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Sportshour: #PutOutYourBats: Phillip Hughes Remembered

#PutOutYourBats: Phillip Hughes Remembered

29/11/2014

BBC World Service - Sportshour, #PutOutYourBats: Phillip Hughes Remembered

A tribute to cricketer Phillip Hughes who lost his life playing the sport he loved

A tribute to cricketer Phillip Hughes who lost his life playing the sport he loved - cricket.

People around the world have been paying tribute to cricketer Phillip Hughes who lost his life playing the sport he loved. People have been  displaying cricket bats outside homes as a mark of respect. We also look at the psychological impact on bowler Sean Abbot and the support he will need in order to continue to play the game.

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Eubank, Euwhat?
Chris Eubank has one of the most distinctive voices in world sport. He explains how he got his accent and it involves the BBC World Service!

Why Don’t You Come On Over?
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Haile Gebrselassie
Since leaving professional athletics Haile Gebrselassie has developed both property and farming business in his native Ethiopia. He even built and runs a cinema to showcase the country's film industry. So how did he make the transition from the track to the boardroom? 

Sporting Witness
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(Photo: Flowers and condolence messages are left for cricket player, Phil Hughes who passed away aged 25, as a result of head injuries sustained during a match  on Tuesday. Credit: Matt King/Getty Images)

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