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Justice Arun Mishra of the Supreme Court, aged 65 years retired today
 

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar led the tributes for former India captain MS Dhoni who announced his retirement from international cricket on Saturday (August 15). Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Anil Kumble, VVS Laxman, Gautam Gambhir and several other former and present cricketers took to Twitter to pay tributes to Dhoni. Read who said what on Dhoni's retirement.
 

Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova, one of the world's most recognisable and highest-paid sportswomen, on February 26, announced her retirement at the age of 32. "Tennis - I'm saying goodbye," Sharapova said in an article for Vogue and Vanity Fair magazines. She added, "After 28 years and five Grand Slam titles, though, I'm ready to scale another mountain - to compete on a different type of terrain." Sharapova burst onto the scene as a supremely gifted teenager and won her Grand Slams before serving a 15-month ban for failing a drugs test at the 2016 Australian Open. The Russian former world number one's ranking is currently 373rd. Sharapova has hardly played in the past year because of long-standing shoulder problems. Watch this video to know more about her illustrious career.

'It’s time I move on to the next phase of my life. The love and support of each and every individual will always remain with me and motivate me all the time,' Pragyan Ojha said

In all probability, Army Chief, General Bipin Rawat who retires by the end of the year, will be named as the new CDS of India, who will head the department of military affairs, which would be under the defence ministry

'Dear fans, the time has now come and I will be finishing my active career at the end of this season. I would like to thank both, you and my teams FC Bayern, Manchester United, Chicago Fire and the German national team,' Bastian Schweinsteiger said

The Supreme Court said that it would finish the hearing on the Ayodhya case by October 18, which means that, before the CJI retires on November 17, the bench, headed by him, will have ample time to pronounce its verdict. 

'After representing India in T20 internationals since 2006, I wish to retire from T20Is to focus my energies on readying myself for the 2021 One Day World Cup. It remains my dream to win a World Cup for my country,' said Mithali Raj

An elegant right-handed top-order batsman, Hashim Amla overcame a shaky start in international cricket, during which his technique was criticised, to become one of South Africa's all-time leading batsmen

'Today I walk away from a format of the game I love so much,' said the 36-year-old Dale Steyn, his country's leading Test wicket-taker of all time and one of the top 10 in the history of the game

India and New Zealand played off each other in the semi-final of the ICC 2019 World Cup at Old Trafford in Manchester. While India was to chase a target of 240 with 3 wickets gone at 5 runs, all hopes were pinned on MS Dhoni. Twitter however, seems divided on the former captain’s performance.

The 37-year-old Shoaib Malik will continue to play the Twenty20 format, but he admitted it was an emotional moment to call time on his ODI career

Ambati Rayudu was ignored for selection when the original 15-member India squad was announced of the World Cup 2019. However, the BCCI selectors had said he was among the standby players including Rishabh Pant

Father Omana joined Kerala United Theological Seminary at Kannammoola in Thiruvananthapuram in 1990