Brazil's top tennis champ to retire this year
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Brazilian former world number one tennis champ Gustavo Kuerten said Tuesday he would retire this year hopefully after playing a tournament at Roland Garros, the court he had cherished most during his career.
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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.
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LISBON, Portugal  - Portuguese midfielder Luis Figo, a former FIFA World Player of the Year, announced Wednesday he is retiring from international soccer.
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Former world number one Monica Seles announces that she is retiring after nearly five years away from tennis.
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FILDERSTADT, Germany  - Lindsay Davenport might be  number one at the end of the year. She might also be retired.
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The announcement by Olivier Panis here yesterday that he will retire from racing at the end of the season at the age of 38 to take up a testing role at Toyota not only created a vacancy
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Top-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova won her first title this season when the qualifier Agnes Szavay retired with a back injury yesterday while leading, 6-4, 0-3.
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Top-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain will face wild card Guillermo Canas of Argentina in the final of the Brazil Open on Sunday.
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MONZA, Italy  - Michael Schumacher, the most   successful Formula One driver of all time, said on Sunday that   he was retiring from the sport at the end of the season.
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Portuguese football (soccer) star Luis Figo has announced that he is retiring from his country&#39;s national team.
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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.
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Sport: Spanish star, who won five major championships during a stellar career, announces retirement.
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MONZA, Italy  - Formula One's oldest driver  Olivier Panis announced Thursday he will quit racing at the end  of the season to take up a test role with Toyota.
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Seve Ballesteros has retired from golf at the age of 50.
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Sania Mirza will stop appearing in tennis competitions in her native country to avoid further controversies.
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Morocco's double Olympic champion Hicham El Guerrouj plans to retire in 2006.
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When Andre Agassi withdrew from Wimbledon with a hip injury earlier this year, it seemed as if the career of one of the most charismatic players in the history of the game was nearing its end.