hurdles world champion for Kenya aged 28 in a road accident.

Posted by: Mack. 9th August 2018, 09:28 AM

RIP Australian golfer Jarrod Lyle who has died of cancer aged 36.

Posted by: Mack. 20th August 2018, 03:32 PM

RIP former Burnley and Northern Ireland forward Jimmy McIlroy aged 86:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45246559

Posted by: Mack. 16th September 2018, 04:10 PM

RIP former England international and Ipswich Town footballer Kevin Beattie aged 64 from a heart attack.

Posted by: Suedehead2 17th September 2018, 08:57 AM

A very good player in a very good Ipswich side. RIP.

Posted by: Mack. 18th September 2018, 10:36 AM

RIP Spanish golfer and European Ladies Amateur Champion Celia Barquín Arozamena aged 22 who was found dead on an Iowa golf course.

Awful to hear about.

Posted by: HannibalLetcher 11th October 2018, 04:39 PM

Former Aston Villa chairman Sir Doug Ellis has died at the age of 94.

Ellis had two spells as chairman of the West Midlands club, with the second one running from 1982 to 2006.

Posted by: HannibalLetcher 14th October 2018, 09:19 PM

RIP commentator Peter Brackley aged 67, he commentated on Channel 4's Football Italia, ITV and Sky. He worked at four World Cups for ITV and two European Championships, and provided the commentary on Pro Evolution Soccer.

Posted by: Houdini 14th October 2018, 10:39 PM

R.I.P Peter Brackley. I remember him from Pro Evolution Soccer video games and coincidently I've been playing my old PES 6 game today. His voice was one of the most distinctive in football commentary.

Posted by: HannibalLetcher 18th October 2018, 06:36 PM

And some clips with Peter Brackley:

Posted by: Mack. 14th November 2018, 01:33 PM

RIP Tommy Cox, the founding member of the PDC aged 72.

Posted by: Mack. 14th November 2018, 11:47 PM

British Olympic show jumper Tim Stockdale has died aged 54, a month after being diagnosed with cancer.

Posted by: Mack. 19th November 2018, 03:10 PM

Jim Iley, the former Barnsley manager who captained Newcastle United when they won promotion to the top flight in 1965, has died aged 82.

Posted by: Mack. 20th November 2018, 04:45 PM

Former Manchester City captain Barrie Betts has died aged 86.

The Barnsley-born defender started with his hometown club before moving to City via Stockport County. He made 117 appearances for City from 1960 to 1964.

Posted by: CaptainMackmas 19th December 2018, 06:40 AM

Former Wolves captain Bill Slater has died at the age of 91, after suffering with Alzheimer's disease and illness.

Slater won three league titles in the 1950s, the club's most successful period, and also lifted the FA Cup after leading the side to a 3-0 win over Blackburn at Wembley in 1960.

Posted by: CaptainMackmas 28th December 2018, 03:02 PM

Former Arsenal Chairman Peter Hill-Wood has died at the age of 82.

Posted by: Mack. 13th January 2019, 11:04 AM

Former South Africa and Leeds United striker Phil Masinga has died aged 49.

Posted by: King Rollo 25th January 2019, 06:16 PM

The writer and sports journalist Hugh McIlvanney has died aged 84.

Posted by: Mack. 7th February 2019, 10:55 PM

Dorset Police have confirmed that the body recovered from a plane in the English Channel as Emilano Sala.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 8th February 2019, 05:23 PM

Obviously was expected but very sad nonetheless. RIP Emiliano Sala.

Posted by: Mack. 11th February 2019, 02:57 PM

Former Olympic rowing champion Maximilian Reinelt has died aged 30.

Reinelt was part of Germany's men's eight that won gold at London 2012 and silver in Rio four years later.

Posted by: Mack. 11th February 2019, 04:00 PM

Former Portsmouth and Republic of Ireland midfielder Mick Kennedy has died at the age of 57.

Kennedy, who won two caps for Ireland, was part of the Pompey team that won promotion to England's top division in 1987.

Posted by: Suedehead2 12th February 2019, 10:18 AM

Gordon Banks, one of the greatest goalkeepers the world has ever seen, has died aged 81. He was a key member of England’s World Cup-winning team in 1966. He famously missed the 1970 quarter-final against West Germany, which England lost 3-2, because of food poisoning. One his best saves came from a Pele shot earlier in that tournament.

Posted by: Mark. 12th February 2019, 12:36 PM

RIP Gordon Banks

https://twitter.com/BBCArchive/status/1095274313383583744

Posted by: Mack. 12th February 2019, 01:43 PM

RIP Gordon Banks, an absolute legend to the game. Banks is the fourth player of the England team that started the 1966 World Cup final to have died, after Bobby Moore, Ray Wilson and Alan Ball. That save from Pele is probably the greatest save I've seen.

Posted by: King Rollo 12th February 2019, 02:26 PM

I'm not quite old enough to have seen him playing for England but I know how good he was. I've seen that save from Pele many times. Think how good it would look if they had slowmo cameras from all angles like they do now. RIP Gordon Banks.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 12th February 2019, 09:59 PM

RIP Gordon, I guess he's one of those people you just expected to live forever but he's certainly left a legacy.

Posted by: Mack. 12th February 2019, 10:37 PM

He came 25th in our Buzzjack Ultimate Footballer last year and this was Pete put:

He certainly will be clearly remembered for generations to come.

The two legends, Pele and Gordon Banks

https://www.twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1095375984122085378/photo/1

Posted by: Mack. 4th March 2019, 04:26 PM

Former Rangers and Scotland full-back Eric Caldow has died at the age of 84.

Caldow made 407 appearances during a 13-year career at Ibrox, winning five league titles, two Scottish Cups and three Scottish League Cups.

Posted by: Mack. 14th March 2019, 11:50 AM

Charlie Whiting, F1’s race director, has passed away aged 66. He had suffered a pulmonary embolism on Thursday morning in Melbourne.

Posted by: Mack. 27th March 2019, 05:20 PM

Sad news from Down Under with the passing of Bruce Yardley

http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26369504/former-australia-spinner-bruce-yardley-dies-aged-71

Posted by: Mack. 7th April 2019, 05:54 PM

Malaysian golfer Arie Irawan has died aged 28 in his hotel room during the Sanya Championship on the Chinese resort island of Hainan.

Posted by: Mack. 13th April 2019, 11:09 AM

Former Liverpool captain Tommy Smith, who helped the club to domestic and European success in the 1960s and 1970s, has died aged 74.

Known as the "Anfield Iron", Smith had an 18-year career at Anfield, during which he won four league titles.

He scored in the 1977 European Cup final as Liverpool beat Borussia Monchengladbach 3-1 to win the trophy for the first time.

Posted by: Flatcap 13th April 2019, 03:11 PM

R.I.P. Ivor Broadis who was the oldest living England international footballer. Also played for Carlisle United (sorry, had to get that in), Sunderland, Manchester City, Newcastle United and Queen of the South.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-47919657

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 13th April 2019, 04:23 PM

RIP to both of these Too young to remember either but I'm sure they will be missed.

Posted by: Mack. 23rd April 2019, 03:25 PM

Former Celtic captain Billy McNeill - the first Briton to lift the European Cup - has died aged 79.

McNeill led Celtic when they beat Inter Milan 2-1 in 1967 and captained the club to nine successive titles, seven Scottish Cups and six League Cups.

Posted by: Mack. 21st May 2019, 02:50 AM

RIP three-time F1 World Champion Niki Lauda aged 70.

Posted by: Severin 21st May 2019, 06:34 AM

Lauda was one of the all time greatest drivers and a huge personality in the sport. We will not see his like again. Genuinely saddened by this.

Posted by: Mack. 21st May 2019, 10:35 AM

Only heard about the news from an notification on my tablet, got woken up by it

Niki Lauda was undoubtedly the bravest man in F1, to return to racing 40 days later after that horrific crash at the old Nurburgring in 1976 is nothing short of remarkable. I'm sure most of you will have seen the 2013 film 'Rush' which focused on that 1976 F1 season between him and James Hunt. Lauda also produced two of the greatest comebacks in F1 by winning the title the following year, and returning from a two-year absence, seven years after winning his world title to win his third in 1984 by a half a point from Alain Prost, the closet ever margin in F1. He is one of the F1 greats.

I highly recommend that you see 'Rush' the 2013 film that focused on the Hunt-Lauda rivalry, that really did focus on the rivalry very well.

Posted by: dobbo 21st May 2019, 07:39 PM

RIP to an icon of the sport. One of the very greatest talents ever seen or we will ever see.

Rush is my favourite film of all time.

Posted by: Suedehead2 1st June 2019, 11:35 AM

Jose Antonio Reyes, a member of Arsenal's unbeaten title-winning side, has been killed in a car accident aged 35.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48483157

Posted by: King Rollo 1st June 2019, 11:55 AM

Terrible news. He scored some great goals for Arsenal. RIP

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 1st June 2019, 12:01 PM

RIP So sad to hear this.

Posted by: Common Sense 1st June 2019, 12:03 PM

RIP. Far too young.

Posted by: Houdini 1st June 2019, 12:25 PM

R.I.P Jose Antonio Reyes. A member of probably Arsenal's best ever squad. There was a really good goal he scored against Middlesbrough that always comes to mind whenever I remember him.

Posted by: Mack. 1st June 2019, 12:41 PM

RIP Jose, that's awful news. Gone too soon.

Posted by: Mart!n 1st June 2019, 07:16 PM

Too young... I've only just heard on the Tottenham Hotspur vs Liverpool commentary in the champions league final

RIP

Posted by: Mack. 5th June 2019, 12:31 PM

Former Uefa president Lennart Johansson, who oversaw the introduction of the Champions League, has died aged 89 following a short illness.

Johansson headed European football's governing body from 1990 to 2007 before being succeeded by Michel Platini.

He led the change from the European Cup to the Champions League in 1992, with multiple entries from some countries.

Posted by: King Rollo 6th June 2019, 04:38 PM

I haven't seen it but it's being shown on Film 4 tonight at 1.05am. I'll record it and watch it when I have the time.

Posted by: Mack. 8th June 2019, 06:22 PM

Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has died at the age of 49 six days after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Posted by: Suedehead2 8th June 2019, 06:50 PM

That’s very sad news. RIP Justin Edinburgh.

Posted by: Brett-Butler 8th June 2019, 07:12 PM

Justin Edinburgh was a mainstay of my Merlin Premier League sticker books from 1995-1999, and he was always I player I bought on a Bosman whenever I played Championship Manager 2. RIP.

Posted by: Mack. 12th June 2019, 03:23 PM

Gabriele Grunewald, the US distance runner hailed as an inspiration for her spirit in fighting cancer for 10 years, has died at the age of 32 .

Grunewald - the US champion over 3,000m indoors in 2014 - is the 12th-fastest American woman in history over 1500m.

Posted by: Mack. 3rd July 2019, 01:59 PM

Some sad news for Women's Football

The body of Swiss footballer Florijana Ismaili has been found.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48851151

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 3rd July 2019, 02:10 PM

Gosh that's awful, my prayers are with her friends and family.

Posted by: Mack. 5th July 2019, 10:54 AM

Legendary racing pundit John McCririck, who for many years was the face of British horse racing, has died at a London hospital on Friday aged 79.

McCririck made his career as the face of Channel 4's racing coverage, famous for his loud, eccentric style and his signature deerstalker hat.

He also appeared on reality TV shows such as Celebrity Big Brother, Celebrity Wife Swap and Celebrity Coach Trip.

