Shane Warne remembered at private funeral in Melbourne
Shane Warne’s family and friends have held a private funeral in Melbourne, with about 80 guests gathering to say their goodbyes to the cricketing great.
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Shane Warne's family and friends say goodbye at private funeral
Shane Warne's family and friends have bid the cricketing legend farewell at a private funeral in Melbourne.
Australian cricketing legend Warne farewelled in private funeral
Family, sportspeople and entertainers bid farewell to Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne at a private funeral held at his hometown in Melbourne on Sunday.
Elizabeth Hurley's 'heart aches' as Shane Warne honoured at private memorial
cricket superstar Shane Warne was farewelled at a private memorial service on Sunday with former fiance Elizabeth Hurley saying her "heart aches" for not being able to attend. The legendary leg spinner's body was found at a luxury resort in Thailand on March 4, with his death aged just 52 provoking shock and grief around the world from prime ministers, rock stars and fellow players. An autopsy revealed he died of natural causes following a suspected heart attack with a private jet flying him home to his native Melbourne. He was remembered before family and friends in an invitation-only service at St Kilda Football Club, an Australian Rules team he supported all his life. Warne's three children Brooke, Jackson, and Summer were expected to be at the centre of proceedings with local media personalities and his close-knit poker group also attending.
ICC Women's World Cup: Alang King, Alyssa Healy Shine As Australia Defeat Pakistan By 7 Wickets
Alana King's two-wicket haul and Alyssa Healy's 72-run knock helped Australia defeat Pakistan by seven wickets in the 6th match of the ongoing ICC Women's 50-over World Cup at the Bay Oval on Tuesday. Chasing 191, Australia got off to a quick start as openers Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes put on 60 runs inside 11 overs. Pakistan got the much-needed breakthrough in the 11th over as Nashra Sandhu dismissed Haynes (34) and this brought Meg Lanning to the middle.
Pat Cummins: Cricket won’t be same again after ‘once-in-a-century’ Shane Warne
Pat Cummins described Shane Warne as a “once-in-a-century type cricketer” after the former Australia leg-spinner’s death at the age of 52 following a suspected heart attack.
Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne lead tributes to Rod Marsh after Australia legend dies aged 74
Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne have paid tribute to Rod Marsh after the Australia legend died at the age of 74.
Australia PM Scott Morrison leads tributes to cricket great Rod Marsh
cricket was in mourning on Friday following the death of Rod Marsh, with tributes for the former wicketkeeper by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and from across the cricketing community. Marsh, who played 96 Tests and 92 one-day internationals in the 1970s and 1980s, was 74 and died in Adelaide after a heart attack while on his way to a charity event in Bundaberg in Queensland on February 24. "Very sad to hear of the passing of Rod Marsh," Morrison wrote on Twitter.