Newcastle manager Eddie Howe keen to re-sign in-form Fabian Schar
NEWCASTLE: Eddie Howe has said Newcastle United are keen to re-sign in-form defender Fabian Schar, with the Switzerland international in the final few months of his Magpies deal.
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Warne and Marsh: a tragic day and yet a wondrous day in Pakistan
When it began, this day was supposed to be one of uplift. Australia’s return to cricket in Pakistan after 24 long years. The Rawalpindi Stadium outside Islamabad. A full crowd coming in to see a touring team go from abstraction to reality. Something historical, something to mark. It was a Friday, the centre of Muslim prayer, with an extended lunch break giving a spiritual heart to the day. There was poignancy, too, marking the loss of Rod Marsh. His death fitted our rough calculus of life: 74 years lived, younger than many, but a good life behind him with many misadventures survived.
Shane Warne: Cricketing genius and born showman who transcended his sport
The phrase ‘larger than life’ could have been coined for Shane Warne, a man whose prodigious cricketing skills, mega-watt star power and ability to draw a crowd allowed him to transcend his career and his craft.
Shane Warne: Mike Gatting pays tribute to cricket’s ‘number one’
Mike Gatting hailed Shane Warne as cricket’s “number one” after the death of the Australian great on Friday.
Shane Warne: The Australia cricket legend's career in pictures
Shane Warne's death, aged 52, following a suspected heart attack has shocked the sporting world.
Cricket-Genius on the pitch, bad boy off it, Warne was one of a kind
(Reuters) - Shane Warne thrilled and inspired in equal measure throughout his career but for all his wizardry with a cricket ball and charisma, like others touched by sporting genius he brought a fair amount of baggage to his chosen profession.
'Hit by a truck' - Neil Robertson admits performance in loss to Judd Trump impacted by death of Shane Warne
Neil Robertson has conceded his performance in his loss to Judd Trump at the Welsh Open was impacted by the death of Shane Warne. It was announced on Friday afternoon that legendary Australian cricketer Warne had been found dead in Thailand at the age of 52. Ad/> Robertson has revealed he learned of Warne’s death shortly before he arrived at the arena in Newport, and said he could not process the news and was unable to find his form.
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.