Posted by: Mack. 10th July 2019, 09:48 PM

South Africa World Cup winner James Small has died aged 50.

The former Springbok winger was taken to hospital on Tuesday after suffering a suspected heart attack.

Small played 47 Tests for South Africa, including the 1995 World Cup final win over New Zealand.

Posted by: Mack. 16th July 2019, 01:16 AM

Former boxing world champion Pernell 'Sweet Pea' Whitaker has died after being hit by a vehicle in the US. He was 55.

Posted by: Mack. 16th July 2019, 03:12 PM

Former world judo champion Craig Fallon has died at the age of 36.

Fallon won the -60kg final at the World Championships in 2005 before claiming the 2006 European Championships and winning the 2007 World Cup.

He is the last British judoka to win a world title and only the third British male to achieve the feat.


Fallon, who also won Commonwealth Games gold for England in Manchester in 2002, competed at the Olympics in 2004 and 2008 before retiring from judo in 2011.

Posted by: Mack. 21st July 2019, 11:23 PM

The former Australian Davis Cup tennis player, Peter McNamara, has died from cancer aged 64.

McNamara, who reached a career-high No 7 in the world in 1983, beat all-time greats Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl to win two of his five singles titles.

Posted by: Suedehead2 23rd July 2019, 05:55 AM

Known to many as half of the McNamara / McNamee doubles partnership. RIP.

Posted by: Mack. 23rd July 2019, 09:18 PM

Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died at the age of 28 following injuries suffered in his IBF light-welterweight fight against Subriel Matias.

Dadashev was reportedly unable to walk to the dressing room after his bout was stopped by trainer Buddy McGirt at the end of the 11th round on Friday.

He was hospitalised with bleeding on the brain and underwent emergency surgery but failed to recover.

Posted by: Mack. 25th July 2019, 04:13 PM

Argentine boxer Hugo Santillan has died from injuries sustained during a title fight, just days after the death of Russian fighter Maxim Dadashev.

The 23-year-old collapsed in the ring on Saturday shortly after his WBC Latino Silver lightweight bout with Eduardo Javier Abreu in Argentina ended in a draw.

He was taken to hospital and underwent emergency surgery but died on Thursday.

"Rest in Peace, Hugo Santillan," the World Boxing Council said in a tweet.

Santillan is the second boxer to die from injuries sustained in the ring this week after Dadashev's death was confirmed on Tuesday.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 5th August 2019, 09:26 PM

RIP Bjorg Lambrecht, died in a crash on the Tour of Poland

Posted by: Brett-Butler 7th August 2019, 08:24 PM

For those of us from Belfast, this news came as a shock - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49271227 has died suddenly at the age of 58. He was a legend at local club Cliftonville FC, playing as a midfielder for many years, and then managing them to Irish League titles in 2013 & 2014. My family would have known him well - my mother works with his sister, so it's come as a real shock to us.

Posted by: Mack. 14th August 2019, 10:44 PM

Footballer Emiliano Sala was exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide prior to a fatal plane crash in the English Channel, a report has revealed.

Sala, 28, and pilot David Ibbotson, 59, crashed on 21 January while travelling from Nantes in France to Cardiff.

Toxicology tests on Sala's body showed CO levels in his blood were so great it could have caused a seizure, unconsciousness or a heart attack.

The Sala family said there should be a detailed examination of the plane.

Still surreal what happened. Again thoughts go out to both families.

Posted by: Mack. 16th August 2019, 11:26 PM

Italian cycling legend Felice Gimondi, one of only seven riders to have won all three Grand Tours, has died at the age of 76.

Gimondi suffered a heart attack while swimming in Sicily on Friday.

After a late call-up, he won the 1965 Tour de France in his first season as a professional at just 22 years old.

By winning the Giro d'Italia in 1967 and the Vuelta a Espana in 1968, he became the second cyclist after Jacques Anquetil to win all three Grand Tours.

Posted by: Houdini 22nd August 2019, 06:17 PM

R.I.P former Ghana and Nottingham Forest striker Junior Agogo who has died today at the age of 40. He only just turned 40 at the beginning of this month as well.

Posted by: Mack. 3rd September 2019, 10:28 PM

Ferdy Murphy, who trained 10 Cheltenham Festival and three Scottish Grand National winners, has died aged 70.

Murphy moved to France from his North Yorkshire base in 2013 and was diagnosed with cancer four years ago.

A former stable jockey for Paddy Mullins, his Cheltenham winners as a trainer included French Holly, Paddy's Return and Poker De Sivola.

He took the Scottish Grand National with Paris Pike (2000), Joes Edge (2005) and Hot Weld (2007).

Murphy also saddled 40-1 outsider Sibton Abbey, ridden by Adrian Maguire, to win the Hennessy Gold Cup in 1992, and the 2004 Irish Grand National winner Granit D'Estruval.

Posted by: King Rollo 6th September 2019, 05:57 PM

The former Pakistan leg spinner Abdul Qadir has died aged 63. He took 236 wickets in 67 test matches.

Posted by: Mack. 6th September 2019, 06:19 PM

Former South Africa international and 1995 World Cup winner Chester Williams has died at the age of 49.

Williams played 27 Tests for the Springboks between 1993 and 2000, scoring 14 tries.

The former wing was the only black player in the World Cup-winning team that defeated rivals New Zealand 15-12 in South Africa 24 years ago.

Posted by: Mack. 10th September 2019, 07:35 PM

Former Ryder Cup golfer Brian Barnes has died aged 74 from cancer after a short illness.

He was best known for beating Jack Nicklaus twice in a day during the 1975 match against the United States.

Barnes played for Great Britain & Ireland and then Europe in six Ryder Cups between 1969 and 1979 and won 20 professional titles.

Born in Surrey, he represented Scotland in team events and recorded three top-10 finishes at the Open Championship.

Barnes won the Senior British Open in 1995 and became the first man to defend the title the following year.

Posted by: Mack. 16th October 2019, 11:07 PM

Boxer Patrick Day has died aged 27 - four days after suffering a brain injury in a fight against Charles Conwell.

The American was put into a coma on Saturday after he was knocked out in the 10th round of his super welterweight bout in Chicago.

Promoter Lou DiBella confirmed Day had died on Wednesday "surrounded by his family, close friends and members of his boxing team".

Posted by: Mack. 22nd October 2019, 10:58 PM

Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort has ended her own life through euthanasia at the age of 40.

Vervoort, who won gold and silver at the London 2012 Paralympics, and two further medals at Rio 2016, had an incurable degenerative muscle disease.

Posted by: CaptainMackxmas 4th December 2019, 04:38 PM

RIP former England cricket captain Bob Willis aged 70.

The fast bowler took 325 wickets in 90 Tests from 1971 to 1984, claiming a career-best 8-43 to help England to a famous win over Australia at Headingley in the 1981 Ashes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/50655612

Posted by: Suedehead2 4th December 2019, 04:41 PM

Bob Willis's contribution to that famous win at Headingly is often overlooked. His eight wickets finished the job that Botham's epic innings had started.

RIP to one of the greats of English cricket.

Posted by: CaptainMackxmas 4th December 2019, 04:44 PM

Posted by: King Wencesrollo 5th December 2019, 01:24 PM

RIP Bob Willis. That was the best spell of fast bowling I've ever seen.

He was also part of a great double act with Charles Colville on Sky Sports over many years,always voicing his forthright opinions.

Posted by: CaptainMackxmas 7th December 2019, 08:04 PM

Former Aston Villa manager Ron Saunders has died at the age of 87.

Saunders guided Villa to the First Division title in 1981, before departing during their European Cup-winning campaign the following season.

He also won two League Cups during his eight years at Villa Park.

Posted by: CaptainMackxmas 10th December 2019, 07:14 PM

Former Derby County, Oxford United and Portsmouth boss Jim Smith has died at the age of 79.

The well-travelled manager, known throughout football as the 'Bald Eagle', enjoyed a distinguished career with nine clubs across the leagues.

Among his career highlights were a League Cup final appearance with Queens Park Rangers in 1986 and promotion to the Premier League with Derby in 1996.

Posted by: CaptainMackxmas 10th December 2019, 07:43 PM

Featherstone Rovers and England international forward Natalie Harrowell has died, aged 29.

Harrowell, a Hull FC fan, played three games for England and helped Rovers to the inaugural 2017 Women's Super League Grand Final, losing to Bradford.

Posted by: CaptainMackxmas 21st December 2019, 05:44 PM

RIP Martin Peters part of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad aged 76. He scored in the World Cup final.

Posted by: Sausage Rollo 21st December 2019, 05:44 PM

Martin Peters,scorer of one of England's goals in the 1966 World Cup Final,has died at the age of 76. That's five members of the team gone now.

Posted by: Suedehead2 21st December 2019, 06:32 PM

Two of them this year after Gordon Banks in February

Posted by: ChristmaSteve201 22nd December 2019, 12:14 PM

RIP sad news

Posted by: Snakebite501 2nd January 2020, 03:49 PM

Former Cardiff City defender Chris Barker has died at the age of 39.

The Sheffield-born player helped the club to promotion from the third tier of English football in 2003.

Posted by: King Rollo 9th January 2020, 07:10 PM

Just a few weeks after Martin Peters,we have now lost Hans Tilkowski,the German goalkeeper he scored against in the 1966 World Cup Final. He has died at the age of 84.

Posted by: Mack. 26th January 2020, 08:21 PM

Former basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash at the age of 41.

RIP Kobe.

Really shocked and saddened to hear about this.

Posted by: Mack. 26th January 2020, 08:33 PM

Four other people were killed in the helicopter crash. A huge loss in the world of sport. I'm just stunned and saddened to hear about this.

Posted by: Mack. 26th January 2020, 11:59 PM

Great tribute:

Posted by: ukchartstatsfan 4th February 2020, 10:55 PM

Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning trainer Robert Alner has died aged 76.

Alner triumphed with Cool Dawn in 1998 and trained several other leading steeplechasers - including Sir Rembrandt, The Listener and Kingscliff - in a distinguished career.

He was seriously injured in a car crash in 2007, which left him paralysed and in need of a wheelchair.

Posted by: ukchartstatsfan 5th February 2020, 11:19 PM

Ethiopia’s 2017 World Cross Country Championships bronze medallist Abadi Hadis has died at the age of 22.

Posted by: Mack. 17th February 2020, 04:37 PM

Former Manchester United and Northern Ireland goalkeeper Harry Gregg, hailed as a hero of the 1958 Munich air disaster, has died at the age of 87.

Gregg bravely rescued team-mates and other passengers following the plane crash in which 23 were killed.

When he joined United in December 1957 for £23,500 he was the world's most expensive goalkeeper and was voted the best at the following year's World Cup.

He made 25 appearances for Northern Ireland between 1954 and 1963.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 17th February 2020, 05:29 PM

Oh I remember hearing about him and being impressed during a World Cup coverage DVD, rest in peace

Posted by: Mack. 3rd March 2020, 10:41 PM

Team Ineos sporting director Nicolas Portal has died at the age of 40.

Posted by: Mack. 19th March 2020, 03:15 PM

Former Cardiff City midfielder Peter Whittingham has died aged 35.

The ex-Aston Villa player had been in hospital for more than a week after suffering a head injury in a fall in a pub in Barry.

Whittingham's former club Cardiff confirmed the news.

Posted by: Mack. 2nd April 2020, 09:50 PM

Tony Lewis, the mathematician and statistician who co-devised what became known as the Duckworth-Lewis method for settling weather-affected limited-overs matches, has died at the age of 78.

