Manne Liimatainen passed away at age 82
Manne Liimatainen, a Finnish cross-country skier, died on February 1, 2026, at age 82. Born on March 31, 1943, in Kannonkoski, Finland, he competed in the men's 15 kilometre event…
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Obituary: Bertie Higgins, dead at age 81
Bertie Higgins, the Scottish amateur footballer known for his time with Queen's Park, died on February 1, 2026. Born Cuthbert Edward Higgins on January 26, 1945, he played in the…
Mostafa Kamal, died aged 88
Mostafa Kamal, a Bangladeshi volleyball and football player and coach, died on February 1, 2026. He was 88. Born in Companiganj Upazila of Noakhali District in Bengal Province, British India,…
Nataša Bokal, died aged 58
Slovenian Olympic skier (1992 Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Chuck Lefley passes away at age 76
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Death of Spiro Debarski at age 92
Bulgarian football player (Lokomotiv Sofia Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Fathi Kameel passes away at age 70
Kuwaiti footballer (Al-Tadamon Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Obituary: Len Pavy, dead at age 89
Len Pavy, an Australian cricketer, died on January 31, 2026, aged 89. Born Leonard Pavy in Boulder, Western Australia, he played seven first-class matches for Western Australia in 1954 and…
Wally Maxwell dead at age 92
Wally Maxwell, a Canadian ice hockey player who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, died on January 31, 2026, at the age of 92. Born Wallace David Maxwell on August…
Hernán Rodríguez dead at age 92
Chilean footballer Died on Saturday January 31st 2026
Scott Laidlaw dies at 72
American football player (Dallas Cowboys) Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Florentina Filipovici obituary: died at age 32
Romanian rower Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Hilton Woods died at age 57
American-Dutch Olympic swimmer Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Obituary: Ecaterina Roșianu, dead at age 89
Romanian tennis player Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Bruno Zorzi died at age 88
Bruno Zorzi, an Australian footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League, died on January 30, 2026, aged 88. Bruno John Zorzi was born on December 10, 1937,…
Wolfgang Pfeifer died at age 90
Wolfgang Pfeifer died on January 30, 2026. He was a German footballer who played for Einheit Dresden, Dynamo Dresden and the East Germany national team. Wolfgang Pfeifer (3 July 1935…
Mark Marquess has died at age 78
Mark Edward Marquess, an American college baseball coach who led the Stanford Cardinal from 1977 to 2017, died on January 30, 2026, at age 78. Born in Stockton, California, he…
Death of Bruce Bentley at age 81
Bruce Bentley, an Australian footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL), died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 81. Bruce Edward Bentley was born…
John Heneghan has died at age 79
John Heneghan, an Irish Gaelic footballer and selector, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 79. Born in 1946 in Ballymahon, County Longford, he played club football with…
Obituary: Geraldine Barniville, dead at age 83
Geraldine Barniville, an Irish squash and tennis player, died on January 30, 2026, at the age of 83. A native of Birr in County Offaly, she came from a prominent…
Sentoryū Henri has died at age 56
American martial artist and sumo wrestler Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Kai Budde dies at 46
German Hall of Fame professional Magic: The Gathering player Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Ji Han-jae dies at 89
South Korean hapkido martial artist Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Willie Allan dies at 83
Scottish footballer (Greenock Morton Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Death of Günter Kilian at age 75
German Olympic water polo player (1968 Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Steve Dennis dies at age 74
Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Peter Lee dead at age 80
English cricketer (Northamptonshire Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Eric Russell dies at 89
Scottish cricketer Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Michael Nobbs died at age 72
Australian field hockey player (national team) and coach (India) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Willie Taylor obituary: died at age 79
Willie James Taylor, an American basketball player, died on January 29, 2026, at age 79. Taylor played college basketball for the LeMoyne–Owen Magicians and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers…
Terry Swinscoe has died at age 91
Terry Swinscoe, an English footballer who played for Mansfield Town, died on January 29, 2026, at the age of 91. Terence Swinscoe was born on 31 August 1934 and played…
John Cenci died at age 92
American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers) Died on Thursday January 29th 2026
Seiji Kohira has died at age 79
Japanese baseball player (Yomiuri Giants) Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Cezary Jędrzycki died at age 57
Cezary Jędrzycki, a Polish rower and Olympic competitor, died on January 28, 2026, at the age of 57. Born in Warsaw on January 23, 1969, he competed in the men's…
Brad Branson dead at age 67
American basketball player (Cleveland Cavaliers Died on Wednesday January 28th 2026
Fernando Mamede, died aged 74
Fernando Mamede, the Portuguese long-distance runner who held the 10,000 metres world record until 1989, died on January 28, 2026. Born Fernando Eugénio Pacheco Mamede on November 1, 1951, in…
Bob Duffy dies at age 85
American basketball player (St. Louis Hawks Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Dennis Milton dead at age 64
American boxer Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Andrew Hichens dead at age 89
English cricketer (Oxford University Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Clendon Thomas dies at age 90
American football player (Los Angeles Rams Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Tato dies at 64
Brazilian footballer (Coritiba Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Boris Ignatyev died at age 85
Russian football manager and player Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Zach Monroe passes away at age 94
American baseball player (New York Yankees) Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Tatsumi Suzuki obituary: died at age 72
Japanese auto racing driver Died on Tuesday January 27th 2026
Richard Wixon passes away at age 68
New Zealand cricketer Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Graham Knight passed away at age 94
Australian footballer (Fitzroy) Died on Monday January 26th 2026
John Dwyer obituary: died at age 97
