Jamaica's Usain Bolt goes down after pulling up injured in the final of the men's 4x100m relay at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London. (AFP)
Dubai - Not all legends have walked into the sunset with a smile on their faces
By KT Sport
Published: Tue 15 Aug 2017, 8:01 PM
It was a heartbreaking finish to the extraordinary career of Usain Bolt as the injured Jamaican sprinter failed to finish his leg of 4x100 metres relay at the London World Championships.
Thus the medal-laden career of the 30-year-old Bolt came to a tragic end.
He was expected to finish the last championship of his life with two gold medals, but the Jamaican would now return home with just a bronze medal that he won at the 100m in London.
But Bolt is not only legend to have suffered a heartbreak in his final event.
We take a look at some of the other legends whose farewells didn't go well.
DON BRADMAN OUT FOR ZERO IN LAST INNINGS
Arguably the greatest cricketer of all time, Don Bradman needed just four runs in his last Test innings to end his career with an average of 100 plus. But the most ruthlessly consistent batsman in cricketing history was bowled for zero by a googly from England leg-spinner Eric Hollies in that 1948 Test Ashes Test at the Oval in London. Just four runs would have been enough for Bradman to finish his career with 7,000 Test runs at an average of 100. But that was not to be as the Australian finished with 6,996 runs in 52 Tests with 29 hundreds at 99.94.
SUNIL GAVASKAR MADE ONLY 4 IN LAST INNINGS
At the 1987 World Cup co-hosted by India and Pakistan, the Kapil Dev-led Indian team and the Imran Khan-led Pakistan team were the favourites to face each other in the final in Kolkata. But Pakistan lost to Australia in the first semifinal in Lahore and then it was India's turn to bite the dust as England set up an 'Ashes' final at the Eden Gardens. India's semifinal against England in Mumbai also turned out to be the last match of Sunil Gavaskar. The legendary Indian opener was bowled for just 4 by Phil DeFreitas as India lost by 35 runs.
ZIDANE'S RED CARD IN 2006 WORLD CUP FINAL
France were not expected to make much of an impact in the tournament as Brazil, Germany and Argentina were the favourites for the title. Zidane's own powers were on the wane as well, but somehow the Real Madrid legend managed to rediscover his best form as he helped France reach the final. There was a seesaw battle in the final against Italy. After scoring from a penalty, Zidane lost his cool when Italian defender Marco Materazzi provoked him. The Frenchman headbutted the Italian which earned him a straight red card as France went on to lose the final on penalties.
AGASSI'S LAST GRAND SLAM ENDS IN TEARS
Two of Andre Agassi's eight Grand Slam titles came after the American turned 30. Agassi enjoyed his game in the 30s as he consistently reached the late rounds in the Grand Slams and even regained world number one raking at the age of 33 in 2003. But it didn't go very well for him in his last year as a professional player in 2006. He pulled out of the Australian Open and the French Open. He lost in the third round at Wimbledon. His home Slam, the US Open, was his last event and he failed yet again, losing in the third round to Benjamin Becker of Germany.
KLITSCHKO KNOCKED OUT IN LAST HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHT
Wladimir Klitschko, one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time, lost to British boxer Anthony Joshua in what turned out to be the last fight of the Ukrainian's career. It wasn't just a defeat for Klitschko as the 41-year-old legend was knocked out by his younger British rival in front of 90,000 fans in that Wembley bout on April 30 this year. Three months after that fight, Klitschko announced that he would hang up his boxing gloves, ending his glorious 21-year career with an unremarkable performance.
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