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Long-time Wimbledon tournament referee Alan Mills has died at the age of 88 | Tennis News
Long-time Wimbledon tournament referee Alan Mills has died at the age of 88, the ATP Tour has announced. Mills served as the All-England Club’s referee from 1983 to 2005, earning the nickname of ‘Rain Man’ given it was his call as to whether or not to suspend play during inclement weather. In a statement confirming…
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Spain Women’s World Cup hero Carmona pays tribute to father who died before final – rezal404
Spain’s defender #19 Olga Carmona kisses the trophy after winning the Australia and New Zealand 2023 Women’s World Cup final football match between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney on August 20, 2023. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) Spain’s Women’s World Cup hero Olga Carmona paid tribute to her father on Monday…
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All-time NFL great running back and social activist Jim Brown died aged 87
Jim Brown NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown, the unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a prominent civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died at the age of 87. A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his…
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