John Dwyer, an Australian field hockey player who competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics, died on January 26, 2026, at the age of 97. John Phillip…
Barney Cable passes away at age 90
Barney Cable, an American basketball player who played for the Detroit Pistons, Syracuse Nationals and St. Louis Hawks, died on January 26, 2026, at age 90. Born Byrum William Cable…
Tan Yee dies at 85
Malaysian badminton player Died on Monday January 26th 2026
Roy Erskine passes away at age 94
Scottish footballer (Stirling Albion Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Dede Sulaeman dead at age 69
Indonesian football player (Persija Jakarta Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Faruk Kulenović dead at age 74
Bosnian-Croatian basketball player (HAKK Mladost) and coach (Šibenka) Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Lee Fobbs, died aged 75
American football player (Ottawa Rough Riders) and coach (North Carolina A&T Aggies Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Death of Joe Gadston at age 80
English football player (Exeter City Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Wim Kelleners dead at age 75
Dutch racing cyclist Died on Sunday January 25th 2026
Travis Curtis obituary: died at age 60
American football player (Washington Redskins Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Jürgen Plagemann died at age 89
German rower Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Death of Sefer Baygın at age 83
Turkish wrestler Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Robyn Thorn obituary: died at age 80
Robyn Thorn, an Australian swimmer and Olympic silver medalist, died on January 24, 2026, aged 80. Also known by her married name Robyn Nock, she won silver in the 4×100-metre…
Peter Ryan passed away at age 95
Peter Henry Ryan, an English international rugby union player, died on January 24, 2026, aged 95. Born in Bucklow, England, on October 1, 1930, he was head boy and football…
Bob Jones passes away at age 80
Bob Jones, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers, died on January 24, 2026, at age 80. Robert Charles Jones…
Lennart Backman passes away at age 91
Lennart Backman, the Swedish footballer who played for IFK Norrköping, AIK and the national team, died on January 24, 2026. Born Kurt Lennart Ingemar Backman on February 7, 1934, he…
Rob Maurer passes away at age 59
American baseball player (Texas Rangers) Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Nazzareno Canuti death at age 70
Italian footballer (Inter Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Ðani Kovač has died at age 86
Serbian sprinter Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Lim Yong-bo died at age 92
South Korean basketball player and manager (national team Died on Saturday January 24th 2026
Håkan Bengtsson dies at age 83
Swedish Olympic swimmer (1960) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
John Brodie dies at 90
American football player (San Francisco 49ers) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ota Zaremba passes away at age 68
Czech weightlifter Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ian Macowat passes away at age 60
English footballer (Crewe Alexandra Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Marcel Loncle has died at age 90
French football player Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Giancarlo Cella obituary: died at age 85
Italian football player (Torino Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Peter Squires dead at age 74
English cricketer (Yorkshire) and rugby union player (British & Irish Lions) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Ilyas Pasha, died aged 61
Indian footballer (East Bengal) Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Dino Turcato passes away at age 79
Italian weightlifter Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Dave Schmidt death at age 69
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox) Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Johnson died at age 55
American football player (Philadelphia Eagles Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Brian McGowan, died aged 88
Australian rules footballer (South Melbourne Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Hifumi Katō passes away at age 86
Japanese shogi player Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Healy dies at age 88
Australian rules footballer (Collingwood) Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Claude “Hoot” passes away at age 86
American football player (San Diego Chargers Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Bobby Duncum has died at age 81
American professional wrestler (WWWF Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Bob Taylor death at age 94
Australian footballer (Essendon) Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Death of Stu Tate at age 63
American baseball player (San Francisco Giants) Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Phillip Boudreault has died at age 50
Canadian boxer and outlaw biker Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Ronald Joseph dies at age 81
American figure skater Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Colette Flesch, died aged 88
Luxembourgish Olympic fencer and politician Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Yuriy Chonka passed away at age 34
Ukrainian footballer Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Norman Gifford dies at age 85
English cricketer (Worcestershire Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Frank Pitts death at age 82
American football player (Kansas City Chiefs Died on Wednesday January 21st 2026
Erzsebet Palatinus has died at age 66
Serbian table tennis player Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Lucien Muller died at age 91
French footballer Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Death of Ahmed Moujahid at age -1
Moroccan footballer (Wydad Casablanca Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Death of Tommy Wright at age 81
English footballer (Everton Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
Ronald Joseph dies at age 81
Ronald Joseph, an American figure skater and 1964 Olympic bronze medallist, died on January 20, 2026, at age 81 from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He competed in pair skating…
Peter Cousens passed away at age 93
Peter Cousens, the South African-born English cricketer who played for Essex, died on January 20, 2026, aged 93. Born in Durban, Natal, on May 15, 1932, he was a right-handed…
Piero Cucchi dies at age 70
Italian football player Died on Tuesday January 20th 2026
John Levra dies at 88
American college football player (Pittsburg State Gorillas) and coach (New Mexico Highlands Cowboys Died on Monday January 19th 2026
Death of Artur Shamrin at age 56
Soviet and Russian footballer (FC Lokomotiv Moscow) Died on Monday January 19th 2026