Ex-champion jockey Crowley retires 10 months after fall

Former champion jockey Jim Crowley retires 10 months after sustaining serious injuries in a fall, saying it was "the most difficult decision" of his life.

FORMER champion jockey Jim Crowley will retire from the saddle after making "the most difficult decision" of his life. The 48-year-old suffered terrible injuries in a fall at York in September last year and has struggled to recover. He broke his leg and pelvis when he was brought down after clipping heels on Almeraq 11