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Cristiano Ronaldo retires from international football after 23 years with Portugal

File photo: Cristiano Ronaldo with Portugal, YantsImages, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped and resized / Source: Wikimedia Commons

NEW Sport · 13:46

Cristiano Ronaldo retires from international football after 23 years with Portugal

Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo said on Thursday he is retiring from international football after 23 years, 234 caps and a world-record 146 goals for his country. In an Instagram video he said he was handing back the No.7 shirt. The Portugal Football Federation said it wants to organise a fitting tribute.

Source: BBC Sport; Portugal Football Federation statement; Cristiano Ronaldo Instagram

Fallon Sherrock beats world champion Luke Littler in a single leg to win £501,000 on Netflix

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NEW Sport · 06:38

Fallon Sherrock beats world champion Luke Littler in a single leg to win £501,000 on Netflix

Fallon Sherrock won £501,000 on Friday night by beating reigning world champion Luke Littler in a one-leg shoot-out at Manchester Central, broadcast live worldwide on Netflix. Littler had already seen off 14 amateur challengers when Sherrock won the bull, hit a 180 and finished on double 20, ending the event on the spot.

Source: BBC Sport; Sky Sports