Schwarz out of the race
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nother stage victory for race leader Petter Solberg, his fifth since the start of the rally. The Subaru driver is not pulling away at a fast pace from Gronholm and Loeb but the gap is nonetheless increasing steadily.
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Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich will not compete in Wednesday&#39;s time trial of the world cycling championships in Italy because of a stomach problem.
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He approached the campaign like a business venture, but discovered that politics is different. Now he's out of the race
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Dave Wannstedt withdrew his name Thursday from the search for a new coach at the University of Pittsburgh, he told ESPN&#39;s Chris Mortensen.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Four-time Olympic medallist Stephan Eberharter announced his retirement from competitive skiing on Friday. In 16 seasons on the World Cup circuit, Eberharter won 29 races and four world
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CORAL GABLES, Florida  - Blackburn Rovers  goalkeeper Brad Friedel announced his retirement from  international soccer on Monday.
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The Mild Seven Renault F1 Team and Jarno Trulli today announced that the Italian driver has been released from his obligations to the team with immediate effect.
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PEBBLE BEACH, California  - Former champion Arron Oberholser pulled out of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Tuesday because of bursitis in his right shoulder, tournament officials said.
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The TV star and former Senator ends a run for the Presidency that was scuttled by the candidate's own apparent apathy
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Tiger Woods was so exhausted from the Ryder Cup that he withdrew from this week&#39;s 84 Lumber Classic in the greater Pittsburgh area.
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MARIBOR, Slovenia  - Austria's Elisabeth Goergl ended Denise Karbon's run of success with victory in a women's giant slalom on Saturday.
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The company has decided to leave the public markets.
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Four-time Olympic medalist Stephan Eberharter of Austria has announced his retirement from competitive skiing. Eberharter told reporters in Vienna that 20 years of the sport is enough for him.
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Homecountry favorite Sebastien Grosjean and former No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten have withdrawn from the Masters Series-Paris, the final ATP Masters Series event of the year beginning on Oct. 30.
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LIENZ, Austria  - American slalom specialist Resi Stiegler will be out of action for two months after tearing knee ligaments in a crash during the first leg of a World Cup giant slalom in Lienz on Friday.
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Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is to retire from Formula One at the end of the season.
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Qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix scheduled for today was postponed yesterday because of a typhoon. Race organizers and Formula One moved pre-qualifying and qualifying to