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Vladimir Cvetković, a Serbian basketball player and sports administrator, died on May 6, 2026, at age 84. He was the honorary president of Crvena zvezda and spent his entire playing…
Chris Phelan, the Irish-born Australian rugby league player who represented Parramatta and Queensland, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois, Ireland, on…
José Ortiz, a Puerto Rican basketball player for Atléticos de San Germán, Cangrejeros de Santurce and the national team, died on May 5, 2026, at age 62 of colorectal cancer.…
Valeri Zhabko, a Russian footballer and defender, died on May 5, 2026, at the age of 58. Born Valeri Nikolayevich Zhabko on August 18, 1967, he made his professional debut…
Pat Graham, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in 103 National Hockey League games with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1981 and 1984, died on May…
Bob Belden, an American football player who was a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, died on May 5, 2026, in Canton, Ohio, at age 78. Belden was born in Canton…
Geoff Dakin, the South African cricketer and cricket administrator who represented Eastern Province, died on May 4, 2026, aged 90. Born Geoffrey Frank Dakin on August 13, 1935, in Port…
Tat'jana Ljubeckaja, a Russian fencer, died on May 4, 2026. Tat'jana Ljubeckaja [ru], 85, Russian fencer. Tags Athletes, 04 May 2026, Ljubeckaja, Russia, May 2026, May 4, Tat'jana
Eladio Zárate, Paraguayan football player and manager, died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 84. He played for Huracán, Unión Española and the Paraguay national team, including at…
Bob Skinner, an American baseball player and manager, died on May 4, 2026, at age 94. Robert Ralph Skinner played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates,…
Hermano da Silva Ramos, the French-Brazilian racing driver, died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 100. Born in Paris on December 7, 1925, he was the son of…
Yuji Ohno, the Japanese musician and composer known for his work on "Lupin III," died on May 4, 2026, at the age of 84. A pianist, orchestrator and keyboard player,…
Roque Avallay, an Argentine footballer who played for Newell's Old Boys, Huracán and the Argentina national team, died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 80. Avallay, whose full…
Alex Zanardi, the Italian racing driver and paracyclist, died on May 2, 2026, at the age of 59. Born Alessandro Zanardi in Bologna on October 23, 1966, he won the…
Yevgeniy Duleyev, the Russian rower and Olympic silver medallist, died on May 1, 2026. Born in Moscow on April 5, 1956, he competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976…
Alfredrick Hughes, an American basketball player who played for the San Antonio Spurs, died on May 1, 2026. He was 63. Hughes was selected by the Spurs in the first…
Charlie Williams, a Maltese footballer, died on May 1, 2026, at the age of 82. Born on February 15, 1944, he learned to play football in the streets of Valletta…
René Paardekooper, the Dutch footballer who played for Helmond Sport, died on May 1, 2026. He was 39. Born on April 17, 1987, in Gemert, North Brabant, Paardekooper was a…
Dionysis Tsamis, a Greek professional footballer and later manager, died on May 1, 2026. Born on May 21, 1951, in Agrinio, he played as a midfielder. Tsamis began his football…
Péter Bikár, the Hungarian ice hockey player who represented his country at the 1964 Winter Olympics and in several World Championships, died on May 1, 2026. He was 80. Born…
Abdollah Movahed, the Iranian wrestler and 1968 Olympic champion, died on April 30, 2026, at the age of 86 of a heart attack. Movahed competed at the 1964, 1968 and…
Geoff Ablett, the Australian rules footballer and former Casey City Council member, died on April 29, 2026, aged 71. Born Geoffrey Norman Ablett on March 13, 1955, he played in…
Merle Bettenhausen, an American racing driver, died on April 29, 2026, at age 82 of complications from a stroke. Born June 9, 1943, in Tinley Park, Illinois, he was the…
Robyn Woodhouse, the Australian Olympic high jumper who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, died on April 29, 2026. She was 82. Woodhouse was born in New South Wales on…
