Paul Newman to retire from acting
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Paul Newman's career has included winning an Oscar, establishing a food company to fund charities, and operating a restaurant, but he said this week he is retiring from acting.
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Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Robin Ventura has decided to call it quits following a 16-year Major League Baseball career.
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Hollywood star Matt Damon has revealed that he would probably grow old with fellow actor and friend Ben Affleck rather than the woman of his dreams.
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Australia batsman Damien Martyn announces his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket.
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A judge who sparked outrage when he sentenced a repeat sex offender to two months in jail said Friday he will retire.
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Controversial comedian, whose jokes saw him  banned around the country, dies aged 76.
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ONE of Americaâs greatest unsung heroes, an astronaut who touched the stars yet barely scraped the surface of public recognition, is to retire.
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Former cohosts, special guests and future competitors joined   Gibson as he said farewell to the morning show Wednesday after nearly   two decades as coanchor.
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The American comedian Rodney Dangerfield, who parlayed his self-deprecating humour and trademark catchphrase &quot;I don&#39;t get no respect&quot; into a movie career, has died aged 82.
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The actor faces three years in jail. Do you think his career is over?
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Arts & entertainment: 67-year-old British actor nominated for her performance in Away From Her
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Shane Warne will announce on Thursday that he plans to retire from international cricket after the last Ashes Test, say reports in Australia.
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Sport: Spanish star, who won five major championships during a stellar career, announces retirement.
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Australia wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist announces his retirement from cricket.
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Film-maker Roman Polanski will no longer direct a screen adaptation of the Robert Harris novel, reports say.
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COLUMBIA -- The Lou Holtz era at the University of South Carolina will soon come to an end. The 67-year-old South Carolina coach plans to officially announce his retirement Monday morning, ending one of the
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Philippe de Montebello, who has led the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 30 years, announced on Tuesday that he planned to retire at the end of the year.