Lewis and fellow academic Frank Duckworth came together to produce a fairer method of settling such games than the controversial system which had been used at the 1992 World Cup.

Their new system was first used in 1997 for a Zimbabwe v England game, and officially adopted by the International Cricket Council in 1999.

Duckworth-Lewis calculates targets based on the batting team's remaining resources - wickets in hand, and overs in hand - via mathematical formulae.

Posted by: Mack. 6th April 2020, 10:18 PM

Luton Town legend Radomir Antic, who went on to manage Spanish giants Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, has died at the age of 71.

Antic spent four years with Luton, famously scoring the goal that kept the Hatters in the top flight at the expense of Manchester City in 1983.

Antic's biggest successes in management came at Atletico, with whom he won La Liga and the Copa del Rey in 1996.

Posted by: Mack. 🐠 12th April 2020, 10:09 AM

British motor racing legend Sir Stirling Moss has died at the age of 90 following a long illness.

He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers of all time, even though he did not win the World Championship.

Posted by: Toilet Rollo 12th April 2020, 10:16 AM

Sorry to hear that. He was indeed a legend.

Posted by: Mack. 🐠 12th April 2020, 02:39 PM

Former Chelsea and England goalkeeper Peter Bonetti has died aged 78 after a long illness.

Bonetti was described by Chelsea as a "goalkeeping superstar of the 1960s and 1970s" and "one of our indisputably all-time great players".

He was part of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad but was unused throughout the tournament.

Bonetti made seven England appearances and featured in the 1970 World Cup quarter-final defeat by West Germany.

As well as playing 729 times for Chelsea, Bonetti also had brief spells at American side St Louis Stars, Dundee United and Woking FC during a career which spanned more than three decades.

Posted by: Toilet Rollo 17th April 2020, 02:18 PM

Leeds United great Norman Hunter has lost his battle with coronavirus. He was 76 years old. RIP

Posted by: Mack. 🐠 17th April 2020, 03:04 PM

RIP Norman 'Bite Yer Legs' Hunter. That's just awful news to hear.

Posted by: Beverly 💪 17th April 2020, 03:32 PM

RIP Norman Hunter, another club legend lost

Posted by: Mack. 🐠 17th April 2020, 03:42 PM

Posted by: The Yada Yada* 17th April 2020, 05:07 PM

The best Bristol City player ever according to my old man. A club legend, no doubt about it.



RIP Norman

Posted by: Mack. 🐠 17th April 2020, 11:34 PM

His fight with Francis Lee in 1975.

Posted by: Mack. 🐠 20th April 2020, 10:00 PM

Lokomotiv Moscow youth player Innokenty Samokhvalov has died aged 22 from suspected heart failure while training alone, the Russian Premier League club says.

Samokhvalov was completing a solo training session on Monday, with players quarantined because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Posted by: Mack. 🐠 21st April 2020, 03:33 PM

Neil Black, the former performance director of UK Athletics, has died aged 60, the organisation has confirmed.

Black, who worked closely with Mo Farah throughout his career, became performance director in September 2012.

Posted by: King Rollo 28th April 2020, 11:04 AM

The former Brighton,Liverpool and Republic Of Ireland striker Michael Robinson has died aged 61. He went on to be a presenter of football related programmes on Spanish TV.

Posted by: Suedehead2 28th April 2020, 12:08 PM

I was just about to post that news He was one of Brighton's best players in their First Division days in the early eighties and I saw him paly at the old Goldstone ground many times. This is desperately sad news for me. RIP to a Brighton great.

Posted by: Suedehead2 29th April 2020, 01:45 PM

Here's a lovely piece about Michael Robinson and how big a television star he became in Spain.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/apr/28/michael-robinson-european-cup-winner-voice-spanish-tv-died-61

The Brighton Argus has a story about him walking back from a meal with Seve Ballesteros. Six people stopped him to ask for an autograph. Just one stopped Ballesteros.

Posted by: King Rollo 29th April 2020, 11:29 PM

The former Leeds United defender Trevor Cherry has died aged 72. He made 486 appearances for them and played 27 matches for England.

Posted by: Mack. 🐠 30th April 2020, 09:54 PM

Former Hull KR and Warrington Wolves forward Jordan Cox has died at the age of 27.

The circumstances of his death are "believed to be non-suspicious and not related to the current public health situation", according to a statement issued on behalf of the Cox family.

Cox, who started his career with Hull KR, also went on to play for Sheffield, Doncaster and York City Knights.

Hull KR chairman Neil Hudgell described his death as a "terrible shock".

He said: "Jordan always seemed so fully of life and spirit and his loss is so sad. I'd like to express my sincere condolences to his mum, girlfriend and family at this awful time."

Cox returned to Hull KR in 2020 and was part of their reserve-team squad when he died. He made a total of 64 appearances for the club, scoring six tries.

Posted by: Mack. 11th May 2020, 09:51 PM

Atalanta midfielder Andrea Rinaldi has died aged 19 after suffering a brain aneurysm on Friday while training at home during the coronavirus lockdown.

Rinaldi was part of the youth system at Atalanta and had been on loan at Serie D side Legnano this season.

Posted by: Mack. 26th May 2020, 10:27 PM

Morecambe have confirmed that defender Christian Mbulu has died at the age of 23. Terribly sad news

Posted by: Mack. 27th May 2020, 08:13 AM

Former Manchester City defender Glyn Pardoe - the club's youngest ever debutant - has died at the age of 73.

Pardoe made his City debut in April 1962 at the age of 15 years and 341 days old and spent his entire playing career with the club.

He was part of the 1968 league-winning side and scored the winning goal in the 1970 League Cup final.

Posted by: King Rollo 9th June 2020, 12:47 PM

Tony Dunne has died aged 78. He made 535 appearances for Manchester United including playing at left back in the 1968 European Cup Final. He played 33 times for the Republic Of Ireland.

Posted by: Mack. 17th June 2020, 09:50 AM

Former snooker star and BBC commentator Willie Thorne has died at the age of 66, says World Snooker.

Thorne was diagnosed with leukaemia in March and was taken to hospital in Spain last week with dangerously low blood pressure.

He retired from professional snooker in 2001 and for many years was a respected BBC commentator.

Thorne reached two World Championship quarter-finals during his career and won the 1985 Mercantile Credit Classic.

He twice reached a world ranking of seven and spent 20 years among the top 32, before moving into a commentary career spanning more than 30 years with BBC, ITV and Sky.

Posted by: Mack. 23rd June 2020, 07:31 PM

Jockey Liam Treadwell, who rode 100-1 shot Mon Mome to win the 2009 Grand National at Aintree, has died aged 34.

RIP Liam Treadwell it's no age at all.

Posted by: King Rollo 1st July 2020, 11:04 PM

West Indies cricket legend Sir Everton Weekes has died at the age of 95. RIP

Posted by: Mack. 1st July 2020, 11:31 PM

RIP Sir Everton Weekes.

Posted by: Mack. 8th July 2020, 10:51 AM

Two-time world champion snowboarder Alex Pullin has died while spearfishing in his native Australia, local officials have confirmed.

Pullin, 32, was found unresponsive off a beach on Queensland's Gold Coast on Wednesday.

Posted by: Mack. 11th July 2020, 08:18 AM

Jack Charlton, part of the England 1966 World Cup winning team and former Republic of Ireland manager has passed away aged 85.

Posted by: Suedehead2 11th July 2020, 09:17 AM

It’s not been a good year for the Leeds team of the 70s. Jack Charlton follows Norman Hunter and Trevor Cherry in dying this year.

The Charlton brothers provided a classic example of how the best players don’t necessarily make the best managers. Bobby was undoubtedly the better player of the two but Jack was the more successful manager by a long way.

Posted by: Steve201 11th July 2020, 12:42 PM

Rip Jack a true Irishman, last saw him at the Ireland England friendly in 2017! Absolute legend who arguably revolutionised the Irish national side.

Posted by: King Rollo 11th July 2020, 12:49 PM

Jack Charlton was Ireland's favourite Englishman. He was given honorary Irish citizenship in 1996 and was often seen fishing on the River Moy in Ballina,County Mayo.

To be part of the greatest World Cup achievements for both England and Ireland makes him one of a kind.

Posted by: Mack. 27th August 2020, 05:57 PM

BBC commentator and former tennis umpire David Mercer has died aged 70.

Mercer, who umpired the 1984 Wimbledon final between John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors, was part of the BBC's commentary team for the grass-court Grand Slam for the past 35 years.

He started his sports broadcasting career in 1979 after winning a BBC Wales competition, becoming a full-time broadcaster five years later.

Mercer was appointed the corporation's tennis correspondent in 1990.

He is the only person to have umpired a Wimbledon men's singles final and also commentated on them for both radio and television.

Posted by: King Rollo 27th August 2020, 07:13 PM

Sad news. He was also a commentator on Eurosport for many years.

Posted by: diva thin muffin 29th August 2020, 09:48 PM

US Basketball player Cliff Robinson passed away today. Not big into sports but knew him from Survivor, figured to inform you guys if anyone here was a fan.

Posted by: Mack. 30th August 2020, 09:23 AM

RIP Cliff Robinson.

Posted by: King Rollo 2nd September 2020, 06:17 PM

Sad to see that the Northamptonshire cricketer David Capel has died aged 57 of a brain tumour. He played 15 test matches for England.

Posted by: King Rollo 10th September 2020, 05:58 PM

The boxer Alan Minter has died,aged 69. He won the world middleweight title in 1980.

Posted by: Mack. 15th September 2020, 10:47 PM

Nine-time Irish champion jockey Pat Smullen has died at the age of 43.

Smullen announced his retirement from racing in May 2019 after completing treatment for pancreatic cancer, and won widespread praise for his stoic attitude and humility in the face of illness.

He won the Derby at Epsom in 2016 on Harzand, trained by Dermot Weld.

Smullen also landed the Irish Derby with Grey Swallow in 2004 and Harzand in 2016.

During his career, he also won the Irish 1,000 Guineas twice (Nightime and Bethrah), the Irish Oaks aboard Covert Love and the Irish St Leger four years running on Vinnie Roe.

As well as Harzand's Epsom triumph, his major wins for Weld in Britain included the 2,000 Guineas on Refuse To Bend, the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot with Rite Of Passage, and the Champion Stakes on Fascinating Rock.

Posted by: King Rollo 24th September 2020, 02:13 PM

The former Australia batsman Dean Jones has died,aged 59. He played 52 test matches and 164 one day internationals. He was working in Mumbai as a commentator on the Indian Premier League so this has happened quite suddenly.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 25th September 2020, 08:44 PM

Former Leeds United defender Peter hampton has passed away, aged 66.

Posted by: Pting Rollo 29th October 2020, 07:22 PM

JJ Williams who was part of the great Wales rugby team from the 1970s has died aged 72.

Posted by: MichaelMyers 30th October 2020, 04:21 PM

England World Cup winner Nobby Stiles has died aged 78 after a long illness.

The former Manchester United player had prostate cancer and advanced dementia.


He also won two league titles with Man United and was part of the 1968 European Cup winning squad for them.

RIP Nobby Stiles.

Posted by: Pting Rollo 30th October 2020, 05:33 PM

It's sad to see another one go. Just four left now : George Cohen, Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, Roger Hunt.

Posted by: Flatcap 30th October 2020, 08:03 PM

Indeed sad to see another one go. Not been a good year for the squad.

