Sports stars in extra time

AGE DIDN'T STOP PLAY FOR LEGENDS

- MEG JORSH

SNOOKER legend Ronnie O’Sullivan has admitted he may never retire, as the Daily Star revealed yesterday.

The seven-times world champ, 49, had originally planned to hang up his cue when he turned 35.

But The Rocket's not the first sports icon who struggled to give up their passion. Here, MEG JORSH meets the stars who just went on and on...

George Foreman:

Boxer George Foreman, left middle, then aged 45, had already been fighting for decades when he knocked out 26-year-old Michael Moorer in 1994. That punch made him the oldest world heavyweight champion in history. He held on to the title for another year before retiring for good in 1997.

Stan the man: