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Benaud took 945 wickets in 259 first-class matches and made 11,719 first-class runs, scoring 23 centuries at an average of 36.50. He was the first man to achieve 2,000 runs and 200 wickets at Test level. In Novemeber 2014, at age 84, Richie Benaud announced that he was diagnosed with skin cancer. He died in his sleep at 2:22 am on 10 April 2015. Benaud often spoke of a return to commentary, but, to the great sadness of his legions of admirers, it did not materialise....

“It was preliminarily established that on his last flight to reconnaissance of enemy defense units and terrain, he went in October 1941,” the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Murmansk region said. Crew from the Russian Navy’s Northern Fleet, along with regional and military investigators, found the plane — with weapons intact — 49 feet under the surface of an unnamed lake and raised it to the surface....

Real have so much more than MSN The winger was given a rough evening from Estudiantes defenders during a 0-0 draw that keeps Boca at the top of the Argentine Primera Division. Among many hits he received over the 90 minutes, this scything challenge from Facundo Sanchez was one of the most painful. And, to compound Centurion’s woe, he landed square on his head, while Sanchez was shown a deserved yellow card....

Ruschel was one of six survivors on board LaMia Flight 2933, which crashed on its way to Medellin for the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final between Chapecoense and Atletico Nacional on November 28. Alexis: New deal up to Arsenal, not me Seventy-one people were killed in total and just Ruschel, goalkeeper Jakson Follman and defender Neto lived of the 22 players in the travelling squad. Ruschel underwent surgery on a back injury sustained in the crash but was filmed walking on December 9, and was able to get out of his wheelchair to hug a friend and enter the car that was taking him home on Friday....

The pair have locked coaching horns on 13 previous occasions in Premier League battle, and Wenger has yet to get the better of an old adversary – with his only success in all competitions coming in the 2015 Community Shield. Their paths will cross again at Old Trafford this weekend, with Arsenal set to face Manchester United on Saturday lunchtime. Forget form - Man Utd are favorites to beat Arsenal...

Conte: Chelsea must keep momentum The pair were involved in the Blues’ first goal in their 3-1 Premier League win over Arsenal last time out, with Alonso finding the back of the net with a header after Costa initially struck the crossbar. And Costa and Alonso are clearly hungry for more after each finding the top corner with stunning efforts in training ahead of the Burnley clash. Costa, who has scored 15 goals for Chelsea so far this season, beat third-choice goalkeeper Eduardo with a cracking effort before Alonso decided to get in on the act....

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Here is a video which has Roger Federer sporting a Texan moustache and showing off some dance moves, Serena Williams donning a cowboy hat, Grigor Dimitrov trying a slam dunk, Vika Azarenka playing golf with a tennis racquet and much more. Watch what the top tennis players in the world were upto when they were not on the court in 2013. 0 votes

Still with us? Good. ‘Messi’s a poor man’s Justin Bieber’ Now, how would said lizard fare in its natural habitat if blessed with the evasive instincts of its human equivalent? Well, perhaps things would go a little like this (you can open your eyes again now):

The striker netted in the 15th, 29th and 35th minutes to become the first Premier League player to score three hat-tricks against the same team. 0 votes

The 18-year-old has seen his profile rocket this season on the back of some eye-catching performances in Ligue 1 and the Champions League. WATCH: Crazy end to A-League tie He helped to send Manchester City packing from Europe in midweek, before turning his sights on Caen domestically. Mbappe needed less than 13 minutes to open the scoring in that encounter, with his trickery and power inside the box freeing him to drill a low effort into the back of the net....

Having played till then, the best ever Test-saving knock of his career, he hit his wicket unintentionally off the bowling of Shaun Pollock, but was given not-out. The entire South African team was in a shock as the proceedings out there in the middle were beyond their belief. Wisden, later in their match report, stated that Hansie Cronje even speared a stump through the door of the umpires’ room after the game....

The 18-year-old got his first start for the club in Friday’s Ligue 1 showdown with Metz, playing up front alongside Neymar and Edinson Cavani, and found a goal on his debut as well. PSG 13/2 for CL title with dabblebet Cavani had opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark, but Emmanuel Riviere had the home side level at the interval. But Mbappe had PSG back in front on 59 minutes with a well-taken strike from just outside the box, latching on to a poor clearance and smashing it home to give PSG a 2-1 lead....

The Gunners have it all to do at Emirates Stadium after enduring a 5-1 humbling in the first leg of the last-16 encounter. Ozil ruled out of crucial Bayern game Bayern may already have one foot in the quarter-finals, but they will need to maintain their concentration throughout in north London. Hummels was certainly found wanting in that department as Bayern prepared to depart for England, with the World Cup winner enduring a moment to forget while preparing to get on the club bus....

While many players are hitting the beach to bask in the sun during the close-season, the attacker works up a sweat down by the sea. A day after coming on as a substitute in his country’s 3-0 win over Latvia, the 30-year-old Portugal international posted a video on Instagram of him doing some boxing training with a partner, writing “Enjoying the day off!” Former Manchester United star Nani has good speed, but he may want to stick to football instead of looking for a battle with Anthony Joshua....