R.I.P. Nobby.

Posted by: Houdini 30th October 2020, 11:16 PM

R.I.P Nobby Stiles. He was a legend for Manchester United.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 31st October 2020, 06:35 PM

RIP Nobby

Former Leeds and Hearts defender Marius Žaliūkas has also passed away, age 36.

Posted by: Mack. 15th November 2020, 04:22 PM

Former England and Liverpool goalkeeper Ray Clemence has passed away aged 72.

Posted by: King Rollo 15th November 2020, 05:14 PM

He was an excellent goalkeeper who would have won over 100 caps for England had Peter Shilton not been around at the same time.

Posted by: Flatcap 15th November 2020, 06:39 PM

R.I.P. Ray Clemence.

Posted by: Steve201 16th November 2020, 01:20 PM

Sad to see great Liverpool keeper

Posted by: Mack. 23rd November 2020, 12:47 PM

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles player Keith Titmuss has died at the age of 20 after falling ill following training.

The prop was taken from the Narrabeen training camp to Northern Beaches Hospital, before he was transferred to Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, where he died shortly after.

Titmuss had yet to make his National Rugby League (NRL) debut but was in his side's 30-man squad for next season.

Posted by: Mack. 25th November 2020, 10:39 AM

Tributes have been paid to "immense" former France rugby union international Christophe Dominici, who has died aged 48.

Dominici was best known for helping France knock New Zealand out of the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

A witness saw him climb the roof of a disused building at Saint-Cloud park, near Paris, on Tuesday before falling, officials say.

Posted by: Houdini 29th November 2020, 07:08 PM

Former Fulham, West Ham, Portsmouth & Senegal footballer Papa Bouba Diop has died aged 42 after a long illness. It feels like every week former footballers are dying at the moment, I remember a really good long range goal he scored against Man United and his goal against France in the 2002 World Cup.

R.I.P Papa Bouba Diop.

Posted by: Mack. 29th November 2020, 07:19 PM

Awful news to hear, RIP Papa Bouba Diop.

Posted by: Steve201 29th November 2020, 08:06 PM

Yeh only 42 as well. Always remember he scored a cracker against United for Fulham

Posted by: Flatcap 29th November 2020, 08:56 PM

Only a year younger than me.

R.I.P. Papa Bouba Diop.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 1st December 2020, 09:18 PM

I must have missed this one, haven't heard anything about it until looking in this thread RIP, another footballer who will be missed.

Posted by: Flatcap 6th December 2020, 12:02 PM

BBC Golf commentator Peter Alliss has passed away.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/55204070

R.I.P.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 10th December 2020, 12:09 PM

Italy's 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi has died aged 64,

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55248469

Posted by: Rollofsellotape 10th December 2020, 07:31 PM

I remember his hat trick against Brazil. He was the star of that tournament just as Maradona was four years later.

Posted by: Suedehead2 10th December 2020, 10:47 PM

Another great player gone

Posted by: Christmasteve201 10th December 2020, 11:57 PM

Sad as he was very young!

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 14th December 2020, 10:46 AM

Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has passed away aged 73.

Posted by: Houdini 14th December 2020, 11:51 AM

R.I.P Gerard Houllier. It is literally every week now that someone in the world of football dies

Posted by: Flatcap 14th December 2020, 03:30 PM

R.I.P. Gerard Houllier.

Remember he was joint with Roy Evans.

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 14th December 2020, 11:35 PM

That 2001 UEFA Cup final against Alaves that was one of the most insane games I have ever watched.

Posted by: Road Salt Mixer 14th December 2020, 11:41 PM

Rip Gérard Houllier and also Peter Alliss the voice of golf, Maradona too, we have lost some iconic sports stars this year

Posted by: Mack'sXmasSack 14th December 2020, 11:42 PM

Certainly have recently. Some greatly sad losses this year in the sporting world.

Posted by: Christmasteve201 15th December 2020, 12:08 AM

Yeh sad loss indeed one of my fav Liverpool managers

Posted by: Sausage Rollo 26th December 2020, 01:42 PM

John Edrich has died aged 83. He scored more than 100 centuries and played 77 test matches for England. He was given 7 years to live after being diagnosed with leukaemia in 2000 so he was as dogged in life as he was at the wicket.

Posted by: Sausage Rollo 31st December 2020, 09:58 PM

Former Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty has died aged 92. They stuck with him after being relegated, I don't think that would happen today. He outlived most, if not all, the other football managers from the 1970s.

Posted by: Iceman501 5th January 2021, 07:47 PM

Former England and Manchester City midfielder Colin Bell has died at the age of 74 after a short illness.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 30th January 2021, 09:54 PM

Another one I wasn't aware of, British athlete and coach Lloyd Cowan passed away earlier this month. He was best known for coaching athlete Christine Ohuruogu.

Posted by: Mack. 14th February 2021, 08:40 PM

Two-time UK Championship champion and 1981 World Championship runner-up Doug Mountjoy has passed away aged 78

Posted by: Mack. 2nd March 2021, 09:29 AM

Former Liverpool player Ian St John has died aged 82.

Posted by: Rooney 2nd March 2021, 11:22 AM

Way way before my time but an absolute Liverpool great. He basically paved the way for the modern era in the 70s and 80s where we were dominate. RIP St John, YNWA.

Posted by: Mack. 13th March 2021, 06:17 PM

RIP Murray Walker aged 97, former F1 commentator and Motorsport journalist. Easily one of the greatest commentators of all time

Posted by: Mack. 13th March 2021, 06:26 PM

RIP Murray. He had such incredible enthusiasm and love for the sport. The voice of motorsport.

Posted by: King Rollo 13th March 2021, 06:26 PM

I always enjoyed his commentary work. I didn't realise he was as old as 97. It doesn't seem that long since he retired.

Posted by: Mack. 13th March 2021, 06:28 PM

He retired from commentating on F1 in 2001.

Posted by: Flatcap 14th March 2021, 09:10 AM

R.I.P. Murray.

Also Marvin Hagler.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/56390270

Posted by: Mack. 15th March 2021, 12:33 AM

Posted by: Quarantilas 17th March 2021, 11:04 AM

Extremely heartbroken. A pioneer for women in Motorsport, the undisputed queen of the ‘ring and all round Motorsport genius. Both my first Golf and my newly arrived one were named after this legend. She’s one of my Motorsport heroes 😔😭

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 17th March 2021, 11:17 AM

Oh gosh, that shocked me. RIP.

Posted by: Mack. 17th March 2021, 11:34 AM

Sad week this is turning out to be in the world of motorsport. First Murray and now Sabine. Such sad news about Sabine, two-time winner of the 24 Hours Nürburgring. RIP 'The Queen of Nurburgring'. she'll be very much missed indeed.

Posted by: King Rollo 20th March 2021, 12:09 PM

Peter Lorimer has died at the age of 74. He was Leeds United's all-time record goalscorer with 238 goals in 705 appearances.

Posted by: Suedehead2 21st March 2021, 02:29 PM

It's been a terrible 12 months for the Leeds team of the 1970s with Peter Lorimer's name being added to those of Jack Charlton, Norman Hunter and Trevor Cherry.

RIP to a great striker.

Posted by: Mack. 20th May 2021, 07:34 PM

Lee Evans, the two-time Olympic gold medallist and former 400m world record holder, has died aged 74.

American Evans was the first man to break the 44-second mark in the 400m when he claimed gold in 43.86secs at the 1968 Mexico Games.

Posted by: Mack. 24th May 2021, 02:31 PM

Former FIA president Max Mosley has died aged 81.

Posted by: sn👠ke 24th May 2021, 07:41 PM

Reading this, he certainly had an interesting life

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/57231465

Posted by: steve201 24th May 2021, 08:23 PM

His da was Oswald!

Posted by: Mack. 7th July 2021, 07:20 PM

Former Formula 1 driver Carlos Reutemann has passed away at the age of 79.

Posted by: Mack. 10th July 2021, 07:21 PM

Former England striker Paul Mariner, who won the FA Cup and Uefa Cup with Ipswich Town, has died aged 68.

Mariner began his league career at Plymouth Argyle and also played for Arsenal and Portsmouth.

He made 35 appearances for England, scoring 13 goals.

Posted by: Mack. 10th July 2021, 11:48 PM

former Everton midfielder Jimmy Gabriel, has died aged 80.

Gabriel played 303 times for the Toffees, winning a league title and the FA Cup with the club in the 1960s.

The Scotland international started his career with hometown club Dundee and played more than 220 games for Southampton after leaving Everton.

Posted by: Mack. 15th July 2021, 03:57 PM

Former BDO World Champion, Andy Fordham has sadly passed away at the age of 59.

Posted by: King Rollo 28th July 2021, 01:45 PM

Sad to hear that Mike Hendrick has died aged 72. He played 30 test matches for the England cricket team from 1974 to 1981 and was part of three Ashes winning teams.

Posted by: Suedehead2 1st August 2021, 01:08 PM

Former Leeds and England defender Terry Cooper has died, aged 77. That's another of the Don Revie-era team gone in the last couple years.

Posted by: King Rollo 15th August 2021, 01:02 PM

RIP German football legend Gerd Muller. One of the best strikers from any era.

Posted by: steve201 15th August 2021, 01:16 PM

What a record he had for the Die Manschaft!

RIP!

Posted by: Houdini 15th August 2021, 01:19 PM

R.I.P Gerd Muller. A true all time great!

Posted by: Mack. 24th August 2021, 10:07 AM

Darts player Kyle Anderson has passed away aged 33, he threw a nine-dart finish at the PDC World Darts Championship in 2014.

Anderson's biggest tournament win was the Auckland Darts Masters in 2017.

He made his World Championship debut in 2012-13 and relocated to Nottingham in the UK after becoming a regular on the tour, winning a Players Championship ranking event in 2017.

Posted by: King Rollo 26th August 2021, 04:26 PM

The former England cricket captain and later chairman of selectors Ted Dexter has died aged 86. He also did some commentary for the BBC.

Posted by: Mack. 28th August 2021, 11:57 AM

Former Birmingham City defender Sam Oji has died at the age of 35.

Oji started his career as a youth player with Arsenal in 2000 but joined the Blues in 2004 in search of first-team football.

He also featured for Doncaster Rovers, Bristol Rovers and Leyton Orient and in July became assistant manager of Highgate United.

Posted by: Mack. 19th September 2021, 10:02 AM

Former England striker and Tottenham's record goalscorer Jimmy Greaves has died at the age of 81.

Greaves began his career with Chelsea before spells at AC Milan, Spurs and West Ham.

He scored 44 goals in 57 games for England and was a member of the 1966 World Cup-winning squad.

Greaves scored 266 goals in 379 matches for Tottenham and holds the record for the most goals in a season for Spurs with 37 in 1962-63.

He also presented Saint & Greavsie alongside Ian St John from 1985 to 1992.

Posted by: steve201 19th September 2021, 01:15 PM

Sad to see Jimmy Greaves passing away, think he was ill for a while.

Saints and Greavsie was the 80s version of Soccer AM!

Posted by: Mack. 19th September 2021, 03:37 PM

Posted by: Boycie 19th September 2021, 05:40 PM

Danish former professional cyclist Chris Anker Sorensen has died at the age of 37 after being hit by a vehicle during a ride in Belgium, the International Cycling Union (UCI) says.

Sorensen was due to commentate on the Road World Championships, which begin in Flanders on Sunday.

A stage winner in the 2010 Giro d'Italia, Sorensen retired from professional cycling in 2018.

