Serena Williams

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Legend Tennis Star Serena Williams Announces Retirement

Tennis legend Serena Williams has announced her retirement on August 9, reported Vogue. The 40-year-old has won 73 career singles, 23 career doubles titles. In an emotional post, William who is a mother said, "A lot of people don’t realize that I was two months pregnant when I won the Australian Open in 2017. But I’m turning 41 this month, and something’s got to give." Hence, she announced her retirement.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 - 08:50 PM / by Varsha Joshi

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Courtesy: Vogue

Deandra Dottin

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West Indies Cricketer Deandra Dottin Declares Retirement

Deandra Dottin, West Indies all-rounder, announced her retirement from international cricket on August 1, citing the present atmosphere and team environment as the reason for her choice. "Thanks to all for the love and support in my past 14 years of playing cricket for West Indies! I look forward to playing domestic cricket around the… read-more

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 - 08:40 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Cricket, West Indies, Deandra Dottin, retirement, team environment

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England Cricketer Katherine Brunt

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England Cricketer Katherine Brunt Retires From Test Cricket

Katherine Brunt, an all-rounder for England, revealed her retirement from Test cricket on June 18, after a 17-year, 162-day career. The 36-year-old made her Test debut against New Zealand in 2004 and played her final match in Canberra earlier this year against Meg Lanning's Australia. "I feel like as an athlete there is never an obvious time to step away from doing the thing that you love,” said Brunt. 

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 - 07:08 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: England, Cricketer, Katherine brunt, retirement, Test Cricket

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Mithali Raj

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Mithali Raj Announces Retirement From International Form Of Cricket

Cricketer Mithali Raj announced retirement from all forms of international cricket on June 8. She had a two-decade long cricket career, she will now bid goodbye to the international forms with a record 7,805 runs in 232 ODIs. 12 Test matches and 89 T20 Internationals. "Like all journeys, this one too must come to an end. Today is the day I retire from all forms of International Cricket," posted Mithali.

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 - 03:30 PM / by Varsha Joshi

Tags: Mithali Raj, Cricket, retirement, International Form, Indian Cricketer

African Footballer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

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African Footballer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Announces His Retirement

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has declared his retirement from international football. The Barcelona striker played in 72 games for Gabon, scoring 30 goals, and served as captain. He is his country's all-time leading scorer, and he was named African Footballer of the Year in 2010. He has opted to concentrate on his club career after an early exit from the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year.

Thu, 19 May 2022 - 06:30 PM / by Vidhi Jhunjhunwala

Tags: Football, Africa, gabon, retirement, Barcelona

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Kevin Anderson

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Tennis Player Kevin Anderson Announces His Retirement At 35-Year-Old

Thirty Five-years-old South African tennis player Kevin Anderson announced retirement from his 15 years professional career. Anderson had ups and downs, struggled with various injuries but overcame and climbed to No.5 in the ATP Rankings, the top African in ATP Ranking history since 1973, won seven ATP Tour titles, and reached two Grand Slam finals. His final match came in March at the Miami Open.

Wed, 04 May 2022 - 12:34 PM / by SARANNYA ACHARYA

Tags: Kevin Anderson, TENNIS, South Africa, Grand Slam Finalist, retirement

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Sania Mirza Playing Tennis

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Sania Mirza Announces Retirement; Fans Flood Social Media With Messages

Renowned Indian tennis player Sania Mirza has announced her retirement plans. News about her retirement has come after her defeat in the first round of women's doubles at Australian Open 2022. Her fans flooded social media with heartfelt tweets for the veteran tennis player. “Thank you Sania Mirza for all the lovely memories that you gave to us in tennis,” a tweet read.

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 - 01:00 PM / by Basharat Rashid

Tags: sports, Indian sports, Indian Tennis Player, retirement, Sania Mirza

Courtesy: India Today

Chris Morris celebrating in IPL

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South African All-Rounder Chris Morris Announces Retirement From Cricket

South African all-rounder Chris Morris announced his retirement from all forms of the cricket, stated that he had taken up a coaching role. Morris played 69 international games across all formats, who last represented South-Africa in the ODI World Cup in England in July 2019. Notably, Morris became the costliest player at the IPL auction after being bought at INR 16.25 crores by Rajasthan Royals in the 2021 auction.

Tue, 11 Jan 2022 - 06:01 PM / by Basharat Rashid

Tags: Cricket, South Africa, retirement, IPL, Games

Courtesy: India Today

Cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa

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Sri Lankan Cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa Announces Retirement

Sri Lanka's cricketer Bhanuka Rajapaksa took retirement from international cricket and submitted his resignation to Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), on January 5. Rajapaksa said that he arrived at the decision after a discussion with his family. ''I have very carefully considered my position as a player, husband and am taking this decision looking forward to fatherhood and associate family obligations,'' said the cricketer in a statement.

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 - 07:52 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: Sri Lanka, SLC, International Cricket, retirement, Batter

Courtesy: ANI

Retirement

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2 Govt Employees Given Premature Retirement In J&K

The government in J&K ordered premature retirement of two officers under Article 226(2) of J&K CSRs and followed recommendations of a Review Committees constituted for the purpose, on January 5. The officers who retired include: Aashiq Hussain and Showkat Ahmad Wani. "Government has directed the Departments to speed up the scrutinization of cases of "inefficient, non-performing and corrupt employees" for consideration of their… read-more

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 - 04:54 PM / by Basharat Rashid

Tags: Govt, J&K, retirement, employees, Officers

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