Former Worcester Warriors owner Cecil Duckworth dies age 83: Previous Worcester Warriors proprietor Cecil Duckworth CBE, who changed the club into a Premiership side, has passed on at 83 years old.

The Warriors sponsor was effectively associated with the club from 1997 to 2015, when he ventured down as executive to become club president.

He subsidized the improvement of Sixways and enlivened Warriors' ascent to the Premiership without precedent for 2004.

Game cherishing Duckworth likewise filled in as club president with Worcestershire CCC.

"Everybody at Warriors is profoundly disheartened by the information on Cecil's passing," said Warriors proprietors Jason Whittingham and Colin Goldring.

"His rugby heritage is a monstrous one and one that we are pleased to have acquired.

Former Worcester Warriors owner Cecil Duckworth dies age 83

"Cecil has been a gigantic assistance to us in the course of the most recent two years and a wellspring of important exhortation and direction in his part as president.

"It says much regarding Cecil's vision that the designs for the improvement of the Sixways site that we are dealing with right now depend on a masterplan that Cecil drew up 25 years prior.

"Cecil was regarded all through rugby. He was a magnificent represetative for Warriors and for the city of Worcester and Worcestershire.

"He was quite adored by players and staff, at various times, at Sixways and he will be remembered fondly by us all of us."

Conceived in Macclesfield in 1937, Duckworth first moved to Worcestershire in 1958, preceding beginning the Worcester Engineering Co Ltd four years after the fact, assisting with developing the combi-heater.

He offered the organization to Bosch in 1992, after which he got engaged with Worcester.

Heroes will hold brief's quiet in Cecil's memory before next Saturday's initial Premiership match of the period against London Irish at Sixways.

Former Worcester Warriors owner Cecil Duckworth dies age 83


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Bosses 2020: Dustin Johnson says major at Augusta National is one he needed most

World number one Dustin Johnson says the Masters is the significant he "needed to win the most" after his record-breaking triumph at Augusta National on Sunday.

The 36-year-old American, who won the US Open in 2016, posted a record score of 20 under standard to win by five strokes.

"It is a blessing from heaven, as a child I generally envisioned about being a Masters champion," said a passionate Johnson.

"It's simply unimaginable. Having Tiger Woods put the Green Jacket on you, it actually feels like a fantasy."

The 36-year-old, who cuts a to a great extent dull figure on the course, battled to keep down tears as he was met on Augusta's putting green after his success.

"It's only fantastic, as should be obvious... sorry," he said as. "I experience never had this much difficulty gathering myself. On the green I am very acceptable at it, around here I'm definitely not!"

Prior, in the wake of being given the Green Jacket by Tiger Woods in Butler Cabin, he stated: "It actually feels like a fantasy.

"Be that as it may, I am here and what an incredible inclination it is. I was unable to feel more energized. The Masters is the greatest competition. It's the one I needed to win most. I'm glad the manner in which I dealt with myself."

Johnson, who completed tied for second a year ago as Woods won his fifth Green Jacket, broke the past least winning imprint at Augusta of 18 under set by Woods in 1997 and Jordan Spieth in 2015.

"It's an unfathomable inclination. I played unfathomable golf the entire week. The conditions assisted with the scoring," he said. "To score 20 under is an amazing privilege."

Johnson accomplished the accomplishment with his sibling Austin as caddie and was grasped by fiancee Paulina Gretzky after triumph was affirmed.

"It's a mind blowing feeling to encounter this with my sibling, Austin," added Johnson. "I love him being on my pack. I don't need any other person to impart these recollections to.

"Having Paulina there was marvelous. It was loads of fun. I will recollect this for an amazing remainder."

Johnson held a four-shot lead heading into the last day however that was quickly sliced to one preceding he pulled tidy to hold up the test of South Korea's Sungjae Im and Australian Cameron Smith.

"I did whatever it takes not to watch the leaderboard. I did somewhat before," said Johnson, who checked a four-under 68 on the last day that included six birdies and two intruder.

"I made a birdie at three, at that point made intruder - they weren't awful shots since I had a decent gander at standards. I at that point made an incredible shot at six and made birdie.

"It was an intense day, it's consistently hard on the last day of a significant."

How you responded to Johnson's success at #bbcgolf

Jordan: The meaning of cool, quiet and gathered, legitimate proficient execution.

James Bamford: Superb execution by DJ. Altogether merited, phenomenal, diverse release of the Masters that will live long in the memory.

Allan: That's probably the best golf I have seen for a long time

Christopher Durant: Incredible execution from DJ


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