Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from professional football after playing a key role in Bayern Munich's golden decade.

"I will definitely retire. And it's good as it is," Robben, 35, said in a statement released to German media on Thursday. "It's the hardest decision I had to make in my career."

Robben, whose contract at Bayern Munich expired on June 30, added: "My heart says yes, my body says no."

Injury prone throughout major parts of his enormously successful career, Robben missed most of his Bundesliga farewell tour in 2019 as he once again battled several injuries.

"It is a decision in which heart and mind collide. The reality is that things don't work the way they did when you were 16," Robben said.

In his last match at the Allianz Arena, Robben was on target for Bayern as the German giants sealed a seventh consecutive Bundesliga title, before going on to win another domestic double the following week.

After stints with FC Groningen, PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea and Real Madrid, Robben joined Bayern Munich in 2009 and went on to become one of the club's greats in the decade to follow.

Featuring in 201 Bundesliga games, he scored 99 goals and set up a further 62.

The 2010 World Cup finalist appeared in a total of 110 Champions League matches for Eindhoven, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Bayern.

He crowned his time at the club by scoring the late winner in the 2013 all-German Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund, which Bayern won 2-1.

During his career, Robben won eight German Bundesliga titles, five German cups, two Premier League trophies, one FA Cup, one La Liga title, two Dutch cups and one Eredivisie title on top of the Champions League and Club World Cup in 2013.

He participated in three World Cups and three European championships.

West Indies 311 for 6 (Hope 77, Pooran 58, Lewis 58, Holder 45, Dawlat 2-73) beat Afghanistan 288 (Ikram 86, Rahmat 62, Brathwaite 4-63, Roach 3-37) by 23 runs

As it happened

Eighteen-year-old Ikram Alikhil came within three shots of becoming the first teenager to hit a World Cup century, and Rahmat Shah made a velvet-smooth half-century of his own, but it was still not enough for Afghanistan as they exited the World Cup without a single point from nine matches. Three of West Indies' brightest young batting talents - Evin Lewis, Shai Hope and Nicholas Pooran - made ebullient half-centuries as well, which formed the centerpiece of their 311 for 6.

The target always seemed away from Afghanistan's reach, but Ikram and Rahmat brought it closer with their 133-run partnership - the highest for the side this World Cup. Once both the set batsmen - and later their best batsman Najibullah Zadran - fell, it was curtains for them.

WATCH on Hotstar (India only): Highlights of West Indies' win over Afghanistan

Batsmen from either side provided a glimpse of the promising future, but it also left Afghanistan and West Indies wondering what might have been had they got their act together when it really mattered.

The sun was out in the morning at Headingley, and West Indies' battery of young batsmen lit it up further, despite the early exit of Chris Gayle. The big Jamaican nicked off for 7 in his last World Cup match, but a fit-again Lewis and Hope injected impetus into the innings. Hope, dropped on 5 at midwicket by Rashid Khan, played the shot of the day, when he twinkled down the track and launched Mohammad Nabi over his head for six.

After seeing off Mujeeb ur Rahman's new-ball spell on a fairly slow track, Lewis swung left-arm seamer Sayed Shirzad over square-leg and then Gulbadin Naib over midwicket for sixes. He moved to 58 before the slowness of the pitch forced him into dragging a short legbreak from Rashid to deep midwicket.

Hope, though, was more decisive against spin. He stretched right forward to full balls - and often went down the track to get the ball in his arc - while going right back to the shorter ones. He took Rashid and Nabi for 45 off 45 balls before the offspin-bowling allrounder combated brawn with brain. Hope had just crunched Nabi down the ground for back-to-back fours at the start of the 38th over, but then Nabi shifted his angle to around the wicket and cramped the batsman, resulting in a catch to deep midwicket.

Pooran got a life on 7 in the next over and punished the sloppy Afghans along with his captain Jason Holder in a blazing 105-run stand. All told, West Indies slammed 111 from the last ten overs of their innings.

Once again, Pooran showed why West Indies' selectors had taken a punt on him even though he was just one ODI old before the World Cup. He followed up his maiden century with 58 off 43 balls, which was a fine cocktail of power and precision.

Holder's cameo - 45 off 34 balls - was all about power. When Mujeeb Ur Rahman speared a 101kph dart on middle, he dropped to one knee and smoked it 30 rows beyond midwicket. What about Dawlat Zadran's back-of-the-hand variation? Smoked over the same region again. Mujeeb's yorker? Holder backed away and jabbed it to the third-man boundary.

