LONDON (REUTERS) - Bobby Moore was named Britain's sports personality of the year in 1966 after leading England to triumph in the soccer World Cup, and now another Captain Moore has become a surprise contender to follow in his footsteps - at the age of 99.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON - Bobby Moore was named Britain's sports personality of the year in 1966 after leading England to triumph in the soccer World Cup, and now another Captain Moore has become a surprise contender to follow in his footsteps - at the age of 99.
Wearing a blazer bedecked with his medals, he covered the 25m circuit with the help of a wheeled walking frame, completing the challenge just two weeks shy of his 100th birthday on April 30. But the lack of sporting action due to the pandemic meant Moore's odds were cut to 50/1 against by the bookmaker William Hill.
Stokes, who won the award last year for his 50-over World Cup-winning heroics and Ashes performances against Australia, said he hoped he would be moving as well as Moore when he was 50, let alone 100.
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