Sir Garfield Sobers was called “the greatest cricketer the world has ever known” by his former teammate Sir Clive Lloyd at the legendary West Indies player’s state funeral in Barbados. Lloyd described the multi-talented Sobers, who died aged 89 on July 17, as “a man who lived in the hearts and minds of Caribbean people
Garfield St Aubrun Sobers was born in Bridgetown on July 28, 1936, but was only five years old when his father, a merchant seaman, died in World War II, leaving his mother Thelma to raise half a dozen children. Young Garry was born with an extra finger on each hand, which was removed during infancy.
Legendary former West Indies all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers, considered one of the greatest cricketers of all time, has died aged 89. The Sobers played 93 Tests between 1954 and 1974, scoring 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets. An entertaining left-handed batsman, Sobers scored 365 not out against Pakistan in 1958, an effort that stood as
While Kylie Jenner serves as a human billboard for Meta’s AI glasses, pop star Lorde isn’t buying it. During a set at the Mad Cool Festival in Madrid last week, Lorde had a few words about the new technology, which many security experts have considered a privacy nightmare. “It’s getting harder and harder in our
Sir Keir Starmer received a personalized revolver with live ammunition as a gift from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during the NATO summit. The firearm, with the prime minister’s name engraved on it, was one of a series of similar gifts presented to leaders of each country attending the event in Ankara. Sir Keir’s revolver