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Eric Harrison, the man who launched David Beckham's Manchester United career, dies

United said Harrison died on Wednesday but did not provide a cause of death. He was diagnosed with dementia four years ago.

"Eric's contribution to football and not just at Manchester United was incredible,'' said former United manager Alex Ferguson, who led United from 1986-2013 and remains a club director. "... He built character and determination in those young players and prepared them for the future.''

Heather Menzies-Urich, The Sound of Music's Louisa von Trapp, dies

Her death was announced by the estate of the musical's creators, Rodgers & Hammerstein, on Monday.

She was diagnosed with brain cancer four weeks ago and died on Christmas Eve, news site TMZ quoted her son Ryan as saying.

"She was an actress, a ballerina and loved living her life to the fullest," he told TMZ.

Born Heather Menzies in Toronto, she was 15 when the musical film was released in 1965. It went on to win 10 Oscars, including best picture.

Indonesian goalkeeper Choirul Huda dies after colliding with team-mate

Huda collapsed after a coming together involving Persela team-mate Ramon Rodrigues in a match against Semen Padang in Liga 1, the top division in Indonesia.

A statement from Dr Yudistiro Andri Nugroho published on Persela's official website said Huda was immediately transported to hospital, but died shortly after arriving.

Dr Nugroho added that the initial analysis showed the "possibility of head trauma and neck trauma", while the collision caused a "cardiac arrest".

The match was completed, with Persela winning 2-0.

Joost van der Westhuizen: Former South Africa captain dies, aged 45

Van der Westhuizen won the World Cup with the Springboks in 1995.

Regarded as one of the finest scrum-halves in history, he won 89 international caps between 1993 and 2003, scoring 38 tries.

He captained the Springboks for four years, including at the 1999 World Cup, before his retirement in 2003.

Van der Westhuizen was admitted to hospital in Johannesburg on Saturday, when he was said to be in a "critical condition".

Actress Mary Tyler Moore dies aged 80

She was best known for her roles in The Dick Van Dyke Show between 1961 and 1966, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, which ran from 1970 to 1977.

Moore, who won seven Emmy Awards for her television work, died in the company of friends and her husband, Dr S Robert Levine, representative Mara Buxbaum said in a statement.

Moore was also nominated for an Academy Award for the 1981 film Ordinary People, playing a character very different from her TV roles - an icy woman coping with a suicide attempt by her 18-year-old son.