Tag: professional
Mark Cavendish set to end professional cycling career after Tour de France Criterium in Singapore in November | Cycling News
Mark Cavendish is set to end his professional cycling career at the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on November 9-10. The 39-year-old has not competed since securing a record 35th stage win at the Tour de France this summer, surpassing Eddy Merckx. Cavendish was initially set to retire in 2023 but postponed that after…
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Rafael Nadal announces his retirement from professional tennis | Tennis News
Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from professional tennis. His last event will be the Davis Cup next month in Malaga, wearing Spanish colours. The 38-year-old Spaniard, who won 22 Grand Slam titles including 14 at the French Open, announced the news in a video message posted on X. He said: “Hello everyone. I’m here…
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Starting salaries to be equalled across men’s and women’s professional cricket in 2025 | Cricket News
Minimum starting salaries will be equalled across men’s and women’s professional domestic cricket from 2025, the ECB has confirmed. The move will apply both at ‘rookie’ level, which is being introduced into the women’s game for the first time and which will typically be a player’s first professional contract, and at ‘senior pro’ level for…
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Alex Morgan: Women’s World Cup winner and USA legend announces retirement from professional football | Football News
Two-time World Cup winner Alex Morgan has announced she is pregnant with her second child and is retiring from professional football. The 35-year-old American will play her final professional match on Sunday, when her San Diego Wave side face the North Carolina Courage in the National Women’s Soccer League. Morgan, considered among the best US…
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Maia Bouchier: England Women opener finds her purpose with maiden professional century | Cricket News
Prior to Sunday, Maia Bouchier had not scored a century since playing age-group cricket. Against New Zealand in Worcester though, the England opener guided her team to a match and series victory with her maiden professional ton. Chasing 142 to beat the White Ferns, Bouchier followed up her 67 in the nine-wicket win over the…
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Rory McIlroy to ‘take a few weeks away’ from golf after US Open collapse which he describes as his ‘toughest day as a professional’ | Golf News
Rory McIlroy has commented for the first time since his US Open final-round heartbreak, tweeting he will take a few weeks away from the game after his ‘toughest day as a professional golfer’. McIlroy bogeyed three of his final four holes at Pinehurst No 2 on Sunday as he finished second at a major for…
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Michael Block: Club professional returns to PGA Championship spotlight at Valhalla after last year’s major fairytale | Golf News
There’s an aged-old saying that everyone gets to be famous for 15 minutes, but Michael Block’s run in the sporting spotlight rolls into a second year thanks to his fairytale PGA Championship experience. Block – who works at Arroyo Trabuco in Southern California – was an unfamiliar name to most when he qualified for the…
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Eight women’s professional domestic teams confirmed for 2025 with plans for four more by 2029 | Cricket News
Yorkshire will have to wait until 2027 to take part in the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new ‘Tier 1’ revamp of the women’s professional game, after eight other counties were selected to lead the way. Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey and Warwickshire have been chosen as hosts, with the governing body abolishing…
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The Verdict: Was it a perfect night for professional Arsenal?
Sky Sports’ Laura Hunter and Dharmesh Sheth discuss if it was a perfect night for professional Arsenal as they cruised past Luton in a 2-0 victory at The Emirates.
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Novak Djokovic: Six-time Miami Open winner withdraws from event to balance private and professional schedules | Tennis News
Six-time Miami Open champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the tournament, citing the balance between his private and professional schedule. Djokovic’s announcement on his social media accounts follows his 6-4 3-6 6-3 defeat to unheralded Luca Nardi on Monday in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open. “At this stage of my career, I’m…
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