Thursday, 23 March 2017 : Moran made 379 appearances for Liverpool between 1952 and 1966 and was the club’s longest-serving employee when he retired in 1998. He joined the coaching staff in 1966 and twice filled in as caretaker manager – after Kenny Dalglish’s resignation in 1991 and following Graeme …
Read More »Rock ‘N’ Roll Legend Chuck Berry Dead At 90
Monday, 20 March 2017 : Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Chuck Berry has died, Missouri police said Saturday. He was 90. “The St. Charles County Police Department sadly confirms the death of Charles Edward Anderson Berry Sr., better known as legendary musician Chuck Berry,” police said in a statement posted to …
Read More »Olympic gymnast Olga Korbut sells off medals
Tuesday, 28 February 2017 : The sale of seven lots – including two golds and a silver from the Munich Games – fetched $183,300 (£147,000) for Korbut. The most expensive item was her team gold ($66,000). Born in Belarus, she moved to the US in 1991. Now 61, she …
Read More »Joost van der Westhuizen Former South Africa captain dies, aged 45
Tuesday, 7 Feb 2017 : Former South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen has died aged 45, six years after he was diagnosed with the debilitating motor neurone disease. Van der Westhuizen won the World Cup with the Springboks in 1995. Regarded as one of the finest scrum-halves in history, he …
Read More »Frank Lampard Former Chelsea & England midfielder retires
Friday, 3 Feb 2017 : Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has retired, bringing to an end a 21-year professional career. The 38-year-old, who spent last year with New York City in Major League Soccer in the US, announced his decision on social media on Thursday. Lampard made 649 …
Read More »Woods admits he may never return to competition
Thursday, 28 September 2017 : Tiger Woods said he was “optimistic” about his golfing future while at the same time publicly acknowledging what has been obvious for some time, that he might never return to competitive golf. The American former world number one won the last of his 14 major titles …
Read More »Steven Gerrard backed to take ‘next step’ in coaching career with Liverpool
Wednesday, 12 April 2017 : Steven Gerrard is ready to take the next step in his Liverpool coaching career, according to former Reds assistant boss Phil Thompson. According to the Times, Gerrard is set to be named as the club’s new under-18 team coach, his first role in charge of …
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