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Ray Wilkins, who has died aged 61, was one of the most enduring and popular figures of the modern footballing generation. The former Chelsea and England captain who also played for Manchester United, AC Milan, Paris St Germain, Glasgow Rangers, QPR and Crystal Palace and worked as a coach, manager and TV football pundit, has been praised for being a lovely gentleman as tributes poured in for him following his death. Ray Wilkins, Qpr, Chiefs Football, Sport Inspiration, Crystal Palace, Ac Milan, Glasgow, Manchester United
Farewell to a footballing nomad and 'absolute gentleman'
Ray Wilkins, who has died aged 61, was one of the most enduring and popular figures of the modern footballing generation. The former Chelsea and England captain who also played for Manchester United, AC Milan, Paris St Germain, Glasgow Rangers, QPR and Crystal Palace and worked as a coach, manager and TV football pundit, has been praised for being a lovely gentleman as tributes poured in for him following his death.
Eric Bristow, the five-times world darts champion who has died aged 60, was a pioneer of the sport. Bristow died after collapsing at the Echo Arena in Liverpool where the PDC Premier League was being held. Fans sang his name as a big screen carried a picture of the Londoner, the self-styled "Crafty Cockney" who raised the profile of darts with a cocky swagger in his heyday and was a key figure in forming the PDC. Bristow helped transform darts from a pub game to one that fills huge arenas. Eric Bristow, World Darts, Play Darts, Pub Games, Self Styled, Heyday, Big Screen, Swagger
Eric Bristow: The Crafty Cockney - Tribute to a darts pioneer
Eric Bristow, the five-times world darts champion who has died aged 60, was a pioneer of the sport. Bristow died after collapsing at the Echo Arena in Liverpool where the PDC Premier League was being held. Fans sang his name as a big screen carried a picture of the Londoner, the self-styled "Crafty Cockney" who raised the profile of darts with a cocky swagger in his heyday and was a key figure in forming the PDC. Bristow helped transform darts from a pub game to one that fills huge arenas.
Top Premier League football clubs in England increasingly use data to discover young players and help develop their playing and physical progress. For professional clubs, finding a gem who can go on to be a star player, or be sold at great profit, is good business. However, a scout who helped bring England goalscoring star Harry Kane to Tottenham Hotspur says it can be an inexact process, and coaching staff also have to use human qualities and intuition. So how do you make a Premier League star? Best Football Players, Premier League Football, Football Club, Harry Kane, Swahili, Business Insurance, International Students, Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Kane and the making of a Premier League football star
Top Premier League football clubs in England increasingly use data to discover young players and help develop their playing and physical progress. For professional clubs, finding a gem who can go on to be a star player, or be sold at great profit, is good business. However, a scout who helped bring England goalscoring star Harry Kane to Tottenham Hotspur says it can be an inexact process, and coaching staff also have to use human qualities and intuition. So how do you make a Premier League star?
When footballer Matty Blair lost his brother Ross, who had a brain tumour, it took time for him to deal with his grief. But with the help of friends and the football world, the Doncaster Rovers midfielder says he's learned the importance of people and wants to help the community. Doncaster Rovers, Dealing With Grief, News Website, Giving Back, Midfielder, Pinterest Marketing, Ross, The Help
'I take a bit of him with me wherever I go'
When footballer Matty Blair lost his brother Ross, who had a brain tumour, it took time for him to deal with his grief. But with the help of friends and the football world, the Doncaster Rovers midfielder says he's learned the importance of people and wants to help the community.
Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, has died at the age of 88. His time of three minutes 59.4 seconds, set at Iffley Road sports ground in Oxford on 6 May 1954, stood as a record for just 46 days but his place in athletics history was assured. Roger Bannister, Four Minutes, Running A Mile, Athletics, Died, Oxford, History, Person
Sir Roger Bannister: First person to run a mile in under four minutes dies at 88
Sir Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes, has died at the age of 88. His time of three minutes 59.4 seconds, set at Iffley Road sports ground in Oxford on 6 May 1954, stood as a record for just 46 days but his place in athletics history was assured.
John Motson's first radio football commentary was on Everton v Derby County in December 1969 and 48 years later he will deliver his final live BBC commentary this weekend when Arsenal face Watford. During his career as a commentator he has covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships, 29 FA Cup finals and more than 200 England games. Playing Football, Football Games, Fa Cup Final, Derby County, European Championships, Watford, European Football
Motson set for final live commentary
John Motson's first radio football commentary was on Everton v Derby County in December 1969 and 48 years later he will deliver his final live BBC commentary this weekend when Arsenal face Watford. During his career as a commentator he has covered 10 World Cups, 10 European Championships, 29 FA Cup finals and more than 200 England games.
