The thought that the player was dead certainly crossed my mind.

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This lasted until 23:10, without success, when the player was pronounced dead.

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In 2004, Springbok rugby player Rudi Visagie shot dead his 19-year-old daughter Marle after mistaking her for a robber trying to steal his car in the middle of the night.

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It's got passion (a player from Grenoble was jailed for shooting dead a rival whose boule landed on his foot).

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The smartphone market is ripe for disruption Palm is dead, Symbian is sunsetting, RIM is faltering, and every player in the ecosystem (other than Google and Apple) want a third player to wedge between Google and Apple.

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Junior is the 19th player that I played with or knew personally from college and professional football who is dead, all before 50.

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Chelsea's hierarchy were unmoved by the player's father insisting he would only move to Stamford Bridge "over his dead body" and pursued their target ruthlessly.

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