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Graham Thorpe: Former England batter took his personal life, household says

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Former Pakistan quick bowler and captain Waqar Younis, who performed with Thorpe for Surrey between 1990 and 1993, mentioned his former teammate's loss of life “left a giant gap in my life”. “Graham Thorpe was all the pieces to me – he was a really shut good friend and member of the family,” he informed … Read more

Olympics artistic swimming: Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe take historic silver

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Shortman and Thorpe have known each other since childhood and have been swimming together since they were nine. Thorpe's mother Karen competed alongside Shortman's mother Maria in the 1980s and just missed out on qualifying for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Shortman told the BBC earlier this year that she and Thorpe hoped to “carry … Read more