Posted by: Mack. 28th September 2021, 04:37 PM

Former Liverpool and England striker Roger Hunt has died at the age of 83.

Known as 'Sir Roger' to Liverpool fans, Hunt was part of England's 1966 World Cup-winning side and is the club's record league scorer with 244 goals.

The forward won 34 England caps, scoring 18 international goals after making his debut in 1962 when Liverpool were in English football's second tier.

Hunt played in every game of the 1966 World Cup and scored three times to help England out of their group.

Posted by: Flatcap 28th September 2021, 05:28 PM

R.I.P. Sir Roger.

Posted by: steve201 28th September 2021, 08:49 PM

Sad to see Roger Hunt pass away, Liverpool legend!

Posted by: King Rollo 28th September 2021, 09:07 PM

Sad to hear another member of the team has gone. There are just three of them still alive now.

Posted by: Mack. 30th September 2021, 01:51 PM

Heiko Salzwedel, who held coaching roles with British Cycling from 2002 to 2017 across three separate spells, has died at the age of 64.

Salzwedel had most recently worked for OSP Brandenburg, in his native Germany's Olympic training centre.

With British Cycling, he was involved in three Olympics, including helping a men's team pursuit squad that included Bradley Wiggins win gold in 2016.

He also helped Wiggins break the world hour record in 2015.

News of his death was confirmed on Thursday by Lothar Heine, head of Germany's federal cycling base in Cottbus.

Posted by: Mack. 26th October 2021, 12:32 PM

Former Rangers, Everton and Scotland manager Walter Smith has died at the age of 73.

Smith achieved legendary status at Ibrox, with 21 trophies in two spells making him the second most successful Rangers boss ever behind Bill Struth.

He won the latter seven titles of Rangers' nine-in-a-row run in the 1990s and returned to Ibrox in 2007.

Between those stints, he had four years at Everton and two with Scotland before being enticed back to the Glasgow club.

Posted by: Flatcap 26th October 2021, 08:41 PM

I remember the huge success he had at Rangers during the 1990s.

R.I.P. Walter Smith.

Posted by: Mack. 30th October 2021, 09:48 AM

Australian cricket is mourning the deaths of Test greats Alan Davidson and Ashley Mallet.

All-rounder Davidson died on Saturday at the age of 92.

Off-spinner Mallett, later an author and journalist, died from cancer on Friday aged 76.

Davidson, a left-arm fast bowler and lower-order batter, was regarded as "one of cricket's finest players and most influential and beloved figures", Cricket Australia said.

Davidson, who made his Test debut on the 1953 Ashes tour, went on to play 44 Tests, taking 186 wickets with best figures of 7-93 and was widely regarded as the world's best left-arm fast bowler of his day.

He also scored 1,328 runs at an average of 24.59, including five half-centuries.

After retirement, he spent 33 years as president of Cricket New South Wales as well as 20 years as a trustee of the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Posted by: steve201 30th October 2021, 11:24 AM

Won 3 titles in the noighties for them too, some record!

Posted by: Quarantilas 1st November 2021, 01:10 PM

Antonia Terzi, inspiration behind the truly legendary FW26 „Walrus Nose“ has died in a car crash in the UK

Posted by: Mack. 10th November 2021, 03:08 PM

Former television commentator Gerald Sinstadt has died at the age of 91.


Sinstadt's work for the BBC and ITV made him one of football broadcasting's most recognisable voices in the 1970s after starting at Granada Television.

From 1970 to 1982, he covered four World Cups for ITV and later worked on Olympic Games for the BBC.

"He was a craftsman, a very good commentator and just a lovely man," said Andrew Clement, who worked with Sinstadt at the BBC for about 30 years.

Posted by: Mack. 14th November 2021, 06:27 PM

Bertie Auld, who played in the Celtic side that lifted the European Cup in 1967, has died at the age of 83.

Five months ago, it was announced he was suffering with dementia.

Best known for being one of Celtic's Lisbon Lions, Auld also won five league titles, three Scottish Cups and four League Cups at Parkhead.

The former midfielder spent four years with Birmingham City between two spells with the Glasgow club before finishing his playing days with Hibernian.

Capped three times for Scotland, he went on to twice manage Partick Thistle as well as Hibs, Hamilton Academical and Dumbarton.

Posted by: Mack. 28th November 2021, 02:52 PM

RIP Sir Frank Williams.

Sir Frank Williams, founder and former team principal of the Williams Racing Formula 1 team, has died aged 79.

He built the team named after him into one of the most successful in the sport.

During his time with Williams, the team won nine constructors' championships and seven drivers' titles, and dominated much of the 1980s and 1990s.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/59453378

Posted by: Mack. 30th November 2021, 10:22 AM

Former Coventry City manager John Sillett, who guided the club to FA Cup victory in 1987, has died aged 85.

Sillett managed the Sky Blues between 1986-90 and was at the helm when the club beat Tottenham 3-2 in the final at Wembley for their first major trophy.

As a full-back, he began his career as a player at Chelsea and made more than 100 appearances for the club, winning the First Division title in 1954-55.

He played for Coventry and Plymouth Argyle before moving into management.

Posted by: Mart!n 30th November 2021, 05:00 PM

Arsenal and Liverpool Legend passes away Ray Kennedy at 70 years of age.

One of my greatest footballers of all time when he was playing for Arsenal

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59480532?fbclid=IwAR095ZUJ9_a_jiSJ_XCs1cPdFyUeiGVg7C1C2UOfrD88E2i8r-P_IkFyLYU

Posted by: King Rollo 30th November 2021, 09:16 PM

Ray Kennedy was a fantastic player for both Arsenal and Liverpool.

Posted by: steve201 30th November 2021, 10:28 PM

Great player Ray Kennedy 5 league titles and 3 European cups with Liverpool and the double with Arsenal ain’t a bad record!

Posted by: Iceman501 5th December 2021, 04:06 PM

Eileen Ash, the world's oldest former Test cricketer, has died aged 110.

The bowler made her England debut in 1937, played seven Tests either side of World War Two and retired in 1949.

Eighty years after making her international debut, Ash rang the bell at Lord's before England's victory in the 2017 Women's World Cup final.

ECB managing director of women's cricket and former England captain Clare Connor said Ash was a "pioneer" of the sport.

Posted by: Flatcap 6th December 2021, 09:27 PM

Marvin Morgan, the former footballer has died at the age of 38. R.I.P. Condolences to his family and friends.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59550317

Posted by: Iceman501 11th December 2021, 08:41 AM

The Denver Broncos paid tribute to "one of the greatest players in franchise history" following the death of Super Bowl winner Demaryius Thomas, aged 33.

Thomas was found dead at his home in Georgia on Thursday, with investigators stating "preliminary information" was that he died "from a medical issue".

Thomas, who retired in June, won the Super Bowl with the Broncos in 2015.

Posted by: Severin 11th December 2021, 11:04 AM

Indycar legend Al Unser had died aaged 82

A genuine motorsport great


https://www.racefans.net/2021/12/11/al-unser-four-times-indy-500-winner-dies-at-82/

Posted by: Iceman501 29th December 2021, 12:36 PM

Legendary American Football coach and commentator John Madden has died at the age of 85, the National Football League (NFL) has announced.

The league said he died unexpectedly and did not give a cause.

Madden led the then-Oakland Raiders to their first Super Bowl victory in 1977 and became a hugely popular television analyst after retiring from coaching.

He later became the face of Madden NFL Football, one of the most successful sports video games ever.

Posted by: PeteOnEarth 29th December 2021, 06:23 PM

I'm not familiar with him sadly but from what I've read it seems he was a familiar face (or voice) to fans of American Football, RIP.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 10th January 2022, 09:00 PM

Hans Kuwall, one of the leading coaches on the British ski circuit for many years, passed away aged 88 over Christmas.

Posted by: Mack. 18th January 2022, 01:34 PM

Real Madrid and Spain legend Francisco 'Paco' Gento has died aged 88.

Gento, who spent 18 years with Real from 1953-1971, is the only player to have won six European Cups.

The left-winger made 600 appearances for the club and scored 182 goals as he also helped them to 12 league crowns, two Copa del Rey titles and one Intercontinental Cup.

He won 43 caps for Spain and represented his country in the 1962 and 1966 World Cups.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 19th January 2022, 09:34 PM

The only person to have won the European Cup six times, quite an achievement.

Posted by: Mack. 25th January 2022, 02:21 PM

Former Celtic manager Wim Jansen has died at the age of 75, his ex-club Feyenoord has announced.

The Dutchman, who had been living with dementia, won the title in his only season in charge in 1997-98, stopping Rangers from winning 10 in a row.

Jansen signed club legend Henrik Larsson and also won the League Cup.

He made over 500 appearances for Feyenoord, including the 1970 European Cup final win over Celtic in Milan, and managed the Rotterdam team.

Posted by: Mack. 15th February 2022, 12:28 AM

Argentine golfer Eduardo Romero has died at the age of 67 from cancer.

Romero, whose nickname was 'El Gato' (The Cat) is considered to be one of the greatest South American golfers of all time.

He won eight times on the European Tour, now the DP World Tour, with the Trophee Lancome in 1989 his first.

His final professional victory came with a play-off success at the 2002 Scottish Open aged 47, although he went on to win two majors in seniors golf.

He also won more than 80 times on his own continent and represented his country at the World Cup of Golf on 14 occasions, finishing second on home soil alongside Angel Cabrera in 2000.

Posted by: Mack. 15th February 2022, 12:29 AM

Former Great Britain player and coach and Hull FC legend Johnny Whiteley MBE has died aged 91.

Whiteley was part of Test series wins over Australia with the Lions as both player and coach, and was part of three World Cup squads between 1954 and 1960.

He also won the championship and played in Challenge Cup finals with Hull for whom he scored 156 tries in 417 games, and coached both Hull FC and Hull KR.

His services to rugby league were rewarded with an MBE in 2005.

Posted by: Mack. 20th February 2022, 01:59 AM

Oxford United have announced the death of club legend Joey Beauchamp, at the age of 50.

Oxford-born Beauchamp became a cult figure at his home-town club.

The talented winger joined West Ham for £1m in June 1994, but never played a game for the Hammers as he suffered from homesickness in the capital.

West Ham sold him to Oxford's Thames Valley rivals Swindon for £850,000 but after 49 appearances for the Robins, Beauchamp returned to the Manor Ground.

After rejoining Oxford in 1995, he added to his existing 145 appearances for the club by playing a further 284 times before kicking his last ball for the club in February 2002.

Beauchamp, who first signed as a YTS trainee in 1987 and was a ball boy at Oxford's League Cup final win over QPR at Wembley in 1986, was released by the U's in June 2002 after developing a career-threatening toe injury - and he never played professional football again.

Posted by: Mack. 20th February 2022, 04:31 PM

Newcastle's football and rugby teams have led tributes following the death of their former coach Steve Black.

The 64-year-old worked with Newcastle United under Kevin Keegan and was also part of the club's backroom staff during the 2015-16 season.

Black also spent two spells on the coaching staff at Newcastle Falcons where he developed a close relationship with England star Jonny Wilkinson.

He also worked closely with Wales, the British and Irish Lions and Sunderland.

Newcastle Falcons called him "a club legend who will never be forgotten".

A minute's silence will be held in his honour ahead of Sunday's Premiership match against Exeter Chiefs at Kingston Park.

Posted by: Mack. 24th February 2022, 01:17 PM

Wigan Warriors' and Newcastle Falcons' dual-code international Va'aiga Tuigamala has died at the age of 52.