When Salford City's match against Tamworth was postponed because of a frozen pitch, the football club was left with 150 pie, four containers of leek and potato soup and 40 cheesecakes that would have been eaten by fans. So the club, which was taken over in 2014 by a group of former Manchester United stars, donated all the food for the game to a charity for homeless people. Salford City, Homeless People, Charity, Goes, Tamworth, Winter Jackets
Salford City: Pies from postponed match go to homeless
When Salford City's match against Tamworth was postponed because of a frozen pitch, the football club was left with 150 pie, four containers of leek and potato soup and 40 cheesecakes that would have been eaten by fans. So the club, which was taken over in 2014 by a group of former Manchester United stars, donated all the food for the game to a charity for homeless people.
Billy Morgan has won a bronze medal in the men's snowboarding big air competition at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang - but has he inspired you to become a snowboarder? Winter Olympics, Snowboarding, Morgan, Competition, Bronze, Inspired, Big, Sports
Top tips for getting into snowboarding
Billy Morgan has won a bronze medal in the men's snowboarding big air competition at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang - but has he inspired you to become a snowboarder?
Lizzy Yarnold became the first Team GB Olympian - and the first skeleton athlete - to win successive Winter Games golds when she claimed victory on Saturday on a historic day for Team GB at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. But what does the future hold for the double gold medallist? Team Gb, One Team, Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, Winter Games, Olympians, Bbc, Victorious
Winter Olympics: Lizzy Yarnold to consider skeleton future after retaining title
Lizzy Yarnold became the first Team GB Olympian - and the first skeleton athlete - to win successive Winter Games golds when she claimed victory on Saturday on a historic day for Team GB at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. But what does the future hold for the double gold medallist?
Pyeongchang 2018 was memorable for Billy Morgan - not only did he win bronze in the men's big air event to take Team GB to a record tally of five medals, the snowboard star was chosen to carry the country's flag at the closing ceremony. Great Britain Flag, Snowboard, Medals, Canada Goose Jackets, The Man
Winter Olympics: Billy Morgan carries Great Britain flag at closing ceremony
Pyeongchang 2018 was memorable for Billy Morgan - not only did he win bronze in the men's big air event to take Team GB to a record tally of five medals, the snowboard star was chosen to carry the country's flag at the closing ceremony.
Dom Parsons upset the odds to win Great Britain's first medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics with bronze in the men's skeleton in Pyeongchang. The 30-year-old from London also became the first British male to win a skeleton medal since John Crammond in 1948. But how much do you know about the Team GB winter sports star? 2018 Winter Olympics, 30 Years Old, Sports Stars, Doms, Parsons, Winter Sports, Great Britain
Dom Parsons: Ten things you didn't know about GB's skeleton bronze medallist
Dom Parsons upset the odds to win Great Britain's first medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics with bronze in the men's skeleton in Pyeongchang. The 30-year-old from London also became the first British male to win a skeleton medal since John Crammond in 1948. But how much do you know about the Team GB winter sports star?
Team GB's record Winter Olympics medal haul at Pyeongchang 2018 shows winter sport in Great Britain is "going in the right direction", according to team bosses. GB won five medals, including gold in the skeleton for Lizzie Yarnold, who became the first British athlete to defend a Winter Olympic title. Olympic Medals, Haul, Defender, Skeleton
Winter Olympics: British winter sport 'going in right direction' as Pyeongchang 2018 ends
Team GB's record Winter Olympics medal haul at Pyeongchang 2018 shows winter sport in Great Britain is "going in the right direction", according to team bosses. GB won five medals, including gold in the skeleton for Lizzie Yarnold, who became the first British athlete to defend a Winter Olympic title.
Sir Bobby Charlton says he was just lucky to survive the Munich air crash of 1958 in which 23 people died, including eight of his Manchester United team-mates. But he says the disaster changed his life. Manchester United Team, Bobby Charlton, Change My Life, Munich, Disasters, Lucky, Teams
Munich air crash changed my life - Sir Bobby Charlton
Sir Bobby Charlton says he was just lucky to survive the Munich air crash of 1958 in which 23 people died, including eight of his Manchester United team-mates. But he says the disaster changed his life.
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg, who helped pull survivors from the wreckage at the Munich air crash, including some of his team-mates, says the memorial service marking the 60th anniversary of the disaster will probably be the last time he visits Old Trafford Munich Air Disaster, 60th Anniversary, Old Trafford, Greggs, The Last Time, Goalkeeper
Gregg at Old Trafford Munich service
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg, who helped pull survivors from the wreckage at the Munich air crash, including some of his team-mates, says the memorial service marking the 60th anniversary of the disaster will probably be the last time he visits Old Trafford
Maddie Hinch, the England and Great Britain hockey goalkeeper, has been named Female Goalkeeper of the Year for the second successive year at the FIH Hockey Stars Awards in Berlin. Hinch won Olympic gold with Team GB at Rio 2016. Maddie Hinch, Star Awards, Rio 2016, Olympics, Hockey
Maddie Hinch: England and GB goalkeeper wins world award for second year in a row
Maddie Hinch, the England and Great Britain hockey goalkeeper, has been named Female Goalkeeper of the Year for the second successive year at the FIH Hockey Stars Awards in Berlin. Hinch won Olympic gold with Team GB at Rio 2016.