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Former junior world champion runner Kipyegon Bett has died following a short illness. He was 26. The Kenyan athlete — who won the 800 meter title in 2016 — died in a hospital in Bomet, Kenya ...
Boris Vasilievich Spassky (Russian: Бори́с Васи́льевич Спа́сский, romanized: Borís Vasíl'yevich Spásskiy; born January 30, 1937) is a Russian and former Soviet chess grandmaster who was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972.
2× World Series champion (2004, 2007) ... is an American professional baseball manager and former player who is the current manager of the ... citing health issues.
Wilson reached the quarter-finals of the 1994 World Matchplay, [3] losing to eventual champion Larry Butler. [3] Wilson's final appearance in a televised tournament came in the 1995 World Matchplay. He beat Rod Harrington 8–4 in the first round, but in his final televised major, lost to Nigel Justice in the second round. [3]
Edwin Valero (3 December 1981 – 19 April 2010) was a Venezuelan professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2010. He was an undefeated former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA super featherweight title from 2006 to 2008 and the WBC lightweight title from 2009 to 2010.
The scoreline of 3–0 in sets was telling, as Woods had suggested before the match that Hankey would be "lucky to get nil!". He then went on to win the Championship, beating his problems with "oche rage" as well as opponents such as former World Champion Walton and England darts team captain Adams, winning the final 7–6 in sets against O ...
Former world champion cyclist Rohan Dennis has negotiated a plea deal with prosecutors over the death of his wife, fellow Australian Olympian Melissa Hoskins. The 34-year-old Dennis will not be ...
He fought once more that year and won, but personal problems kept him out of the ring. [14] Although Cooney had only fought three official bouts in five years following his loss to Holmes, in 1987 he challenged former world heavyweight and world light heavyweight champion Michael Spinks in a title bout. Cooney appeared past his prime and Spinks ...