Pooran and Holder were both dismissed at the start of the last over, but Carlos Brathwaite went 6, 4, 4 to vault his side past 300.

Kemar Roach jolted Afghanistan's chase early when he had Naib flapping a catch to short midwicket. Ikram and Rahmat then propped them with up with some dazzling strokes. While Rahmat was strong off the front foot, unfurling a variety of drives, Ikram pumped Roach down the ground and even emulated Shakib Al Hasan's cut with both his feet in the air.

Rahmat was the first to get to a fifty, off 57 balls, before Ikram found a higher gear and outscored him. The stand was snapped in the 27th over, simply enough, but was celebrated in grand style. Gayle's catch at short cover was a sitter, but it was his vaudevillian celebration - half-a-dozen perfectly synchronised push-ups with Brathwaite, the bowler - that made it memorable.

Gayle could have dismissed Ikram, too, with the ball on 73, but Hope botched a stumping chance. Ikram added 13 to his tally, before Gayle was at it again, pinning him in front. Asghar Afghan (40) and Shirzad (25) landed some late blows, but the game had been decided by then.

The ending was sweet for West Indies with Gayle getting a rousing reception from his team-mates and the Headingley crowd.

Joe Clarke and Tom Kohler-Cadmore have been cleared to continue playing for Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire respectively, after both players were sanctioned for their roles in the infamous WhatsApp messaging group that came to light during the trial of their jailed former Worcestershire team-mate Alex Hepburn.

The players appeared before the independent Cricket Discipline Commission to answer charges that they brought cricket into disrepute by being part of the group, in which the members discussed sexual conquests.

Hepburn was found guilty of rape in April and jailed for five years.

Both players were served with a four-match ban, which they were deemed already to have served following their exclusions from the England Lions squad in January, and fined £2,000.

Neither Clarke nor Kohler-Cadmore has been charged with any criminal offence and there was no suggestion of any criminal wrongdoing by the pair.

Both players also received an official reprimand, and will be required to attend a suitable course of educational training, under the supervision of the Professional Cricketers' Association (PCA) and ECB.

""The Panel took into account the fact that both players cooperated with the ECB from the outset, as well as the evident remorse they have both shown," said an ECB statement.

Both players accepted their sanctions and later issued statements through the PCA.

"With the CDC proceedings completed I would like to apologise to everyone concerned for my involvement in the WhatsApp group," said Clarke.

"I acknowledge that what I did fell well below the standards expected of a professional sportsman. I am relieved I can now put this chapter behind me. I am extremely grateful for the guidance and support I have received from the PCA, Phoenix Management and Nottinghamshire CCC during this difficult time.

"I have learned a great deal over the past two years and I am thankful that I can now move forward and focus wholly on the rest of the season. I hope I can end the year on a positive note with Notts."

Kohler-Cadmore added: "I deeply regret my involvement in the WhatsApp group in 2017 that led to me being charged by the ECB. I fully accept the subsequent punishment and I now want to move forward with the rest of my career and life in a positive manner.

"It has been a difficult period and I appreciate the support I have received from Yorkshire County Cricket Club and especially the PCA who I will be working with to deliver social media education workshops."

Ireland 242 for 9 (McCollum 73, Tucker 56, Stirling 52, Mire 4-43) beat Zimbabwe 237 for 9 (Williams 58, Burl 53, Murtagh 5-21) by five runs

Tim Murtagh's first international five-for helped Ireland to a five-run win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI in Belfast. After Ireland had been made to scrap for their total of 242 for 9, Murtagh, a month shy of his 38th birthday and playing his 57th ODI for Ireland, tore through Zimbabwe's top order with the new ball, returned to nip out the vital wicket of Sean Williams for 58, and then closed out the game with a nerveless over at the death to finish with 5 for 21. Zimbabwe's pursuit ended at 237 for 9 despite Ryan Burl keeping them in the hunt with a maiden ODI fifty.

Murtagh's second ball of the game was clubbed to the midwicket fence by Zimbabwe captain Hamilton Masakadza, but the visitors managed just one further boundary off him as the veteran seamer perfectly exploited helpful conditions at the Civil Service Cricket Club ground in Stormont. Before his first over was up, he had exacted his revenge by removing Masakadza's off bail, but it was in his third over that he really dented Zimbabwe's chase.

