Cricketing stars from Yorkshire and beyond were among the mourners who gathered to say farewell to legendary umpire Dickie Bird at his funeral earlier. The Barnsley-born son of a miner was 92 when he ...

Dickie Bird remembered as ‘best umpire in the world’ at emotional Yorkshire farewell - A larger than life character, ...

Great Britain's Aled Davies secured his seventh consecutive F63 shot put title on the final day of the World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi. The Welshman, 34, threw a distance of 16.44m in ...

"Players all over the world respected and admired him for his firmness, fairness and he did it with a sense of humour. "He was loved by so many and became a legend. "RIP Dickie". Cricket legends from ...

Cricketing stars from Yorkshire and beyond were among the mourners who gathered to say farewell to legendary umpire Dickie Bird at his funeral earlier. The Barnsley-born son of a miner was 92 when he ...

Sir Geoffrey Boycott gave a touching eulogy at the funeral of Dickie Bird, praising his fellow Yorkshireman as "the best umpire in the world". Bird died last month at the age of 92 and his life was ...