The Archbishop of Wales has announced his retirement from the role with immediate effect. In a statement issued on Friday evening, Andrew John confirmed he would also be retiring as Bishop of Bangor on 31 August. His sudden retirement follows a turbulent period for his Bangor diocese, after the publication of the summaries of two...
Former England midfielder Adam Lallana has retired from playing at the age of 37. Lallana, who won 34 caps for his country, returned to Southampton last season after making his name in his first spell there. He joined Liverpool from Saints for £25m in 2014 and went on to win the Premier League and Champions...
Manchester’s Tom Aspinall has been upgraded to undisputed heavyweight champion as the UFC announced Jon Jones had officially retired. The decision, delivered by Dana White after a UFC Fight Night in Azerbaijan, brings to an end seven months of uncertainty in the heavyweight division. Aspinall is just the third Briton to become a UFC champion...
Olympic hurdler David King has retired from athletics. The 31-year-old six-time British champion from Plymouth reached the semi-finals of the 110m hurdles at the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He reached the final of the 2022 World Indoor Championships, having drawn lots after recording an identical time to Japan’s Shusei Nomoto in the semi-final....
Lewis Adams BBC News, East of England Tony Jones Tony Jones, pictured with colleague Don Goodman (right), is ending his career on a high after commentating on the UEFA Champions League final But for decades, Tony Jones has been putting them into words for audiences around the globe. Goalmouth scrambles, furious bust-ups and matches played...
Nicholas Pooran, one of the world’s leading T20 batters, has retired from international duty with West Indies aged 29. The Trinidadian has played 167 times for West Indies, but the decision will allow him to concentrate on playing in lucrative franchise leagues. He had already skipped the ongoing T20 series against England to rest following...
Alcaraz has not been at his clinical best over the past fortnight and Musetti , 23, promised to be his sternest test yet. While Alcaraz leads the men’s tour in terms of clay-court victories this season, Musetti is right behind him, having won 19 of his 22 matches on the surface. The Italian reached the...
Born in Newcastle and qualifying for Northern Ireland through her mother and grandfather, Furness made her senior international debut as a teenager in 2005 – shortly after the team had been reformed. Furness was integral to Northern Ireland’s historic qualification for Euro 2022, scoring five goals, and her dedication to her country was showcased in...
Footballing journeyman Jefferson Louis has called time on his long career after 28 years and 51 transfers. The 46-year-old debuted for Risborough Rangers in 1996 at the age of 17, marking the start of a long career in lower-league English football. He has had three spells at Thame United, where he was most recently before...
Kirby is a generational talent who has played a major role in the growth of women’s football in England, as well as the success of the national team. She became the first player from the WSL 2 to be called up to England’s senior squad in 2014 and impressed at the World Cup a year...
After being in the England team since I was 21, it’s time to close that chapter of my life. I didn’t ever want this day to come, but I cannot tell you how proud I am it happened. It’s been the biggest honour to represent my country, one that I had only dreamt about as...
South Africa batter Heinrich Klaasen has retired from the international game. The 33-year-old is one of the world’s most destructive middle-order batters and will continue to play franchise cricket around the world. He last played for South Africa in their defeat against New Zealand in the semi-final of the Champions Trophy in March. The wicketkeeper-batter...
Nicknamed ‘The Big Show’, Maxwell ends his ODI career with 3,990 runs at an average of 33.81, with four hundreds and 23 half-centuries. He has the second-best ODI strike rate of all-time (126.70) and as an off-spinner he has claimed 77 wickets. Cricket Australia’s chief executive Todd Greenberg said: ”Congratulations to Glenn on what has been...
The Zimbabwe-born forward has spent the past season playing for Cape Town-based side Stormers in the United Rugby Championship where he played nine times. “Thank you to Rob (Baxter, Exeter director of rugby) and everyone involved at Exeter for giving me the opportunity all those years ago, was a special journey going from the Championship...
There remain unanswered questions regarding Earps’ decision to retire, but one thing is clear – Hampton is England’s number one. The 24-year-old has been limited to 13 caps since making her senior debut in 2022, partly because she was dropped from the squad in later that year because of attitude concerns, and due to Earps’...