Solomon Mire poked at one outside off to be caught behind for 4, and then came the key dismissal of Brendan Taylor, pinned in front of his stumps for a golden duck. Williams survived the hat-trick ball, but from the depths of 14 for 3 it seemed Zimbabwe's chase had been terminally derailed.

But Williams had Craig Ervine, fresh from a century in the last match and in the midst of a rich vein of form, for company. Ervine took the lead in a 56-run stand before he was caught behind for 43 off Shane Getkate's medium pace, wicketkeeper Lorcan Tucker quick to make amends for an earlier lapse, having dropped a regulation chance in Getkate's previous over.

With the match in the balance, Sikandar Raza tried to seize the initiative with a counter-attacking innings, thumping 15 runs off Getkate in the 21st over to push Zimbabwe's score beyond 100. But one shot too many meant his effort was to be a cameo rather than a match-turning knock, and when he fell to a catch in the deep for 31, when the required rate was less than five an over, parity was restored.

Williams whipped Andy McBrine to the midwicket fence to bring up an unusually patient 76-ball fifty, but as the match wore on a pitch that had worn a greenish tinge all day started to become increasingly two-paced, and it was quickly apparent that Zimbabwe's chase would not be a straightforward one.

Murtagh returned, probing with a wicket-to-wicket line as the odd delivery kept low while others kicked off the track, and soon had a pulling Williams well caught by Andy Balbirnie, close in at midwicket. Richmond Mutumbami was undone by a delivery from Getkate that shot through low, kissing the edge, and Zimbabwe were wobbling 160 for 7 with a further 83 needed, and only the tail to keep Burl company.

He found an able ally in Donald Tiripano, and together they inched Zimbabwe back into contention. With Tiripano battling cramps, the pair took the requirement down to 15 from 12 before Ireland captain William Porterfield turned back to the talismanic Murtagh to bowl his final over, and the penultimate over of the innings. After three dots and a single, Tiripano played over the top of one to be bowled for 33, giving Murtagh his fifth wicket and snapping a 69-run stand.

Zimbabwe needed 14 from the final over, but Mark Adair held his nerve and targeted the blockhole to deny them. Burl reached his fifty, but was run out attempting an unlikely second run off the fifth delivery, leaving Tendai Chatara needing to hit a six just to level the scores. He managed just a single to long-off, and Ireland wrapped up a victory that also gave them an unassailable 2-0 series lead.

Murtagh's wickets helped his team to defend a total that had been built around fifties from Paul Stirling, James McCollum and Tucker. Ireland's was an innings of two halves: the top order dominated the opening salvo, and Zimbabwe's frontline seamers struggled to make any inroads despite their captain's decision to bowl first on a track that had a healthy covering of grass.

Eleven boundaries - including three in a row for Stirling off Chatara - flowed in the first Powerplay, and both Irish openers raised their fifties in the same over, the 23rd. But Masakadza then turned to Mire's rarely-used seamers, heralding a Zimbabwean fightback in the second half of the innings, before Zimbabwe's spinners put the squeeze on at the death.

Mire picked up 4 for 43, while Masakadza deployed Raza and Williams to put the brakes on Ireland's charge at the death. The two spinners took a combined 4 for 71 from 16 overs to hold Ireland back, but Murtagh's career-best bowling effort ensured that the hosts' total was just enough to secure the win, and the series.

Liam Plunkett has taken to Twitter to clarify his comments about free-to-air access to the World Cup, after appearing to call for the final to be shown on terrestrial television if England make it through next week's semi-final in Edgbaston.

Plunkett's recall for the past two matches against India and New Zealand helped England to overcome a wobble in the group stages, and seal their progression to the last four of the World Cup for the first time since 1992. They will face either India or Australia in the second semi-final on July 11, with the final at Lord's following three days later on July 14.

Speaking in the wake of England's 119-run win over New Zealand at Chester-le-Street, Plunkett was asked by the BBC's 5 Live Breakfast Show whether he would support calls for the final to be made available on free-to-air, given that the World Cup has been overshadowed in terms of viewing figures by the women's football World Cup - England's semi-final against the USA on Tuesday drew 11.7 million viewers, making it the BBC's biggest television audience of the year. England's World Cup cricket fixtures, by contrast, have drawn an average of 450,000.

