Just seen that Mohamed al Fayed has died. 26 years ago to the day that his son died alongside Diana. RIP
Former Zimbabwe captain and coach Heath Streak, who had been suffering from colon cancer, has died at the age of 49. Streak is Zimbabwe's all-time leading wicket-taker and once took 6-87 in a Test against England to earn a place on the Lord's honours board. He was serving an eight-year ban from cricket, issued in 2021, for corruption offences. "He was carried to be with the angels," his wife Nadine wrote on social media. "In the early hours of this morning, Sunday 3 September, the greatest love of my life and the father of my beautiful children, was carried to be with the angels from his home where he wished to spend his last days surrounded by his family and closest loved ones. "He was covered in love and peace and did not walk off the park alone." Streak, born in Bulawayo, had three children. He played in 65 Tests for Zimbabwe, taking 216 wickets, and 189 one-day internationals, in which he took 239 wickets. As a county cricketer, he had spells with Warwickshire and Hampshire. RIP
David Watkins, who played for Wales at rugby union and rugby league as well as for each sport's British and Irish Lions teams, has died at the age of 81. He won 21 Wales union caps from 1963-67 and 16 more at league, adding six each for the Lions in the 15-a-side game and their league counterparts. RIP
Folk singer Roger Whittaker, famous for his 1969 hit song Durham Town and expert whistling, has died at the age of 87. His other hits included The Last Farewell and New World in the Morning, and he sold nearly 50 million records around the world RIP
