48 Years old ex Rugby Player dies during Boxing Day rugby match

Mr Francis (centre playing in a previous game) had come out of rugby retirement to play the Boxing Day friendly and was known by his team mates as 'Vince the Prince'

48 years old Vincent Francis, an ex rugby player and father of three, who had specially come to play a Boxing Day rugby match dies right on the sidelines of the field in front of his own family.

Vincent had substituted himself off the pitch at the Caerau Ely RFC match in Cardiff when he felt unwell but he collapsed on the side line with a suspected heart attack soon after.

His daughter Sophie, 20, and other family members who were also watching the game, rushed to his side and despite treatment from paramedics, Mr Francis could not be saved.

Vincent Francis  who lived in Ely, Cardiff had come out of rugby retirement to play the friendly match. He was the club captain between 1992 and 1995 and remained involved in the club as assistant coach and backs coach.

Read details at Mail Online 

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Batsman dies by a fast bolwer's ball hitting his stomach

Young Zulfiquar Bhatti [left] who succumbed to a fast ball and passed away right on the pitch

It was a sad day at Sukkur, Pakistan when during an inter-club match, a batsman died while batting right on the pitch.

A young batsman Zulfiquar Bhatti had come to bat and had not made any run so far, when a ball from fast bowler Ikhlaq came and hit Bhatti's stomach. Bhatti fell down on the pitch in extreme pain and within seconds lost his innings of life forever.

The match was being played between Sind Young Cricket Club and Super Star Clubs

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Former Marussia test driver María de Villota has been found dead in her hotel room

It has been reported that former Marussia test driver María de Villota has been found dead in her hotel room at Seville on Friday 11 October.

The Spaniard, 33, died of a suspected heart attack on Friday, with early reports in her home country linking it to the trauma of a major accident she suffered in the UK last year. 

It may be added that She had suffered life-threatening injuries after a bizarre accident during a straight-line test for Marussia in July last year. De Villota’s car, travelling at up to 40mph, ran into an articulated trailer with eyewitnesses saying they saw it suddenly accelerate.

She was due to appear at a conference on Friday entitled “What Really Matters”. The conference was suspended according to reports in Spain.

Her death has cast shadows on the Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix.

A statement on De Villota’s Facebook page, signed by her family, read: “Dear friends: María has left us. She had to go to heaven like all angels. We are thankful to God for the extra year and a half that he left her with us.”

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Golden girl athlete Donna Hartley dies at 58

Golden girl athlete Donna Hartley, the former 400 m runner has died at 58.

She was found dead by her husband of 26 years in a bikini lounging in garden at Sheffield home.

Her shoulder-length blonde hair and prowess on the track earned her the ‘golden girl’ tag during a glittering running career in which she won bronze in the 1980 Olympic Games. Hartley won bronze medal at Moscow Olympic Games and was champion body builder. She was awarded an MBE in 1979.

After retiring from athletics she became a champion body builder and won the ‘Miss Britain Physique’ title. She later ran a line dancing school in the city and had been working as a hotel leisure club manager when she died.

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