.@SkyCricket are an incredible partner for the game and have been for the past 20+ years.
I was asked a question & I never said that it should be on FTA. My words have been twisted & the headline is misleading.

The whole country is behind us. Keep believing. #WeAreEngland

— Liam plunkett (@Liam628) July 4, 2019

"I'm not sure they're going to do it, but it would great for everybody to be able to watch that," Plunkett said. "Playing for England, you're the pride of the country and you want people to be able to access that and watch that. I'm not sure it's going to happen but for the guys, you want as many people to watch it as possible."

Although the ECB is understood to have held talks with Sky about the status of the World Cup final, it is now unlikely that the match will be made available beyond Sky's own subscribers. There is a possibility that it will be shown on Sky One, which is estimated to reach half of the households in Britain, and one-off subscriptions may be also made available through Sky's Now TV platform.

"It's always nice to be on a bigger platform," Plunkett added. "Hopefully people tune in to watch that game. It would obviously be great to have as many people watching as possible, we feel like we've built something special here as a team. It would be nice to go all the way and to have big numbers watching that final if we get through and win, that would be huge."

A proportion of free-to-air cricket access is set to be reinstated from next year onwards, with the advent of the ECB's new 100-ball competition, after Sky agreed to cede some of its exclusivity to the BBC as part of a new £1.1billion rights deal from 2020-2024.

Tom Harrison, the ECB chief executive who brokered the deal, recently described Sky as "cricket's best friend" - the broadcaster has been involved in cricket since 1990 and has been the exclusive partner for home internationals since 2006 - and Plunkett later tweeted to clarify his remarks.

"Sky Cricket are an incredible partner for the game and have been for the past 20+ years," he wrote. "I was asked a question & I never said that it should be on FTA. My words have been twisted & the headline is misleading. The whole country is behind us. Keep believing."

Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from professional football after playing a key role in Bayern Munich's golden decade.

"I will definitely retire. And it's good as it is," Robben, 35, said in a statement released to German media on Thursday. "It's the hardest decision I had to make in my career."

Robben, whose contract at Bayern Munich expired on June 30, added: "My heart says yes, my body says no."

Injury prone throughout major parts of his enormously successful career, Robben missed most of his Bundesliga farewell tour in 2019 as he once again battled several injuries.

"It is a decision in which heart and mind collide. The reality is that things don't work the way they did when you were 16," Robben said.

In his last match at the Allianz Arena, Robben was on target for Bayern as the German giants sealed a seventh consecutive Bundesliga title, before going on to win another domestic double the following week.

After stints with FC Groningen, PSV Eindhoven, Chelsea and Real Madrid, Robben joined Bayern Munich in 2009 and went on to become one of the club's greats in the decade to follow.

Featuring in 201 Bundesliga games, he scored 99 goals and set up a further 62.

The 2010 World Cup finalist appeared in a total of 110 Champions League matches for Eindhoven, Real Madrid, Chelsea and Bayern.

He crowned his time at the club by scoring the late winner in the 2013 all-German Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund, which Bayern won 2-1.

During his career, Robben won eight German Bundesliga titles, five German cups, two Premier League trophies, one FA Cup, one La Liga title, two Dutch cups and one Eredivisie title on top of the Champions League and Club World Cup in 2013.

He participated in three World Cups and three European championships.

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. confirmed to The Undefeated that he suffered a knee injury during a team scrimmage Wednesday.

Porter will miss the Las Vegas Summer League with a left knee strain, a source tells The Undefeated. He is expected to be back for training camp.

Porter had been slated to make his Nuggets debut after missing his rookie season due to his second back surgery. The source said the team decided that playing in the summer league was not reason enough to rush the former Missouri forward back into action.

Porter, the 14th overall pick in 2018, did not have any back issues during practice and scrimmages this week.

The Denver Post first reported that Porter would miss the team's summer league play.

CHICAGO -- The Detroit Tigers have placed outfielder JaCoby Jones on the 10-day injured list with a lower back strain and recalled outfielder Victor Reyes from Triple-A Toledo.

The Tigers also returned Tyler Alexander to Toledo after the left-hander made his major league debut as the 26th man in the second game of a doubleheader in Chicago on Wednesday.

Jones left the first game of the twin bill in the fifth inning with back spasms. Manager Ron Gardenhire said an MRI showed no structural damage.

Jones, 27, is batting .244 with nine homers and 23 RBIs in 69 games.

