October 6, 20222 yr Author 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.
October 7, 20222 yr Author British Superbike rider Chrissy Rouse has died after an crash at the third British Superbike race at Donington Park, He was 26.
October 10, 20222 yr Author 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
October 11, 20222 yr 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 By coincidence, Chesterfield's FA Cup tie on Saturday is the BBC's live game.
October 12, 20222 yr 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."
November 2, 20222 yr Author 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. YaqQoQ1rBH4
November 3, 20222 yr 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
November 26, 20222 yr Author 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.
November 26, 20222 yr Belated RIP to David Johnson, the former Ipswich Town, Liverpool and England forward, who died three days ago aged 71.
November 27, 20222 yr 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. 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)
November 28, 20222 yr Author 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.
December 4, 20222 yr Author 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.
December 16, 20222 yr Author 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.
December 23, 20222 yr 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.
December 23, 20222 yr Author RIP George Cohen. Footballer, World cup winner, and all round gentleman.
December 23, 20222 yr Author 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.
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