August 29, 20204 yr 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.
September 2, 20204 yr Sad to see that the Northamptonshire cricketer David Capel has died aged 57 of a brain tumour. He played 15 test matches for England.
September 10, 20204 yr The boxer Alan Minter has died,aged 69. He won the world middleweight title in 1980.
September 15, 20204 yr Author 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.
September 24, 20204 yr 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.
October 29, 20204 yr JJ Williams who was part of the great Wales rugby team from the 1970s has died aged 72.
October 30, 20204 yr Author 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.
October 30, 20204 yr It's sad to see another one go. Just four left now : George Cohen, Bobby Charlton, Geoff Hurst, Roger Hunt.
October 30, 20204 yr Indeed sad to see another one go. Not been a good year for the squad. R.I.P. Nobby.
October 31, 20204 yr RIP Nobby :( Former Leeds and Hearts defender Marius Žaliūkas has also passed away, age 36.
November 15, 20204 yr Author Former England and Liverpool goalkeeper Ray Clemence has passed away aged 72.
November 15, 20204 yr He was an excellent goalkeeper who would have won over 100 caps for England had Peter Shilton not been around at the same time.
November 23, 20204 yr Author 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.
November 25, 20204 yr Author 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.
November 29, 20204 yr 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.
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