The sporting legends who died in 2022 including Shane Warne, Phil Bennett and Eddie Butler
2022 will be remembered for its sporting highlights. Argentina's World Cup win in Qatar and France's Grand Slam success in the Six Nations are among them.
Phil Bennett won 29 caps for Wales and eight for the British & Irish Lions. Eddie Butler was the voice of Welsh rugby on the BBC. Vilaiga Tuigamala represented Samoa and New Zealand. Des Drummond played for England and Great Britain. Tommy Kiernan captained the Lions on their tour of South Africa in 1986. Mel James played in the league for St Helens. Doddie Weir raised millions for motor neurone disease. Bobby Wanbon played at the 1975 World Cup for Welsh. Ken Jones played centre for Ireland and the Welsh Lions in 1960s.
Mino Raiola is an Italian football agent. Billy Bingham played for and managed Northern Ireland. Andy Goram played football for 11 different clubs and played cricket for Scotland. David Moores made his fortune by creating retail and football betting company Littlewoods.
Shane Warne took 708 wickets in a Test career that spanned 15 years. Andrew Symonds was named in Australia's greatest ever ODI team and enjoyed a brief stint in rugby league.
Nick Bollettieri was a tennis coach. He worked with Monica Seles, Andre Agassi, Maria Sharapova and Boris Becker.
Lester Piggott, 86, is one of the greatest flat racing jockeys of all-time. He won almost 4,500 races, including nine in the Epsom Derby.
The sporting legends who died in 2022 include Shane Warne, Phil Bennett and Eddie Butler.
