Des Lynam quits Countdown hotseat
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Des Lynam will leave Channel 4's long-running quiz show Countdown at Christmas, his agent confirms.
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Guy Forget plans to stand down as captain of France&#39;s Fed Cup women&#39;s team after the 2005 campaign because of conflicting Davis Cup commitments.
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Joe Nieuwendyk of the Florida Panthers announced his retirement from the National Hockey League on Wednesday, ending his distinguished 20-year career.
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Joe Nieuwendyk officially ended a 20-year National Hockey League career on Thursday after winning three Stanley Cups with three different teams, saying he was ready to be a fan.
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Former France goalkeeper Fabien Barthez says he is to retire with immediate effect.
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Switching channels. Jeff Shell is out and Rich Battista is in as chief executive at Gemstar-TV Guide International (nasdaq: GMST - news - people ). According to the Los Angeles Times, Shell is resigning to
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The International Cycling Union says the Phonak team informed the group that Hamilton&#39;s contract was terminated last week. Hamilton confirms that on his Web site.
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Sean O'Keefe quit Monday to pursue a job as chancellor of Louisiana State University Baton Rouge campus.
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Business & money: Tony Douglas quits in the middle of the airport's busiest ever summer.
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Mercifully, it's over for Lenny Wilkens. It's never easy watching a coach on the verge (see: Rick Pitino, January 2001), and, in the end, Wilkens left. Yesterday he "resigned," which really means he jumped before he was pushed and still will be well-compensated to not coach the New York Knicks.
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Ingrid Osmundsen, manager of the Swedish sales organization has decided to leave Lindex.
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The name of Court TV is getting disbarred.
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The man who made &quot;The Exorcist&quot; and &quot;The French Connection&quot; figures he and Hollywood are quits.
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Veteran presenter Des Lynam says he is too old at the age of 61 to present sport on television.
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Formula One&#39;s oldest driver Olivier Panis announced on Thursday he will quit racing at the end of the season to take up a test role with Toyota.
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Brian Savage retired from the NHL on Thursday after a 12-year career that included stops in Montreal, Phoenix, St. Louis and Philadelphia.
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Former Grand National-winning jockey Mick Fitzgerald announced that he will retire at the end of the season.