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Player retiring from competition.
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Shogun Rua signals retirement after Glover Teixeira boxing bout in São Paulo
Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua says Saturday's eight-round boxing match against fellow former UFC champion Glover Teixeira in São Paulo is almost certainly his final fight, calling it a missing chapter from his MMA career.
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Retired drop-goal hero Freddie Burns set to return to Leicester Tigers as kicking coach
Leicester Tigers' cryptic social media teaser has pointed strongly to Freddie Burns rejoining Welford Road as kicking coach, weeks after the former England fly-half retired from playing and with the club needing to replace outgoing coach Alex Davies.
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Varane joins Zidane among EA FC 27 legends as ICON
EA FC 27 adds Raphaël Varane to ICON status in its Ultimate Team mode. The 2018 World Cup winner, retired since 2024, joins Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry and Patrick Vieira in the game's pantheon.
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Sir Billy Boston, dual-code Welsh icon who scored 571 tries, dies aged 92
Sir Billy Boston, widely regarded as one of the greatest figures in Welsh sporting history, has died in hospital in Wigan aged 92. The rugby league legend scored 571 tries in 562 games and was knighted in June 2025, just four days before his death followed the funeral of his wife of 70 years.
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NRL great Shaun Johnson reveals he came close to joining All Blacks Sevens in his mid-20s
Retired NRL halfback Shaun Johnson has disclosed that legendary All Blacks Sevens coach Gordon Tietjens once held talks with him about switching codes, making it the nearest he ever came to leaving rugby league during his decorated career.
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Retired Barboza likens Ruffy to Anderson Silva ahead of UFC 331 clash with Tsarukyan
Edson Barboza, recently retired from the UFC, has praised fellow Brazilian Mauricio Ruffy as an 'improved version' of himself and compared him to Anderson Silva, while likening Arman Tsarukyan to Khabib Nurmagomedov ahead of their Sept. 19 co-main event in Los Angeles.
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Barboza tells promoters to leave him alone after retiring from UFC at 39
Edson Barboza has firmly closed the door on an MMA comeback following his retirement after a fourth straight defeat at UFC 330, telling managers and promoters not to offer him fights as he plans to move into coaching.
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Scotland lock McMillan retires at 29 after rejecting contract over pay and mental toll
Louise McMillan has retired from international rugby at 29 after turning down a Scotland contract that would have required a significant pay cut. The Saracens lock cited financial reality, exhaustion from combining club rugby with a full-time job, and a loss of confidence under previous coaching staff.
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Neuer becomes most decorated German footballer and hints at retirement at season's end
Manuel Neuer won his record 36th trophy with Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup victory over Borussia Dortmund (2-1), surpassing Thomas Müller. At 40 years old, the goalkeeper suggested that the 2024-2025 season could be his last.
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Richards pledges to quit punditry by 2034 as Keane eyes even earlier exit
Micah Richards has publicly committed to leaving football media by the 2034 World Cup, aged 46, to focus on community work in Leeds. Roy Keane, 55, has suggested he could walk away from punditry even sooner, hinting at a move abroad within a couple of years.
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Philippe Mexès returns to football ten years after retirement as consultant
Ten years after hanging up his boots, Philippe Mexès is making his return to football by joining Ligue 1+ as a consultant, alongside his former teammate Adil Rami.
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Retired Burns targets Covington rivalry in RAF wrestling after post-MMA life begins
Gilbert Burns, who retired from MMA earlier this year before tapping out Horlando Monteiro in his UFC BJJ debut, says he is open to competing in freestyle wrestling promotion RAF — with Colby Covington his preferred opponent.
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Khabib names Gaethje fight as career's hardest after father's death and injury-hit camp
Khabib Nurmagomedov has revealed that his 2020 title defence against Justin Gaethje pushed him closer to his limit than any other fight — not because of Gaethje's power alone, but because he was grieving the Covid-19 death of his father, Abdulmanap, and battling a string of injuries throughout camp.
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Din Thomas confirms Brady corner just days after retiring from UFC cornering
Din Thomas announced his retirement from cornering live on television after Gillian Robertson's strawweight title loss at UFC 330, only to confirm days later he will corner Sean Brady against Gabriel Bonfim on November 7 — drawing ridicule from Dustin Poirier, Chris Weidman, and Jorge Masvidal.
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Volkanovski open to retirement if UFC 333 title defence against Evloev goes 'terribly wrong'
Alexander Volkanovski says he has no immediate plans to retire, but admits a poor showing against undefeated Movsar Evloev at UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi on October 24 could force his hand on a career decision.
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Alonso has no timeframe on F1 future as Aston Martin contract talks with Stroll and Newey loom
Fernando Alonso says there is no set timeline for deciding his Formula 1 future, with the 45-year-old still awaiting talks with Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll and technical chief Adrian Newey before committing beyond his current 2026 contract.
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Tottenham double-winner Terry Dyson dies aged 91 after decade of glory at Spurs
Terry Dyson, a key member of Tottenham's historic 1960-61 league and FA Cup double-winning side, has died aged 91. The winger scored 55 goals in 209 appearances and netted twice in the 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.
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Barboza retires after UFC 330 loss, ending 16-year career on his own terms
Edson Barboza confirmed his retirement following a defeat to Esteban Ribovics at UFC 330 in Philadelphia on Saturday, closing a 16-year UFC career that spanned 33 fights. The Brazilian featherweight admitted he had been wrestling with the decision for months before finally making peace with it.
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Former Scotland captain Stuart McInally swaps rugby for the cockpit at Jet2
Stuart McInally, who retired from professional rugby in 2023 after a decorated career with Scotland and Edinburgh, has fulfilled a lifelong ambition by qualifying as a commercial pilot and joining airline Jet2 to fly Boeing 737s across Europe.
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Robert Mouynet, Last Survivor of France's 1958 World Cup Squad, Dies at 96
Defender Robert Mouynet, who played for Toulouse and Olympique Lyonnais, was the last living member of the French team that finished third at the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. He passed away this week at the age of 96.
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