He made 102 appearances for Wigan between 1993 and 1997 before switching to union with Newcastle, where he won the 1997-98 Premiership title.

With Wigan he won three League titles, two Challenge Cups, a Premiership title and World Club Challenge.

"He was one of the most exciting rugby players to play either code," Wigan executive director Kris Radlinski said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/60509633

Posted by: Mack. 26th February 2022, 11:35 AM

Legendary Australian athlete John Landy, renowned for his rivalry with Britain's Roger Bannister in the 1950s, has died aged 91.

Landy became the second athlete in history, after Bannister, to run a four-minute mile.

The former mile and 1500m world record holder won Olympic bronze in the 1500m at the Melbourne Games in 1956.

"Our world is poorer without John Landy in it," said World Athletics president Lord Coe.

During his athletics career, Melbourne-born Landy sought to make history and battled with Bannister to become the first person to beat the four-minute mile barrier.

Posted by: Mack. 3rd March 2022, 11:32 PM

Legendary Australia wicketkeeper Rod Marsh has died aged 74 after suffering a heart attack.

Marsh was taken ill last Thursday while travelling to a charity cricket match in Queensland.

He effected 355 dismissals - a world record at the time of his retirement - in 96 Test appearances for Australia from 1970 to 1984.

He also played 92 one-day internationals and served as Australia men's chairman of selectors until 2016.

Marsh is third on Australia's all-time dismissals list behind Adam Gilchrist with 416 and Ian Healy's 395.

Posted by: Suedehead2 4th March 2022, 02:19 PM

To add to a desperately sad day for Australian cricket, Shane Warne, deliverer of what was described as the ball of the century to dismiss a bewildered Mike Gatting, has died of a suspected heart attack at the age of 52.

Posted by: Mack. 4th March 2022, 02:26 PM

What!, Blimey. Flipping heck, RIP Shane Warne arguably one of the greatest bowlers there has been. Sad day for cricket.

Posted by: Rooney 4th March 2022, 02:48 PM

One of cricket's greats, really sad, 52 is no age to go. RIP Shane. Terrible few days for Aussie cricket.

Posted by: Ma Rollion 4th March 2022, 03:40 PM

I always liked Shane Warne as a cricketer and a commentator. I saw him play once in 2001 when Middlesex played Australia at Lords. He was fielding on the boundary near to where I was and was quite happy to sign autographs and engage in some banter with the crowd.

Posted by: Houdini 4th March 2022, 05:00 PM

I've never really watched cricket but I used to hear Shane Warne's name a lot over the years so that alone shows the big and positive impact that he made in that sport and 52 is too young to die. RIP Shane Warne.

Posted by: Flatcap 4th March 2022, 05:09 PM

Gone too soon.

I remember my dad used to get up early to watch the cricket. I came down and asked how it was going for England. The response was that "Warne was up to his magic tricks again".

R.I.P. Shane Warne.

Posted by: Mack. 4th March 2022, 07:57 PM

One of the all time great players and characters of the game and one of my favourite bowlers even if he had a field day against us.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 4th March 2022, 08:08 PM

RIP Shane Warne, a legend of the sport. Thoughts are with his family right now.

Posted by: Run_For_Cover 4th March 2022, 10:10 PM

Such sad news and a shock to wake up to this morning. Thoughts are with his family.

RIP Shane.

Posted by: Mack. 8th March 2022, 02:46 PM

Former Everton manager Gordon Lee has died at the age of 87.

Lee was in charge at Everton from 1977 to 1981, reaching a League Cup final, two FA Cup semi-finals and two top-four finishes in the First Division.

The former Shrewsbury Town player also managed Port Vale for six years and had spells with Newcastle and Blackburn.

Posted by: Mack. 9th March 2022, 03:31 PM

Ron Stander, whose fight against unbeaten world heavyweight champion Joe Frazier in 1972 was the highlight of his 13-year career, has died. He was 77.

Posted by: Steve201 9th March 2022, 06:11 PM

Bit late to the story about Warney but 52 far to young. The ‘ball of the century’ is still baffling me to this day how he did it and I’ve watched it 100 times. Love Mike Gattings reaction as well!

Posted by: Mack. 11th April 2022, 03:37 PM

Tunisian Olympic sailor Eya Guezguez has died aged 17 after a training accident in waters off the capital Tunis on Sunday.

Guezguez was the youngest Tunisian at last year's Tokyo Olympics and competed in the women's 49er FX category with her twin sister Sarra, who is two minutes older.

The Tunisian Olympic Committee (CNOT) has described her death as "a tragedy in the sports scene" while the Tunisian Minister of Sports and Youth paid tribute to Guezguez and sent his condolences to her family.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 14th April 2022, 09:09 PM

That's awful to hear, an absolutely tragic event. Prayers are with her family.

Posted by: Mack. 19th April 2022, 01:33 PM

Former World Darts Championship finalist, Mike Gregory has sadly passed away at the age of 56, it has been confirmed on Tuesday morning.

Gregory famously faced Phil Taylor in the 1992 edition losing in one of the greatest World finals in which 'The Quiet Man of Darts' missed six match darts to claim it.

Posted by: King Rollo 15th May 2022, 01:08 PM

Very sad news that the former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds has died in a car crash aged 46. He was a very good all rounder in county cricket as well as for Australia.

Posted by: ChanelMack 29th May 2022, 11:43 AM

Record breaking jockey Lester Piggott has died aged 86
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/61623271

Posted by: King Rollo 29th May 2022, 12:18 PM

I remember seeing him a lot on Grandstand in the 70s. I must admit I thought he had died years ago. RIP Lester

Posted by: ChanelMack 2nd June 2022, 11:44 AM

Welsh rider Mark Purslow has died following an accident during qualifying for the 2022 Isle of Man TT races.

A statement from Isle of Man TT Races said the accident involving the 29-year-old happened on Wednesday at Ballagarey.

"The TT Races will continue - but always with Mark in mind," it added.

Purslow, from Llanon, Ceredigion, took part in the 2017 edition of the TT Races having previously contested the supersport and lightweight events.

He had graduated from the Manx Grand Prix where he had won the 2015 lightweight race on his debut, and he had also competed at the Classic TT, securing a best finish of 14th in the 2019 Junior Classic TT.

Posted by: Mack. 12th June 2022, 08:21 PM

Legendary Wales and British and Irish Lions captain and fly-half Phil Bennett has died at the age of 73.

Bennett was a key figure in Wales' golden era, helping them win two Five Nations Grand Slams in the 1970s.

He also starred in the Lions' historic unbeaten tour of South Africa in 1974 and produced moments of magic in his 20 appearances for the Barbarians.

He is regarded as one of the greatest players to wear the fabled number 10 shirt for Wales and the Lions.

In their statement announcing Bennett's passing, Scarlets said he was "one of the all-time legends of the game and widely regarded as the greatest player to wear the Scarlets jersey".

Bennett made eight Test appearances for the Lions over two tours, becoming only the second Welshman to captain the Lions on their 1977 tour of New Zealand.

Posted by: Mack. 24th June 2022, 07:39 PM

RIP Harry Gration he was a mainstay on Final Score reporting and occasionally presenting, and he commentated at numerous Olympic and Commonwealth Games - primarily on judo.

Posted by: Suedehead2 24th June 2022, 08:38 PM

He was a good broadcaster. RIP

Posted by: Mack. 20th July 2022, 11:34 AM

George McGrath, legend of Irish racing and twice champion jockey has sadly passed. Rode 4 classic winners including Weaver's Hall in the 1973 Irish Derby. Also rode Furry Glen and Sadler's Wells to victory in the Irish 2000 Guineas. May he rest in peace.

Posted by: Mack. 21st July 2022, 08:35 PM

Former Germany striker Uwe Seeler, one of the greatest players in his country's footballing history, has died aged 85.

Seeler scored 43 goals in 72 games for the then-West Germany and featured at four World Cups.

He spent his entire club career at Hamburg, from 1954 to 1972, scoring 490 goals in 580 appearances.

Posted by: Mack. 22nd July 2022, 11:18 PM

Motorsport legend Paddy Hopkirk, most famous for winning the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally, has died aged 89.

Posted by: Mack. 23rd July 2022, 01:43 AM

Former Liverpool chairman and owner David Moores has died at the age of 76.

Moores was chairman at Anfield between 1991 and 2007, then became honorary life president after selling his majority stake to Americans Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

The club said in a statement it was "deeply saddened" to learn of Moores' death.

"The thoughts of everyone at Liverpool FC are with David's family and friends at this difficult time," it added.

Moores oversaw Liverpool's entry into the inaugural Premier League in 1992, and was at the helm as the club won 10 major trophies, including the Champions League in 2005 under manager Rafael Benitez.

Posted by: Mack. 28th July 2022, 10:09 PM

Former Arsenal and Northern Ireland captain and manager Terry Neill has died at the age of 80.

Belfast-born Neill was Arsenal's youngest captain at 20 and played more than 270 games for the club between 1957 and 1970.

Neill was just 34 when he returned to manage Arsenal, steering the Gunners to three consecutive FA Cup finals.

The defender won 59 international caps, including a spell as Northern Ireland player-manager.

Posted by: Mack. 24th August 2022, 02:46 PM

Mountain biker Rab Wardell has died in his sleep aged 37 - just two days after winning the Scottish championship.

Wardell won the elite men's title at the Scottish MTB XC Championships in Dumfries and Galloway at the weekend.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 24th August 2022, 08:35 PM

37 is no age to go - no signs of illness at all it seems. Rest in peace.

Posted by: Mack. 5th September 2022, 02:33 PM

Such a tragic accident.

Posted by: Mack. 12th September 2022, 01:42 PM

Scotland-born ex-footballer and manager Dave Smith has died, at the age of 88.

The former Burnley, Brighton and Bristol City player is best known for his time in football management.

He took charge of five clubs, winning promotion with the first three of them, Mansfield Town, Southend United and Plymouth Argyle.

He was part of the coaching staff when Newcastle won the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969 and also briefly managed home town club Dundee.

His final job came at Torquay United, which ended in 1991.

Posted by: Mack. 15th September 2022, 02:14 PM

Former international umpire Asad Rauf has died aged 66 after a cardiac arrest in Pakistan.

He first officiated in a one-day international in 2000, and was a member of the International Cricket Council's elite panel between 2006 and 2013.

Rauf officiated 64 Test matches - 49 as an on-field umpire - plus 139 ODIs and 28 Twenty20 internationals.

"Saddened to hear about the passing of Asad Rauf," said Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja.

Posted by: Mack. 15th September 2022, 04:43 PM

Posted by: Leatherface 6th October 2022, 01:01 PM

Tottenham say they are "devastated" that fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone has died aged 61.

The Italian joined Spurs in November 2021 as part of manager Antonio Conte's backroom staff.

Posted by: Cow Cow 6th October 2022, 11:48 PM

7-time world champion and MotoGP Legend Phil Read dies at the age of 83.

Posted by: Leatherface 7th October 2022, 12:53 PM

British Superbike rider Chrissy Rouse has died after an crash at the third British Superbike race at Donington Park, He was 26.

Posted by: Leatherface 10th October 2022, 03:04 PM

Former Chesterfield boss John Duncan has died at the age of 73.

Duncan had two spells in charge of the Spireites and led the then third tier side to the FA Cup semi-finals in 1997, where they were beaten by Middlesbrough after a replay.

