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Istabraq: Three-time Champion Hurdle winner dies aged 32 | Racing News

Three-time Champion Hurdle winner Istabraq has died at the age of 32, his owner JP McManus has announced. Initially a smart Flat horse for John Gosden, the son of Sadler’s Wells went on to become one of the greatest and most popular National Hunt horses of the modern era after joining Aidan O’Brien. In all…

Bill Arthur: Sky Sports rugby league commentator, who worked on every Super League Grand Final, dies aged 68 | Rugby League News

Sky Sports today confirms the incredibly sad news that legendary Sky Sports rugby league commentator, Bill Arthur, has died at the age of 68 after a long battle with prostate cancer. Bill died peacefully on Wednesday surrounded by his family and inspired many with his courageous battle against the disease which he was diagnosed with…

Joe ‘Jellybean’ Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant, dies at 69

FILE – Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, left, talks to his father, Joe, as they watch a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) PHILADELPHIA— Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, the father of the late Basketball Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has died,…

Jack Rowell: Steve Borthwick leads tributes as former England and Bath head coach dies aged 87 | Rugby Union News

Steve Borthwick has led tributes to former England and Bath head coach Jack Rowell following his death at the age of 87. Rowell coached England from 1994 to 1997, overseeing 21 victories in 29 Tests and a World Cup semi-final appearance against New Zealand in Cape Town, when Jonah Lomu scored four tries as the…

Chinese badminton player, 17, dies after collapsing on court

In the handout picture taken and released on July 1, 2024 by public relations and media division of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PBSI) shows, Chinese badminton players and coaches (in white jackets and black armbands), along with all players competing in the 2024 Asia Junior Championship, praying together for the late Chinese player Zhang Zhijie,…

Nine-year-old Argentine motorbike racer dies after Brazil crash

Argentine junior motorbike rider Lorenzo Somaschini. –SuperBike Brazil A nine-year-old Argentine junior motorbike rider has died after suffering serious injuries in a crash during a practice session at a weekend competition in Sao Paulo, event organizers said. Lorenzo Somaschini was pronounced dead Monday at Sao Paulo’s Albert Einstein Hospital, according to SuperBike Brazil. Somaschini —…

Basketball legend Jerry West dies at 86

LA Clippers executive board member Jerry West attends a game between the Orlando Magic and the Houston Rockets during the 2022 NBA Summer League at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 7, 2022. Obsessive perfectionism and a deadly jump shot made Jerry West, who died on June 12, 2024 at…

Burrow dies aged 41 | Leeds Rhinos legend remembered

Rugby league legend Rob Burrow has died at the age of 41, Leeds Rhinos have announced.

Bill Walton, Hall of Fame player, dies of cancer at 71

FILE – Basketball Hall of Fame legend Bill Walton, left, jokes with Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic during a practice session for the NBA All-Star basketball game in Cleveland, Feb. 19, 2022. Walton, who starred for John Wooden’s UCLA Bruins before becoming a Basketball Hall of Famer and one of the biggest stars of basketball…

British event rider Georgie Campbell dies after fall from horse

British equestrian rider Georgie Campbell has died after falling from a horse at the Bicton International Trials in Devon. Campbell, who was competing on the final day of the event, was immediately attended to by medical staff but could not be saved, said British Eventing. The governing body said in a statement: “It is with…