Star cyclist Richard Virenque retires
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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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Doping allegations have dogged cycling and 2006 Tour de France winner Floyd Landis for the past year, leaving the sport reeling on the eve of the Tour.
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The International Cycling Union says the Phonak team informed the group that Hamilton&#39;s contract was terminated last week. Hamilton confirms that on his Web site.
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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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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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The route of the 2005 Tour de France was announced yesterday, and the changes look set to test the dominance of the reigning champion, Lance Armstrong.
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PARIS, France -- Richard Virenque, the darling of French cycling fans whose career was tainted by his part in the Tour de France&#39;s worst doping scandal, has announced his retirement from the sport.
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Lawyers for the 2006 Tour de France winner say an arbitration panel has ended its deliberations and will issue a ruling on cyclistâs failed doping test by next week.
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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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Britain's WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson has confirmed his retirement from the sport because of injury.
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Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Former French Open runner-up Magnus Norman of Sweden announced his retirement from the ATP on Thursday, citing hip and knee injuries.
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The Tour de France no longer calls him champion. His cycling team cut him loose.
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Olympic gold medalist Tyler Hamilton was fired by his cycling team two months after testing positive for blood doping. The Swiss-based International Cycling Union, or UCI, said Tuesday
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French Formula One driver Olivier Panis says that he will retire from the Grand Prix circuit at the end of this season but will stay with the Toyota team as an advisor.
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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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A few months after winning his fourth Olympic Gold Medal Matthew Pinsent, one of Britain&#39;s premier rowers in recent years has announced his retirement.
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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.