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We will never forget: Sports deaths in 2019

Tributes poured in for Emiliano Sala at former club Nantes after a plane carrying the Argentine plunged into the English Channel [Courtesy]

From the tragic death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala to motor racing legend Niki Lauda and South Africa's 1995 Rugby World Cup champion Chester Williams, AFP Sport looks at some of the notable sporting figures who passed away in 2019:

Emiliano Sala, 28

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