All the sports stars retiring in 2025, those weighing up...

Geraint Thomas has said 2025 will be his final year in the professional cycling peloton - becoming one of the first big names to announce their retirement this year. It could be a bumper year for sports stars announcing their retirement, with question marks surrounding the future of Novak Djokovic, Tiger Woods and more. But perhaps, as 40-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo signing a new contract shows, some things never change in sport and some old pros might be around for a while yet.

Here are some of those who are rumoured to be retiring this year. Simona Halep. She said: “It’s a beautiful thing. I became world No 1, I won grand slams, it’s all I wanted. Life goes on, there is life after tennis.”. Tyson Fury. Fury called it a day after losing to Oleksandr Usyk. But the Gypsy King has retired multiple times before and always returned to the ring. Geraint Thomas. Tour de France winner in 2018, the Welsh cyclist also has two Olympic golds and will pedal on for one final season in 2025.

Thomas is now 38 and has no definitive plans for what’s next but says he has been “warned off Strictly” by his family. Chris Froome. The four-time Tour-winning cyclist has previously suggested that 2025 will be his last year. Thierry Neuville. Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams. Two tennis greats who are getting on in years, Novak Djokovic and Venus Williams have both faced questions about their future but are set to play on at least in 2025.

Travis Kelce. Taylor Swift’s boyfriend played as tight end as his Kansas City Chiefs side lost the Super Bowl earlier this month. Simone Biles. “Never say never,” Biles said in Paris. “Next Olympics are at home. So you just never know. I am getting really old.”. Tiger Woods. The American has not won a major tournament since, but even in his late 40s, he remains a force and has not committed to retiring from golf.

Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele. The Kenyan has said this will not be the end but his long-time Ethiopian rival Bekele (who beat him to gold way back in Athens 2004) has been quiet since Paris 2024. Fernando Alonso and Sir Lewis Hamilton. Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo is apparently happy to keep pushing his body for £167.9million (and who wouldn’t be?) with his sights set on the 2026 World Cup. Kazuyoshi Miura.