France striker Karim Benzema announced his retirement from international football on his 35th birthday on Monday, a day after Les Bleus lost to Argentina on penalties in the World Cup final. Ballon d’Or winner Benzema, who scored 37 times in 97 appearances, was expected to lead the line for France in Qatar but missed the…

James White, who scored the game-winning touchdown in the New England Patriots’ historic comeback win over Atlanta in Super Bowl 51, announced his retirement on Thursday. White won three Super Bowls in eight seasons–all with the Patriots. “This chapter has been one that I will cherish. I look forward to what is next,” White wrote…

Seven-time Pro Bowl center Alex Mack confirmed his retirement Friday after 13 seasons with three teams. “I have decided to hang up my cleats,” he posted on Twitter. “I am so grateful to the game of football and everything it has given me. From the very start it helped shape who I am and taught…

Two-time All-Star Ryan Zimmerman announced his retirement Tuesday after 17 years with the Washington Nationals. The franchise’s first draft pick after relocating from Montreal in 2005, Zimmerman won a World Series with the club in 2019 and is the Nationals’ all-time leader in games (1,799), runs (963), hits (1,846), doubles (417), home runs (284), and…

WASHINGTON—The King has called it a career. Henrik Lundqvist, one of the greatest goaltenders of his generation, announced his retirement Friday less than nine months after heart surgery. “It’s time,” the 39-year-old Lundqvist wrote in a social media post. “For the last 30 years, I have devoted my life to the game of hockey and now…

PARIS—Amid an unusual silence on an empty center court at the French Open, defending champion Rafael Nadal celebrated his 35th birthday with something very familiar: another victory against Richard Gasquet. Nadal won 6–0, 7–5, 6–2 against Gasquet to improve to 17–0 for his career against the Frenchman since they first met in 2004. Gasquet hasn’t…