The Scot, who played as a striker, started his career with Dundee and had spells with Tottenham, Derby and Scunthorpe.

Duncan had stints in charge with the Iron, Hartlepool and Ipswich.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63187788

Posted by: Suedehead2 11th October 2022, 08:38 PM

By coincidence, Chesterfield's FA Cup tie on Saturday is the BBC's live game.

Posted by: Cow Cow 12th October 2022, 02:20 AM

World Supersport 300 rider Victor Steeman dies at the age of 22. He suffered polytrauma and head injuries after getting involved in a multi-rider crash in Race 1 Portimao on Saturday.

Steeman finished 2nd in the championship with 180 points, 79 points behind Álvaro Díaz.

A statement released by Steeman's family: "Something you have always been afraid of as a parent of a motorcycle racer has now happened. Our Victor could not win this last race.

Despite the unbearable loss and grief, we are extremely proud to share with you that our hero, through his passing, was able to save five other people by donating his organs.

We would like to thank everyone for the way you have lived with us over the past few days. We will miss our Victor enormously."

Posted by: MackMidnights 2nd November 2022, 03:31 PM

Ronnie Radford, scorer of one of the most iconic goals in FA Cup history, has died at the age of 79.

Radford powered home a 30-yard first-time shot on a muddy pitch as Hereford United upset Newcastle United in the third round at Edgar Street in 1972.

Posted by: Suedehead2 3rd November 2022, 07:06 PM

Hereford v Portsmouth in the FA Cup 1st round is on the BBC tomorrow. Somehow I suspect that goal might be shown.

RIP Ronnie Radford

Posted by: MackMidnights 26th November 2022, 07:19 PM

Former Scotland international Doddie Weir has died at the age of 52, six years after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

Weir, capped 61 times between 1990 and 2000, went on to raise millions through his My Name'5 Doddie foundation following his diagnosis in 2016.

The lock was given an OBE in 2019 for services to rugby, to MND research and to the Borders community.

Posted by: King Rollo 26th November 2022, 07:30 PM

Belated RIP to David Johnson, the former Ipswich Town, Liverpool and England forward, who died three days ago aged 71.

Posted by: MackMidnights 27th November 2022, 05:28 PM

Posted by: Silas 27th November 2022, 06:17 PM

6 years is a long stretch for MND. He did a lot for research and awareness. It’s a huge loss and I feel for all his family. It’s a vile vile disease and it’s so f***ing hard to watch a loved one go through that (my gran did)

Posted by: MackMidnights 27th November 2022, 07:01 PM

Definitely a huge loss, great man Doddie Weir.

Posted by: MackMidnights 28th November 2022, 11:49 AM

John Hanmer, a stalwart of the BBC's racing coverage best known for his integral work on the Grand National, died on Sunday aged 82. He also commentated on the race where Frankie Dettori rode his seventh winner when he went through the card at Ascot in 1996.

Posted by: Snakebite501 4th December 2022, 03:24 PM

Former Formula 1 driver Patrick Tambay has died aged 73.

The Frenchman, whose teams included McLaren, Ferrari and Renault, won two grands prix in a career of 114 race starts stretching from 1977 to 1986.

Tambay, who had been suffering from Parkinson's Disease, was most famous for his association with Ferrari.

He was a leading member of a generation of top French F1 drivers that included the likes of Alain Prost, Rene Arnoux, Didier Pironi and Jacques Laffite.

Tambay was most famous for his emotional season and a half with Ferrari in 1982 and 1983, and the way his career was intertwined with his friend, the legendary Gilles Villeneuve.

Posted by: Snakebite501 16th December 2022, 02:50 PM

Former Yugoslavia, Lazio and Inter Milan footballer and ex-AC Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has died at the age of 53 following a fight with leukaemia.

Mihajlovic has succumbed to his illness following a struggle of over three years having still been in the dug-out at Italian club Bologna just three months ago.

Posted by: Sausage Rollo 23rd December 2022, 01:34 PM

George Cohen, England's right back in the 1966 World Cup Final, has died aged 83.

That's sad news to see another one go, just Geoff Hurst and Bobby Charlton left now.

Posted by: Snakebite501 23rd December 2022, 02:08 PM

RIP George Cohen. Footballer, World cup winner, and all round gentleman.

Posted by: Snakebite501 23rd December 2022, 02:44 PM

Super Bowl winner Ronnie Hillman has died of cancer at the age of 31.

After being drafted in 2012, running back Hillman was the Denver Broncos' leading rusher during the 2015 season in which they were crowned Super Bowl 50 champions.

He was diagnosed with a rare kidney cancer - renal medullary carcinoma - in August, but passed away on Wednesday.

Posted by: Sausage Rollo 29th December 2022, 07:25 PM

Pele has died aged 82. I'm a bit too young to have seen him play but I know what a legend he was, probably the best ever footballer.

Posted by: King Rollo 6th January 2023, 11:20 AM

Former Chelsea player and manager Gianluca Vialli has died, aged 58. RIP

Posted by: Smithy501 6th January 2023, 02:35 PM

Vialli joined Chelsea on a free transfer in 1996 and became player-manager in 1998 - the first Italian to manage a Premier League side, taking over from the sacked Ruud Gullit late in the season - and went on to lead the Blues to victory in the League Cup, Uefa Cup Winners' Cup and Uefa Super Cup.

RIP Gianluca Vialli.

Posted by: ukchartstatsfan 6th February 2023, 03:58 PM

RIP Billy Thompson. Only 64. Cracking keeper for the mid 80s Dundee United side.

Posted by: Mack. 8th February 2023, 08:06 PM

Italian skier Elena Fanchini, whose career was cut short by a tumor, has died. She was 37.


Fanchini won a silver medal in downhill at the 2005 world championships and also won two World Cup races in her career – both in downhill.

Posted by: Mack. 18th February 2023, 11:19 AM

Christian Atsu has been found dead under the rubble of his home almost two weeks after the Turkey earthquake, his agent has confirmed.

The Ghana international, 31, had spells with Premier League sides Everton, Chelsea and Newcastle.

Atsu had been missing since the 6 February quake that caused the collapse of his apartment in Antakya, Hatay.

"There are no words to describe our sadness," tweeted his Turkish top-flight club Hatayspor.

"We will not forget you, Atsu. Peace be upon you, beautiful person."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64687384

Posted by: King Rollo 19th February 2023, 11:52 PM

Dickie Davies, who presented World Of Sport, ITV's rival to Grandstand, from 1968 to 1985, has died aged 94. RIP

Posted by: Mack. 23rd February 2023, 10:36 AM

Football commentator John Motson has died aged 77. He covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships and 29 FA Cup finals for BBC Sport before retiring from the organisation in 2018.

Popularly known as 'Motty', he had worked on Match of the Day since 1971.

RIP Motty

Posted by: Dobbo. 23rd February 2023, 10:40 AM

RIP to a GOAT commentator.

Posted by: Mack. 23rd February 2023, 11:53 AM

Posted by: King Rollo 23rd February 2023, 01:14 PM

I'm sorry to hear this. He was my favourite football commentator.

Posted by: Mack. 23rd February 2023, 01:27 PM

I was only watching this yesterday:

Posted by: Mack. 23rd February 2023, 01:39 PM

Motson's best moments:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/feb/23/john-motson-best-moments-in-commentary

Posted by: Mack. 25th February 2023, 10:33 PM

Fantastic tribute on Match of the Day to John Motson.

Posted by: Mack. 8th March 2023, 01:46 PM

Fabio Capello’s former assistant manager Italo Galbiati has died at the age of 85, it has been announced.

Galbiati worked as part of Capello's backroom staff when the Italian was in charge of England between 2007 and 2012.

He also worked with Capello at Real Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan and Roma.

Posted by: Suedehead2 13th March 2023, 10:33 PM

Dick Fosbury, the man who revolutionised the high jump (with his flop) has died aged 76. He featured in a question on Only Connect tonight

Posted by: King Rollo 27th March 2023, 11:35 AM

The Ukrainian boxer Maksym Galinichev has been killed fighting for his country in the war. He won a silver medal at the Youth Olympic Games.

Posted by: DrizzyMack 19th April 2023, 10:38 AM

Former NFL star Chris Smith has died, his agent announced on Twitter. He was 31.

Smith, who was a former defensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns, spent eight years in the NFL and played for multiple teams including the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Cincinnati Bengals and the Las Vegas Raiders.

His cause of death was not immediately known.

Posted by: Mack. 3rd May 2023, 02:07 PM

American sprinter Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medallist and former 100m world champion, has died aged 32.

Bowie won 4x100m relay gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics, plus 100m silver and 200m bronze.

The following year, she won the global title over 100m at the World Championships in London, as well as relay gold.

Posted by: Mack. 12th May 2023, 12:58 PM

Wales' Commonwealth Games shot put bronze medallist and Olympian Shaun Pickering has died at the age of 61.

Pickering won bronze at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur having finished 27th in the shot put at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65566850

Posted by: KäärijäMack 28th May 2023, 05:48 PM

Glamorgan bowler Lawrence Williams, a key member of the 1969 Championship winning side, has died at the age of 76.

In his first season in county cricket, Williams played in 24 of the 28 first-class matches as Glamorgan went unbeaten under captain Tony Lewis.

Williams claimed 56 wickets as an opening bowler and went on to take 364 in his career at an average of 27.

Neath-born Williams topped the 50-wicket mark for six seasons in a row.

The Championship season saw him operate in a highly successful bowling attack including Don Shepherd, Malcolm Nash, Tony Cordle, Peter Walker, Roger Davis and Ossie Wheatley.

Williams was also a regular member of the Sunday League side for most of his career, taking 33 wickets in 1971, but struggled with injury in 1975 and retired from the professional game in 1977.

Posted by: Mack. 31st May 2023, 07:27 PM

Great Britain's Olympic silver medallist Mike McFarlane has died at the age of 63.

McFarlane was part of the 4x100m relay team that won silver at the Seoul 1988 Olympics.

He won three medals at the Commonwealth Games, sharing gold in the 200m at Brisbane 1982, before adding 4x100m relay silver and 100m bronze four years later.

He also won the European indoor title over 60m in Athens in 1985.

With a personal best of 10.22 seconds in the 100m, he was part of a silver-medal winning relay team in Seoul that included Elliot Bunney, John Regis and Linford Christie.

Posted by: Mack. 14th June 2023, 12:47 PM

Former Chelsea player and manager John Hollins has died aged 76, the club has announced.

Hollins made almost 600 appearances as a player for the club, scoring 64 times during his two spells at Stamford Bridge between 1963 and 1984.

He was appointed as manager in 1985, a position he held for three years.

Posted by: Mack. 15th June 2023, 12:04 PM

Former Scotland, Manchester United and Leeds United defender Gordon McQueen has died at the age of 70.

McQueen was diagnosed with cancer in 2011 and dementia in 2021.

Starting his career with St Mirren, McQueen was sold to Leeds and would go on to help win the English league title in 1974, the FA Cup with Manchester Utd in 1983 and play 30 times for Scotland.

He was chosen for the 1978 World Cup squad but did not play because of injury.

He scored three times on Leeds' run to the 1975 European Cup final, but was suspended for the final defeat by Bayern Munich, and was also in the Manchester Utd side that lost the 1979 FA Cup final to Arsenal, but scored in the 3-2 loss at Wembley.

A regular for Scotland after making his debut against Belgium in 1974, he scored five goals for his country, two of which came in the nation's British Home Championship triumph during the 1976-77 campaign.

