Cyclist Richard Virenque retires
17427
Paris, France (Sports Network) - French cycling star Richard Virenque announced Friday that he is retiring. Virenque was known for his fierce mountain climbs, but his cycling career was also tainted by his
525487
The Tour de France no longer calls him champion. His cycling team cut him loose.
80268
Nine-time Grand Slam winner Monica Seles announced her retirement from competitive tennis on Thursday.
151771
Frenchman Olivier Panis has announced his retirement from racing in Formula One, although he will continue as a test driver with Toyota.
452841
Former Olympic and world 100 meters champion Maurice Greene announced his retirement from athletics on Monday. "Today I'm officially announcing my retirement from the sport," the 33-year-old American told reporters in Beijing.
237756
Swedish tennis player Joachim Johansson, who once reached number nine in the world, announced his retirement on Friday at the age of 25 because of a long-standing shoulder injury.
115198
Controversial French cyclist Richard Virenque, a record seven-time winner of the Tour de France&#39;s King of the Mountains jersey, will retire at the end of the current season when he turns 35.
25388
Toyota's Olivier Panis will retire from Formula One at the end of the 2004 season.
756836
British rowing great Matthew Pinsent, who won gold medals at each of the last four Olympic Games, announced here on Tuesday his retirement from the sport.
715037
France's Olivier Panis will retire from  Formula One at the end of the 2004 season, his team Toyota said  on Thursday.
552348
MATTHEW Pinsent yesterday announced his expected retirement from rowing, calling time on a 15-year career which brought him four Olympic gold medals and ten world titles.
255555
Disgraced Tour de France winner Floyd Landis admits his cycling career may be over after his positive dope test.
504345
Richard Virenque, the French rider described once as &quot;incarnating the issue of doping&quot; finally called time yesterday on a career in which, against the odds, he survived the biggest drugs scandal in sport since Ben Johnson to retain a place in the hearts
229649
Olivier Panis, the oldest driver and  only Frenchman on the Formula One starting grid, says farewell  to grand prix racing in Japan this weekend.
635931
Cycling is a circus and the thrill is gone &#151; from this year's Tour de France anyway.
536880
Two-time world rallying champion Carlos Sainz&#39;s career ended Wednesday - one race short of his scheduled retirement. The 42-year-old Spaniard had planned to call it quits after the
387723
Rower Matthew Pinsent, who has won four Olympic gold medals, has announced he is retiring from the sport. That means Pinsent won&#39;t equal the five gold medals won in successive Olympics by another rower, Sir Steven Redgrave.