4 h. ago WWE star Sabu dies aged 60 just weeks after final match as tributes paid to wrestling legend

Sabu has died at the age of 60, just weeks after his final match in the ring, with promotions including WWE paying tribute to the srar and fans offering their condolences

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13 h. ago Sabu death: former WWE star dies aged 60 weeks after retirement fight

Sabu competed at WrestleMania last month in a retirement match

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28 h. ago Australian cricket community mourns death of batter and Ashes hero Bob Cowper

Cowper was the first Australian to score a triple-century against England on home soilGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian cricket is mourning the death of Bob Cowper, whose triple-century remains one of the most revered Ashes innings.Cowper died this weekend, aged 84. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Jim Dent, Augusta caddie turned pioneering Black golfer, dies aged 85

Dent’s grandson announces golfer’s passing at 85Augusta native became one of PGA’s longest hittersJim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the municipal course known as ‘The Patch’. He went on to become one of the PGA Tour’s longest hitters and one of the top Black golfers of his generation.Dent died on Friday at age 85, a week before his birthday, his grandson posted on Facebook. The PGA Tour said on its website that Dent suffered a stroke the day after Augusta National announced plans for Tiger Woods to design a par 3 course at The Patch. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mourners at controversial bishop’s funeral told one moment cannot define a life

Brendan Comiskey, who died this week at the age of 89, resigned as bishop of the Ferns dioceses in 2002 over his handling of clerical abuse claims.

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3 w. ago Pope's heartbreaking eight word health update days before his death

The pontiff died today aged 88 after spending his final weeks in hospital with an infection that developed into pneumonia in both lungs.

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3 w. ago Pope Francis' cause of death after being hospitalised with double lung infection

The head of the Cathollic Church, Pope Francis, has died at the age of 88 just weeks after being realised from hospital with a near-fatal double lung infection

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3 w. ago Stephen Mangan: ‘With three people in a bed, who goes in the middle?’

The Split actor and children’s author on throuples, using his sons as a focus group, and running the London marathonStephen Mangan, 56, was born in Enfield to Irish parents. He studied law at Cambridge but took a year out to care for his mother, who died of colon cancer aged 45. Weeks after her death, he successfully auditioned for Rada and went on to become a stage actor. His TV breakthrough came in Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years. He has since starred in Green Wing, Episodes and The Split. He co-hosts Landscape and Portrait Artist of the Year on Sky Arts, and a weekly show on Classic FM. He is currently appearing in throuple comedy Unicorn in the West End and is the author of six bestselling children’s books. His seventh is out in May.Your sister Anita illustrates your books. What’s it like working with a sibling? Great fun. Essentially we’re trying to make each other laugh, like we have done since childhood. But because I’m her annoying older brother, I deliberately put things ...

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4 w. ago Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s and Wake in Fright, dies aged 94

Prolific Canadian director also made one of the country’s first internationally successful films, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, starring Richard DreyfussTed Kotcheff, the prolific Canadian director of films including First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, Wake in Fright and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, has died aged 94. His daughter Kate Kotcheff told the Canadian Press that he had died of heart failure on Thursday in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico, where he lived. His son Thomas said: “He died of old age, peacefully, and surrounded by loved ones.”In an amazingly varied career, Kotcheff’s work ranged from hardhitting TV plays and low-budget features in the UK, to hit Hollywood comedies and prestige-laden award-winners and cult films. Kate Kotcheff said: “He was an amazing storyteller. He was an incredible, larger than life character [and] he was a director who could turn his hand to anything.” Continue reading...

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last month Ted Kotcheff dead: Weekend at Bernie's and Rambo movie First Blood director dies aged 94

Ted Kotcheff, who was the Canadian director behind a string of iconic movies including Weekend at Bernie's, First Blood and Fun with Dick and Jane, has died at the age of 94

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