Born in Kilbirnie, McQueen made 57 appearances for St Mirren, 140 in six years with Leeds and 184 in seven with Man Utd.

McQueen left Old Trafford after missing out on the side that beat Everton in the 1985 FA Cup final, and had a spell with Seiko in Hong Kong before turning to coaching.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63664992

Posted by: Mack. 15th June 2023, 02:49 PM

Posted by: Mack. 16th June 2023, 01:39 PM

Swiss cyclist Gino Mader has died at the age of 26 after crashing on stage five of the Tour de Suisse.

The Team Bahrain Victorious rider was involved in a high-speed crash with American Magnus Sheffield, 21, on Thursday on the descent of the Albula Pass and fell into a ravine.

He was resuscitated at the scene before being airlifted to hospital in Chur, but passed away on Friday morning.

Bahrain Victorious said Mader was "one of the shining lights of our team".

Posted by: Mack. 25th June 2023, 01:07 PM

Former Coventry and Wolves striker Cedric Roussel has died aged 45.

Roussel, capped three times by Belgium, partnered Robbie Keane after joining Coventry from Gent in October 1999.

He moved to fellow Midlands club Wolves in February 2001 and spent 18 months at Molineux before returning to Belgian side Mons, where he enjoyed the most success over two spells.

Posted by: Mack. 26th June 2023, 01:22 PM

Craig Brown, the last man to take Scotland to a World Cup finals, has died at the age of 82.

The national team's longest-serving manager, he was in charge for 71 games from 1993 to 2001, qualifying for Euro 96 and the 1998 World Cup.

He was also on the staff for the 1986 and 1990 finals.

Brown managed Preston North End and Motherwell before ending his career at Aberdeen in 2013 and moving into a board position at Pittodrie.

Posted by: Cow P 1st July 2023, 12:11 PM

18-year old Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine (FRECA) driver from the Netherlands Dilano van't Hoff dies in an incident during the Saturday morning session at Spa-Francorchamps.

He was still very young.

Posted by: Mack. 24th July 2023, 01:49 PM

Former England international Trevor Francis has died aged 69 after suffering a heart attack in Spain.

In 1979 he became Britain's first £1m footballer on completing a transfer from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest.

He won two European Cups with Forest - in 1979, where he scored the winner against Malmo, and 1980.

Francis also won 52 England caps, scoring 12 goals before embarking on a managerial career.

Posted by: King Rollo 24th July 2023, 07:35 PM

That's sad to hear, he was good friends with Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan from ELO.

Posted by: steve201 24th July 2023, 07:39 PM

Where’d it state that?

Posted by: Mack. 25th July 2023, 08:24 AM

Former Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest midfielder Chris Bart-Williams has died aged 49.

Sheffield Wednesday announced he had died in the United States, where he was a coach and mentor.

The club added: "We are deeply saddened at the passing of our former player Chris Bart-Williams."

Bart-Williams started his career at Leyton Orient and scored on his full debut for the club in a 4-0 win against Tranmere Rovers as a 16-year-old.

He joined the Owls in 1991 and made more than 100 appearances for the club.

Bart-Williams moved to Forest in 1995 and made more than 200 outings for the City Ground side before stints at Charlton and Ipswich Town.

Posted by: Flatcap 25th July 2023, 04:36 PM

Very dark day for Sheffield Wednesday.

I seem to recall that Gerry Francis was manager at QPR at the same time as Trevor was at Wednesday. Initially when I was watching MOTD, thought they were interviewing the same man twice as I just saw the surname..

Posted by: Mack. 15th August 2023, 07:12 PM

Former Baltimore Ravens and Seattle Seahawks running back Alex Collins has died aged 28.

Collins was riding a motorcycle when he collided with an SUV in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

He played 25 games for both the Ravens and Seahawks between 2016 and 2021, scoring 19 touchdowns.

"May Alex always be remembered for the light and love he brought to so many people in his life," the Ravens said.

"Always quick to greet everyone with a smile, he was a genuinely kind person who carried a special joy and passion wherever he went."

Ravens coach John Harbaugh said: "Alex was a joy to be around and someone whose light shined brightly.

Posted by: Mack. 3rd September 2023, 05:10 PM

David Watkins, who played for Wales at rugby union and rugby league as well as for each sport's British and Irish Lions teams, has died at the age of 81.

He won 21 Wales union caps from 1963-67 and 16 more at league, adding six each for the Lions in the 15-a-side game and their league counterparts.

Watkins starred at stand-off in both codes.

Posted by: Mack. 8th October 2023, 01:14 PM

Tommy Kinane, one of Irish racing's most revered diminutive giants and great patriarchs, has died at the age of 90.

Father of legendary 13-time champion jockey Mick, Kinane himself enjoyed a wonderful career in the saddle as a jump jockey.

His most famous triumph came when he guided the Des McDonogh-trained Monksfield to the first of his two Champion Hurdle victories at Cheltenham in 1978 when they beat Sea Pigeon and Night Nurse into second and third.

Night Nurse had won the previous two Champion Hurdles and Sea Pigeon would win the two following Monksfield's triumphs. It remains one of the most exalted periods in the two-mile hurdling division and Kinane's association with Monksfield is fondly remembered, not least because it ended a 15-year drought in the race for Irish-trained horses.

Posted by: Mack. 21st October 2023, 03:15 PM

RIP Sir Bobby Charlton aged 86, a true football great.

Posted by: Mart!n 21st October 2023, 03:38 PM

A true football legend R.I.P.

Posted by: King Rollo 21st October 2023, 05:27 PM

RIP probably England's greatest football player. Just Sir Geoff Hurst left from the World Cup winning team now.

Posted by: Houdini 21st October 2023, 11:35 PM

R.I.P Sir Bobby Charlton. One of the best ever to do it in English football, a true legend of England and Manchester United and one of the very few English players who knew what it felt like to lift the World Cup trophy.

Posted by: Mack. 23rd October 2023, 05:53 PM

Indian cricket legend Bishan Singh Bedi has died aged 77 after a prolonged illness.

He was battling age-related illnesses and had undergone a few surgeries in recent years.

Bedi, regarded as one of the world's finest ever spin bowlers, captained India in 22 of his 67 Tests and took 266 wickets.

He made his debut against West Indies in 1966 and played his last Test against England at The Oval in 1979.

Bedi also played English county cricket for Northamptonshire and finished his career with 1,560 first-class wickets, the highest by any Indian bowler.

Posted by: steve201 23rd October 2023, 08:36 PM

A legend from a bygone era, sad to hear this!

Posted by: King Rollo 23rd October 2023, 08:48 PM

RIP Bishan Bedi and also Heath Streak, the former Zimbabwe captain who died last month.

Posted by: Mack. 24th October 2023, 06:24 PM

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright, an acclaimed West End theatre and film producer, has died at the age of 78.

Kenwright had surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his liver eight weeks ago.

He had been on the board at Everton since 1989, taking over as chairman at Goodison Park in 2004.

The Liverpudlian was also one of the UK's most successful theatre producers and played Gordon Clegg in Coronation Street between 1968 and 2012.

Kenwright was awarded a CBE for his services to film and theatre in the 2001 New Years Honours List.

Posted by: Mack. 29th October 2023, 01:18 PM

Nottingham Panthers forward Adam Johnson has died after suffering a serious cut to his neck from a skate during Saturday's Challenge Cup match.

The game against the Sheffield Steelers was stopped in the 35th minute as the 29-year-old American received emergency treatment from paramedics on the ice.

The Panthers said on Sunday they were "devastated" Johnson had died following a "freak accident".

"The club will dearly miss him and will never ever forget him," they added.

"Adam, our number 47, was not only an outstanding ice hockey player, but also a great team-mate and an incredible person with his whole life ahead of him.

Posted by: Jessie Where 29th October 2023, 11:06 PM

I saw the clip of the incident, it's horrific but that other guy deliberately and intentionally kicked him in the neck. That was no accident.

Posted by: PeteFromLeeds 30th October 2023, 07:48 PM

That sounds absolutely horrifying, RIP.

Posted by: Severin 31st October 2023, 01:56 AM

You might want to re-evaluate this comment, it's clearly a freak accident.

Posted by: Mack. 8th November 2023, 07:41 PM

Dale Reid, who twice topped the Ladies European Tour order of merit and twice captained Europe's Solheim Cup team, has died at the age of 64.

The Scot, who became an OBE in 2001 Queen's New Year's Honours List, was one of the most successful players in the tour's history, winning 21 titles.

Before becoming non-playing captain in 2000 and 2002, she played in the first four Solheim Cups from 1990-96.

A native of Ladybank, Fife, she went on to work in a Cupar care home.

Having moved to Australia with her partner, she died in Townsville, Queensland, after a battle with cancer.

Posted by: Mack. 26th November 2023, 12:35 PM

RIP Terry Venables aged 80

Posted by: awardinary 26th November 2023, 01:47 PM

Sad news. Let’s not forget he loved jazz and even recorded a football single for the 2002 World Cup.



Loved his charisma and his likeable personality.

Posted by: Severin 30th December 2023, 12:53 PM

Brazilian racing driver Gil de Ferran has died at age 56 following a heart attack.

During his career he won the F3 title, the Indy 500 and CART Indycar title two years running. Soon after he left racing to focus on management roles. He was recently working at McLaren F1 as their sporting director and returned this year as consultant.

Posted by: King Rollo 8th January 2024, 07:06 PM

RIP German legend Franz Beckenbauer, one of three men to have won the World Cup as a player and a manager. One of the other two is Mario Zagallo who died just two days ago.

Posted by: Steve201 8th January 2024, 09:56 PM

Beckenbaur is a name like Charlton that’s synominous with football!

Posted by: Cow P 9th January 2024, 05:09 AM

RIP. Didn't really know much of Beckenbauer, but he always appeared in the Germany Legends squad in classic Pro Evolution Soccer games.

Posted by: CoolHand501 9th January 2024, 10:04 AM

Wales and British and Irish Lions rugby legend JPR Williams has died at the age of 74.

The former London Welsh, Bridgend and Barbarians full-back was synonymous with Wales and the Lions' glories of the 1970s.

Williams captained Wales and Bridgend, winning 55 caps for his country.

During historic triumphant Lions tours to New Zealand in 1971 and 1974 in South Africa, Williams accumulated eight Test caps.

A statement from the Williams family said: "JPR died peacefully today at the University Hospital of Wales surrounded by his loving wife and four children, after a short illness, bravely battling bacterial meningitis.

"The family request privacy at this difficult time."

Posted by: ukchartstatsfan 4th February 2024, 04:47 PM

Kurt Hamrin, the last surviving player from the 1958 World Cup final, has died aged 89.

The Sweden midfielder, who spent the majority of his career in Italy, scored 17 goals in 32 appearances for his country.

Hamrin, known as Kurre, played in the 1958 World Cup final on home soil, when Sweden were beaten 5-2 by Brazil.

Posted by: ukchartstatsfan 4th February 2024, 04:53 PM

Barry John, the legendary former Cardiff, Wales and British and Irish Lions fly-half has died aged 79.

Posted by: Mack. 12th February 2024, 12:50 AM

The men's marathon world record holder, Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country.

He was killed alongside his coach, Rwanda's Gervais Hakizimana, in a car on a road in western Kenya.

A third person was taken to hospital after the accident at about 23:00 local time (20:00 GMT), police were quoted as saying by the AFP news agency.

Kiptum made a stunning breakthrough in 2023 as a rival to his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge - whose record he later beat.