Out with a whimper
Usain Bolt managed only a bronze in his last appearance in the 100 metres at the World Athletics Championships in London. Final appearances often don’t go to plan:
— Don Bradman was bowled for a second-ball duck by Eric Hollies in his last Test at the Oval in 1948. Four runs would have given him a career average of 100.
— Stanley Matthews bowed out in 1965 in a testimonial between his personal XI and an international XI, which won 6-4.
— Pelé appeared for the last time in a Brazil-Yugoslavia friendly on 18 July 1971. The match ended 2-2, with neither of Brazil’s goals scored by Pelé.
— However, Martina Navratilova did win her last match — the final of the mixed doubles at the US Open in 2006.
Caught in the net
Digital Minister Matt Hancock proposed a ‘right to be forgotten’ law, allowing people to demand the deletion of information about them online.
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