Damien Christensen, an Australian footballer who played for Geelong, died on April 28, 2026, aged 62. Christensen played 17 games for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League.…
Matt Davidson, a Canadian ice hockey player who appeared in 56 National Hockey League games with the Columbus Blue Jackets, died on April 28, 2026. He was 48. Born in…
Enayatollah Atashi, an Iranian basketball coach and commentator, died on April 28, 2026, at the age of 81. He coached the Iranian national basketball team and worked as a basketball…
Moncho Monsalve, the Spanish basketball player and coach who played for Real Madrid and CB Girona and later coached Brazil’s national team, died on April 28, 2026. Born José Manuel…
Vasko Boev, a Bulgarian footballer who played for Spartak Varna, Kaliakra Kavarna and Dobrudzha Dobrich, died on April 28, 2026. He was 37. Born on July 24, 1988, in Varna,…
Maya Belenkaya, a Russian figure skater, died on April 27, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Leningrad on May 1, 1931, she was a Soviet figure skater who…
Leigh Crawford, the Australian footballer who played for Geelong, died on April 27, 2026. He was 80. Born on April 19, 1946, Crawford played Australian rules football for Geelong in…
Mimi Coertse, the South African soprano, died on April 27, 2026, aged 93. Born Maria Sophia Coertse in Durban on June 12, 1932, she matriculated at Helpmekaar Girls High School…
Doc Sauers, the American basketball coach who led the Albany Great Danes, died on April 27, 2026. Born Richard Sauers on April 3, 1930, he coached Albany from 1955 to…
Brian Wilkinson, the Australian Olympic swimmer who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, died on April 27, 2026, aged 88. Born in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, on February 12, 1938,…
Monte Coleman, an American football player and coach, died on April 26, 2026, at age 68. He played 16 seasons as a linebacker with the Washington Redskins from 1979 to…
Luis Isaac, a Puerto Rican baseball player and coach for the Cleveland Indians, died on April 26, 2026, at age 79. A catcher in the minor leagues from 1962 through…
Guy Leleu, the French racing cyclist, died on April 26, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on February 4, 1950, in Surques, France, he rode in the 1975 Tour…
Dick Kimball, an American diver and diving coach, died on April 25, 2026. He was 91. A native of Rochester, Minnesota, Kimball was the Minnesota high school diving champion four…
Katsumi Miyaji, a Japanese rugby union player and coach, died on April 25, 2026. He was 85. Miyaji played as a prop and attended Shijonaga High School before going on…
Christian Verrier, a French footballer who played as a forward, died on April 25, 2026. Born on October 4, 1952, in Clion, he spent almost his entire career with Châteauroux,…
Ghenadie Dudoglo, a Moldovan weightlifter, died on April 29, 2026, at the age of 39. He competed in the 62 kg category and represented Moldova at international competitions, including the…
Michael Eneramo, a Nigerian footballer who played for Espérance Tunis, Sivasspor and the national team, died on April 24, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 40. Eneramo was a…
Quintin Young, a Scottish footballer, died on April 24, 2026, aged 78. He was best known for his time with Rangers, where he spent three seasons after starting his career…
Włodzimierz Korohoda, a Polish cell biologist and swimmer, died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 89. Born on January 1, 1937, he was affiliated with Jagiellonian University as…
Gran Markus Jr., a Mexican wrestler, died on April 24, 2026. Gran Markus Jr., 72, Mexican wrestler. Tags Athletes, 24 April 2026, Gran, Markus, Mexico, 2026-04-24, April 2026, April 24
Gurbux Singh, the Indian field hockey player and 1964 Olympic champion, died on April 24, 2026, at the age of 84, according to reports of a heart attack. Born in…
Erich Arndt, a German international table tennis player, died on April 24, 2026. Born in Frankfurt on May 18, 1938, he represented Germany in international competition and won a bronze…
Bill Swain, an American football player who played in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, died on April 24, 2026, of complications…
Josh Mauro, an English-born American football player who played for the Arizona Cardinals, New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars, died on April 23, 2026, at age 35. Born in St…
