A list of notable deaths from 2013.
Andhra Cricket Association Honorary Treasurer and Vizianagaram District Cricket Association Organizing Secretary P. Appala Raju (Jan 1).
British cricket journalist Christopher Martin-Jenkins (Jan. 1).
Former Handball Federation of India Senior VP Md Yasin Ustad (Jan. 16).
Serie A club U.C. Sampdoria President Riccardo Garrone (Jan. 21).
Former Brazilian national basketball team coach Ary Vidal (Jan. 28).
Belfast-based award-winning sports journalist Malcolm Brodie (Jan. 29).
BBC sports commentator David Oates (Feb. 3).
Former Chinese table tennis player Zhuang Zedong (Feb. 10).
Australia and New Zealand 2015 Cricket World Cup Organizing Committee Chair James Strong (March 3).
Former F1 team Minardi co-Founder Giancarlo Martini (March 26).
Former South African swimmer Karen Muir (April 1).
ATP Exec Chair & President Brad Drewett (May 3).
Spanish actor, TV host and announcer Constantino Romero (May 12).
Former British Bronze Medal runner Donna Hartley-Wass (June 7).
Horse trainer Henry Cecil (June 11).
FIBA Europe President Ólafur Rafnsson (June 19).
Danish driver Allan Simonsen (June 22).
Argentine sports journalist Enrique Escande (July 6).
Ecuadorean footballer Christian Benitez (July 29).
Int'l Tennis Federation Honorary Life VP Eiichi Kawatei (Aug. 3).
EPL Crystal Palace President Peter Morley (Sep. 14).
British racer Sean Edwards (Oct. 15).
Former La Liga Athletic Bilbao President Jesús María Duñabeitia (Nov. 27).
Former South African President Nelson Mandela (Dec. 5).
BBC Commentator David Coleman (Dec. 21)