Three-time champion Azeri retired
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Azeri, who was Horse of the Year in 2002, won divisional titles in 2002 and 2003, and this year became North America&#39;s winningest female runner of all-time in purse money, was
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Sweden&#39;s former French Open finalist Magnus Norman announced his retirement on Friday, citing a string of injuries for his decision.
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HAMBURG, Germany -- Former Tour de France champion Jan Ullrich retired from cycling Monday amid continuing investigations of his alleged role in a Spanish doping scandal.
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Former European Ryder Cup player and Volvo Masters champion Pierre Fulke has announced his retirement at the age of 36.
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Five-times major winner Seve Ballesteros announced his retirement from golf on Monday, ending one of the most glittering careers in the modern game.
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Maybe Azeri should have run in the Breeders&#39; Cup Distaff, not the Classic. Handlers of the 2002 Horse of the Year opted this week to take on the
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Russian opposition figure and former chess star Garry Kasparov abandons plans to run for the presidency.
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Trainer D. Wayne Lukas announced yesterday he will enter champion mare Azeri against the males in Saturday&#39;s Breeders&#39; Cup Classic at
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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - Leave it to D. Wayne Lukas to add intrigue to an appealing Breeders&#39; Cup Classic. By entering Azeri in today&#39;s $4 million Classic, the Hall of Fame trainer is taking a huge gamble that
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Iran's Arash Miresmaili withdraws from the Olympics amid confusion over his reasons.
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French cycling star Richard Virenque retired Friday, ending a career marked by his fierce mountain climbs but tainted by his part in the Tour de France&#39;s worst doping scandal.
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Britain&#39;s former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world retired last year after retaining his WBC title against giant Ukrainian Vitali Klitschko.
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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.
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Four-time Olympic gold medallist Alexander Popov of Russia has retired from swimming, French sports daily L&#39;Equipe reported Thursday.
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Peace Rules, a multiple Grade 1 winner and earner of more than $3 million, will be retired after developing filling in a leg that would force him to miss the major races this fall.
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Four-time Olympic medalist Stephan Eberharter retired from competitive skiing Friday after 16 years on the World Cup circuit. The decision was not an easy one, the 35-year-old Eberharter said.
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Prague, Czech Republic (Sports Network) - Czech Republic captain Pavel Nedved announced his retirement from international football Friday at the age of 32.