George Ley, an English footballer who played for Portsmouth, Dallas Tornado and Exeter City, died on April 23, 2026. He also played professionally for Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham…
Abdullah Rahi, a Pakistani footballer, died on April 23, 2026, aged 87 or 88. He played as an inside right forward and represented the Pakistan national football team in the…
Luigi Farina, an Italian footballer, died on April 23, 2026. Luigi Farina [it], 83, Italian footballer. Tags Athletes, 23 April 2026, Farina, Italy, Luigi, 2026-04-23, April 2026, April 23
Manfred Kreuz, a German footballer, died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 90. Born on 7 March 1936, he spent his entire career with Schalke 04. From 1956…
Corky Withrow, an American baseball player who appeared in six major league games for the St. Louis Cardinals, died on April 22, 2026. He was 87. Raymond Wallace Withrow played…
Brian Edgerly, an American Olympic baseball player who competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics, died on April 22, 2026, at age 82. Born in 1943, he played baseball internationally with…
Tony Parkes, an English football player and manager with Blackburn Rovers, died on April 22, 2026, at the age of 76 from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. A midfielder, he began…
Gideon Tish, an Israeli football player for Hapoel Tel Aviv, died on April 21, 2026, at the age of 86. Tish was known for his time at Hapoel Tel Aviv,…
Piero Dotti died on April 20, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Messina, Lazio, and Mirandolese. His career included time with those clubs, and his name is…
Rod Martin, the American football linebacker who played for the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders, died on April 20, 2026. He was 72. Martin played for the Raiders from 1977…
Helen Nakimuli, a Ugandan politician and legislator who served as the member of parliament for Kalangala District since 2021, died on April 19, 2026, from complications following surgery. She was…
Doug Martin, an American football player who played for the Minnesota Vikings, died on April 19, 2026. He was 68. Martin was born in Fairfield, California, on May 22, 1957.…
Van Hammer, the American professional wrestler best known for his tenure in World Championship Wrestling, died on April 19, 2026. Born Mark Ty Hildreth on November 1, 1959, in Hebron,…
Oleksandr Polovkov, a Ukrainian former professional football defender, died on April 19, 2026. He was 46. Polovkov played for different clubs in the Ukrainian Premier League. He last played for…
Gordon Livsey died on April 18, 2026. Gordon Livsey, 79, English footballer (Wrexham, Chester, Hartlepool United). (death announced on this date) Tags Athletes, 18 April 2026, England, Gordon, Livsey, 2026-04-18,…
Juha Miettinen died on April 18, 2026, in a racing incident. He was a Finnish racing driver. No further details were provided about his career or personal life. Juha Miettinen,…
Aldo Roy, a Canadian Olympic weightlifter, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Sudbury, Ontario, on March 22, 1942, he represented Canada in the men's…
József Marosi died on April 18, 2026. He was a Hungarian fencer and Olympic silver medallist in 1956. His death was announced without additional details. József Marosi, 91, Hungarian fencer,…
Edoardo Lualdi Gabardi, an Italian driver, died on April 18, 2026, at the age of 94. Born in Busto Arsizio on May 13, 1931, he was an Italian auto racer…
Tuimasi Manuca died on April 17, 2026. He was a Fijian footballer. Tuimasi Manuca [it], 40, Fijian footballer. Tags Athletes, 17 April 2026, Fiji, Manuca, Tuimasi, 2026-04-17, April 17, April…
Barry Seton, an Australian racing driver, died on April 17, 2026, aged 89. Known as Bo, he won the Bathurst 500 in 1965 with co-driver Midge Bosworth in a Ford…
Billy Knight, the British tennis player, died on April 17, 2026, aged 90. Born William Arthur Knight in Northampton, England, on 12 November 1935, he competed on the amateur tour…
Oscar Schmidt, the Brazilian basketball player who played for SE Palmeiras, JuveCaserta and the national team, died on April 17, 2026, in São Paulo, Brazil, at the age of 68.…
Nadia Farès, a French actress, died on April 17, 2026, at the age of 57. Born in Marrakesh, Morocco, on December 20, 1968, she made her film debut in 1992…
