Maurice Greene retires from the track
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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.
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TWO-TIME world champion Carlos Sainz&#39;s career came to a premature end today after the Spaniard was forced out of the Rally of Australia.
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Richard Virenque, one of France's most popular and successful cyclists, has retired from the sport aged 34.
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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.
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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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ATHENS, Greece -- Maurice Greene made a smooth start in his bid to defend his 100 meters Olympic title, running 10.18 seconds to win his first-round heat.
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Emmitt Smith, the NFL's career rushing leader, is retiring after 15 years, according to two sources within the NFL.
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Stephan Eberharter announced his  retirement on Friday after a decade and a half as a leading  light of the Austrian Alpine skiing team.
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Greene was clocked talking a mile-a-minute after the 100-meter dash Sunday night, but Gatlin stopped the real clocks in 9.85 seconds.
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Ronald Waterreus, the veteran Dutch goalkeeper for the Red Bulls, announced Friday that he would retire at the end of the season.
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Betrayed finally by the body which once hurtled along a track faster than any man in the world, Maurice Greene reached journey's end this month.
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Emmitt Smith, the running back who set the N.F.L. career rushing mark, retired Thursday after 15 years of barreling through the league.
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AMERICAN Maurice Greene was the sentimental favourite, his chance to repeat his Sydney 2000 feat and grab the gold in the 100m sprint.
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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.
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ATHENS -- Maurice Greene flexed his arms, thumped his chest and gathered the media for a post-race announcement. &quot;We&#39;re going to have a party tomorrow and everybody&#39;s invited -- I&#39;m buying,&quot; said the defending
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RALEIGH, North Carolina  - Maurice Greene wants to turn back the clock and rediscover life among the world's elite sprinters this year, at the age of 32.
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Stephan Eberharter announced his retirement on Friday after a decade and a half as a leading light of the Austrian Alpine skiing team.