The sports world paid tribute to a heavy metal icon on Tuesday. Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary Prince of Darkness, died at the age of 76 on Tuesday, and kind words quickly poured out for the larger-than-life singer.

Black Sabbath is an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward and bassist Geezer Butler. "Paranoid" and "Changes" are arguably the band's most popular songs.

After news of the Black Sabbath vocalist’s death surfaced, Jessica and Louis Osbourne took to social media to subtly pay their respects to their late dad.

Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath guitarist and co-founder, told UK broadcaster ITV that Osbourne was “frustrated” during the band’s farewell concert on July 5. The heavy metal icon died less than three weeks later, on July 22, at age 76.

A helicopter arrived at Ozzy Osbourne’s mansion as medics battled for hours to save the rock icon in his heartbreaking final chapter.

Ozzy Osbourne's death at the age of 76 earlier this week has left an outpouring of mourning, especially across the music world.

The guitarist battled the odds to perform at Back to the Beginning, but it brought him closer to Ozzy before the end

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has said the loss of his bandmate Ozzy Osbourne is "like losing a brother". The pair, who met at school in Aston, Birmingham, before being catapulted into the limelight with Black Sabbath and forging the heavy metal genre, were best friends for 57 years.