Dory Selinger, an American cyclist and Paralympic champion, died on April 16, 2026, after being struck by a vehicle while riding near his home in McKinney, Texas. He was 54.…
Mark Carrington, a New Zealand cricketer who played for Northern Districts, died on April 16, 2026, aged 64. Born Sidney Mark Carrington on August 19, 1961, in Gisborne, he played…
Kazuo Imanishi, a Japanese football player and manager, died on April 16, 2026, of pneumonia. He was 85. Imanishi played for Toyo Industries, later Mazda, after graduating from Tokyo University…
Bruno Cantone died on April 16, 2026. He was an Italian footballer who played for Vis Pesaro, Cosenza and Derthona. No further details about his life or career were provided.…
Alex Manninger, an Austrian footballer and goalkeeper, died on April 16, 2026. He was 48. Manninger played internationally for the Austria national team on 33 occasions, including at UEFA Euro…
Miguel Canto, a Mexican boxer, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Miguel Angel Canto Solis in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, on January 30, 1948, he was…
Jim Jabir, an American women’s basketball coach who worked at Dayton, Siena and Marquette, died on April 16, 2026, of pancreatic cancer. He was 63. Jabir, a native of Brooklyn,…
Giorgos Gonios, a Greek footballer best known for his career with Panathinaikos, died on April 16, 2026, at the age of 79. A defender, he began his career as a…
Garret Anderson, an American baseball player who played for the Los Angeles Angels, died on April 16, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 53. Anderson played 17 seasons in…
Bob Novogratz, an American football player and College Football Hall of Fame inductee, died on April 15, 2026, at the age of 89. He played college football for the Army…
Michael "Mick" Erwin, an Australian footballer who played for Richmond and Collingwood, died on April 15, 2026, aged 82. Born in Stawell, Victoria, on June 6, 1943, he played in…
José Santamaría, a footballer and manager, died on April 15, 2026. He was 96. Born José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias in Montevideo, he spent his 18-year playing career with Nacional and…
Izumi Okamoto died on April 15, 2026. He was a Japanese baseball player with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and later worked as a coach. His death was announced on that…
Isami Okamoto died on April 15, 2026. He was a Japanese baseball player with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and later served as a coach. His career was linked to Japanese…
Frosted, an American Thoroughbred racehorse, was euthanized on April 15, 2026, at the age of 13. Foaled on April 18, 2012, he was a gray colt and a son of…
Raymond Riotte, a French road racing cyclist, died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Sarry, France, on February 16, 1940, he was a professional road…
Vladimír Kopecký died on April 14, 2026. He was a Czech ice hockey player for Rytíři Kladno. No further details about his life or career were provided in the source…
Steve Clark, an American swimmer and three-time Olympic champion, died on April 14, 2026, at age 82. Born in Oakland, California, on June 17, 1943, he was a competition swimmer…
Henry Newton, the English football midfielder who played for Nottingham Forest, Everton and Derby County, died on April 14, 2026, aged 82. Newton made almost 500 league appearances for Football…
Jean-Pierre Escalettes, the French football administrator who served as president of the French Football Federation from 2005 to 2010, died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 90. Born…
Francisco Sanjosé, a Spanish footballer, died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 73. He played as a defender for Sevilla and competed with Spain’s Olympic football team in…
John Fitzgerald, an American football player who played center for the Dallas Cowboys, died on April 14, 2026. He was 77. Fitzgerald, born in Southbridge, Massachusetts, on April 16, 1948,…
Vicente Lucas, Portuguese footballer for Belenenses and the Portugal national team, died on April 14, 2026, at the age of 90. Born Vicente da Fonseca Lucas in Lourenço Marques, Portuguese…
Jim Kanicki, an American football player for the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants, died on April 14, 2026, at age 84. Born in Bay City, Michigan, on December 17,…