American sprinter Tori Bowie, a three-time Olympic medallist and former 100m world champion, has died aged 32. Bowie won 4x100m relay gold at the Rio 2016 Olympics, plus 100m silver and 200m bronze. The following year, she won the global title over 100m at the World Championships in London, as well as relay gold. RIP
Linda Lewis, the British singer-songwriter whose career spanned more than four decades, has died at the age of 72. Her family confirmed her death on Wednesday night, with her sister Dee Lewis Clay sharing the news on social media. “It is with the greatest sadness and regret we share the news that our beloved beautiful sister Linda Lewis passed away today peacefully at her home,” she wrote. “The family asks that you respect our privacy and allow us to grieve at this heartbreaking time.” Known for a five-octave vocal range, which saw her compared to Minnie Riperton and Mariah Carey, Lewis enjoyed both solo success in the 1970s and a long career of providing backing vocals for artists including David Bowie and Rod Stewart. RIP
Bobby Davro's fiancée and former England defender Billy Wright's daughter, Vicky Wright, has died after short cancer battle. Vicky, 63, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year - the same form of cancer her father died from. RIP
Wales' Commonwealth Games shot put bronze medallist and Olympian Shaun Pickering has died at the age of 61. Pickering won bronze at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur having finished 27th in the shot put at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. He later became UK Athletics' national event coach for heavy throws. "Our thoughts are with Shaun's friends and family at this sad time," Welsh Athletics said. "Everyone at Welsh Athletics is sad to hear the news that 'Hall of Fame' inductee, multiple Welsh Champion and record holder Shaun Pickering has passed away." His father was the late BBC commentator and presenter Ron Pickering, who as Wales' national coach coached Lynn Davies when he won Olympic long jump gold in 1964. His mother Jean represented Great Britain at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki and won gold in the long jump at the 1954 European Championships. RIP
Martin Amis, one of the most celebrated British novelists of his generation, has died aged 73. The author of era-defining novels including Money and London Fields, Amis was for much of his glittering career the enfant terrible of British fiction. Even in later life he was celebrated and criticised in equal measure. But overall he was widely viewed as the most dazzling stylist of his era. He died of oesophageal cancer on Friday at his home in Florida, the same disease that claimed his best friend and fellow writer Christopher Hitchens in 2011. In addition to 15 novels, Amis, the son of novelist Kingsley Amis, wrote a well regarded memoir, Experience, works of non fiction and essays. In his later work he explored Stalin's atrocities, the war on terror and the legacy of the Holocaust. RIP
the Irish actor who starred in films like “Punisher: War Zone,” “King Arthur,” the “Thor” films and shows like HBO’s “Rome” and the upcoming “Ahsoka” series,” died on Sunday in Italy, Variety has confirmed with his publicist. He was 58. No cause of death was available. Born in Northern Ireland on May 25, 1964, Stevenson began his career appearing on TV shows in the 1990s then began landing action roles in Hollywood films starting in the 2000s. His first major film role came in Antoine Fuqua’s 2004’s adventure movie “King Arthur,” where he played Dagonet, one of the Knights of the Round Table. In the film, his character sacrifices himself in battle to help Arthur (Clive Owen) and his brotherhood of warriors. RIP
Swansea fan, her drummer for a while and my drumming hero Terry Williams will be sad at this news, as am I. RIP Tina
