Former England defender Phil Jagielka retires from playing at 41
Jagielka made his professional debut in May 2000 for Sheffield United Former England centre-back Phil Jagielka has retired from football at the age of 41. Jagielka played 40 times for England was included in the squads for Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup. He began his professional career with Sheffield United in 2000 and […]
Republic of Ireland 1-1 New Zealand: Irish held in friendly as James McClean retires
McClean was embraced by Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny, who may have taken charge for the final time The Republic of Ireland failed to end a disappointing year on a high as they were held by New Zealand on a night when James McClean brought down the curtain on his international career. Adam Idah’s […]
Kal Yafai: Former WBA super-flyweight world champion retires
Kal Yafai beat Luis Concepcion to claim the vacant WBA super-flyweight title in 2016 Former WBA super-flyweight champion Kal Yafai has retired after losing against Jonathan Rodriguez. Rodriguez put Yafai on the canvas twice before the referee stopped the contest in round one at YouTube Theater, Inglewood in California on Saturday. Briton Yafai, 34, was […]
Meg Lanning: Australia captain retires to end 13-year international career
Meg Lanning (centre) led Australia to victory in the Women’s T20 World Cup in February Australia captain Meg Lanning has announced her international retirement after 13 years at the highest level of cricket. Lanning, 31, is Australia women’s greatest run scorer and won seven World Cups, including five as skipper. “The decision to step away […]
Alastair Cook: England and Essex legend retires from professional cricket
Alastair Cook ends his career with 26,643 runs from 352 first-class matches England and Essex legend Alastair Cook has announced his retirement from professional cricket, ending a record-breaking 20-year career. Left-hander Cook, 38, retired from Test cricket in 2018 but has played five more seasons with Essex since then. Cook’s contract at Chelmsford has expired […]
Eden Hazard retires: Ex-Chelsea and Real Madrid forward ends football career
Ex-Chelsea winger Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from football after leaving Real Madrid at the end of last season. Hazard, 32, joined Los Blancos from Chelsea in 2019 for £89m, but played just 54 league games for the Spanish giants, including only six in 2022-23. He won two Premier League titles during his time […]
Abbie McManus: Former England, Man City and Leicester defender retires aged 30
Abbie McManus was part of the England squad that reached the World Cup semi-finals in 2019 Former England defender Abbie McManus has retired from football aged 30. McManus won 18 caps and was part of the Lionesses squad that won the SheBelieves Cup and reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2019. She broke […]
Dafne Schippers: Two-time world champion retires aged 31
Schippers is a two-time European 100m champion Two-time world 200m champion Dafne Schippers has retired at the age of 31. The Dutchwoman won gold at the 2015 World Championship in Beijing and in London two years later. Competing in the same era as sprint greats Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Elaine Thompson-Herah, Schippers also claimed 100m silver […]
'I'm so proud' – Rapinoe retires from USA national team
The USA’s Megan Rapinoe says she is “proud” of the progress women’s football has made as she called time on her 17-year international career with a 2-0 win against South Africa. Source link