Reyes hit .302 with nine homers and 55 RBIs in 65 games with Toledo. Reyes got the start for Thursday's game against the White Sox, leading off and playing center field.

Alexander allowed two runs in five innings in a no-decision. The White Sox came back to win 9-6 in 12 innings and sweep the doubleheader.

A guide to the 10,000m festival in London, including race previews, timetable and TV listing

One of the most popular events on the calendar, the Highgate Harriers Night of the 10,000m PBs returns on Saturday, hosting the European 10,000m Cup for the second successive year, writes Paul Halford.

The special atmosphere, boosted by free spectator entry, will no doubt once again propel the runners, whether elite or good club level, to fast times.

Race previews

Although last year’s men’s winner, Richard Ringer of Germany, has pulled out to race in Lausanne instead, Lonah Salpeter is back to defend her women’s title.

The Israeli won last year with 31:33:03 but is clearly capable of better than that national record, given her recent half-marathon and marathon times of 66:09 and 2:19:46.

Britain’s team is headed by Eilish McColgan, who is in the form of her life after setting PBs last month over 1500m and 5000m.

Although not on the British team, Steph Twell ought to figure highly too.

Alice Wright will line up for Britain, having missed the Doha selection standard of 31:50 by just six seconds in Palo Alto, while Sarah Inglis is on the team after her 32:11 performance last month. Charlotte Arter, Mhairi Maclennan and Verity Ockenden complete the sextet for the defending champions.

READ MORE: Alice Wright ready for Highgate 10,000m test

Portugal will have a strong and experienced team, with Ana Dulce Felix having run below 32 minutes this year.

The full women’s A race entry list, featuring eight women who have run inside 32 minutes for 10,000m, can be found here.

On the men’s side, European champion Morhad Amdouni of France will be looking to step up from silver last year. Also making a return will be Italy’s European bronze medallist Yeman Crippa, who was third here last year.

Norway’s former European marathon record-holder Sondre Moen should improve on his PB of 28:15.12.

The in-form Nick Goolab heads Britain’s team after clocking 28:22 on the road this year and he is making his debut at the distance on the track.

Former European 10,000m silver medallist Chris Thompson will not be wearing a GB vest but will expect to be challenging for the top domestic places.

READ MORE: Night of 10,000m PBs to host European 10,000m Cup until 2020

GB’s team chances as they take on defending champions Spain have been hit by the withdrawals of Dewi Griffiths and Marc Scott, but Jack Gray and Andy Heyes take their places, while Ben Connor, Matt Leach and Adam Hickey complete the team. The Doha selection standard of 27:40 will be a tough proposition, though.

The full men’s A race entry list, which includes seven men who have run sub-28 minutes for 10,000m, can be found here.

Eight races are scheduled, with a live Q&A with Liz McColgan, Bram Som and Andy Vernon just before the championship races.

WaveLight technology

For the first time, the event will use electronic pacemaking technology, with ‘WaveLight’ giving athletes and spectators a pace guide via moving lights which will line the inside of the Parliament Hill track and can be set to any required racing time.

“I’m over the moon to bring WaveLight technology to our 2019 event,” said event director Ben Pochee. “It continues the tradition we’ve established at the Night of the 10,000m PBs of innovating track distance running.

“The WaveLight technology will enable us to add another level of spectator engagement and help bring to life the full story of each race.”

Timetable

1.00pm Inter-schools relay
2.15pm Race 1 men
3.00pm Race 2 men
3.45pm Race 3 men
4.30pm Race 4 women
5.15pm Race 5 men
6.00pm VIP Q&A with Liz McColgan, Bram Som and Andy Vernon
7.00pm The Strava Mile Pursuit
7.15pm Race 6 women – inc European 10,000m Cup B race
8.00pm Race 7 men – inc European 10,000m Cup B race
8:45pm Race 8 women – inc European 10,000m Cup A race, British Champs & GB world trials
9.30pm Race 9 men – inc European 10,000m Cup A race, British Champs & GB world trials

TV guide

Vinco Sport will be showing a live stream of the action from 2.15pm here.

Coverage will also be shown live on the BBC Sport website here from 8.30pm.

Visit the AW stand!

We’ll be at Parliament Hill reporting on the action, so be sure to keep an eye on our social media channels and website, plus we’ll also have a stand at the 1500m start, so come and say ‘hi’!