Fernando Alonso and the other sports stars who made sensational returns

38-year-old Fernando Alonso is set to come out of retirement to race for Renault in the 2021 Formula One season. Since retiring in 2018, the two-time world champion has competed in IndyCar, in the Dakar Rally, and he also won the famous Le Mans 24 Hours race, but he will now make a sensational F1 return. The Spaniard certainly won’t be the first sports star to be drawn back into competing, and probably won’t be the last! Some did it because they were bored, others because they missed the competition, others, well, because they missed the money! We’ve taken a look back at some of the greatest athletes who have unretired and made comebacks to professional sport.