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Win!
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Share your triumphs and earn yourself the Observer Sport Monthly book of Top Tens.
Or just buy it
Gratuitous book plug of the month
The 10...
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OSM October 2003
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Glenn Hoddle was the outstanding player of his generation, an artist of rare touch and vision. But as a manager, poor judgment and arrogance were his downfall. Andrew Anthony traces the character flaws that blighted Hoddle's career and led to his sacking from Tottenham Hotspur, the one club he truly loved.
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Little known a year ago, Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin-Hardenne are now on top of the tennis world. But with success has come talk of rifts and intense personal rivalry. Geraldine Bedell talks to them about the Williams sisters, their relationships...and what it means to be famous Belgians.
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The man who fell to earth
Since Stephen Hilder's murder in July, paranoia has stalked a sport that had never previously courted attention. Leading skydiver and lawyer Richard Pedley reports on the fearful impact of a still unsolved crime.
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Thriller turned griller
In his last essay, written exclusively for OSM just before his death late last month, George Plimpton tells how George Foreman became an unlikely American icon.
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Diamonds are a man's best friend
On the centenaries of both the world series and New York's Yankees, American novelist Douglas Kennedy claims baseball is the only sport that encapsulates his homeland.
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Sticks and thrones
One man epitomises the Irish character - and it's not Roy Keane. In this highly personal essay, Tom Humphries celebrates D.J. Carey, the inspirational champion hurler whose passion has helped the ancient amateur game to thrive in a modern nation.
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Handbags and headbutts
Keown v Van Nistelrooy? That barely rates a mention in any list of great punch-ups. Paul Macinnes recalls the notorious games where the boots flew and blood flowed.
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'The Beckhams of Schwabing'
Since his calamitous mistake in the World Cup Final, Oliver Kahn's life has spun out of control. Hannah Cleaver on a troubled icon.
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Rugby World Cup 2003 special
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A festival of rugby
The 2003 World Cup promises to be a great festival with 48 matches to be played in 44 days. Our complete guide to the tournament offers exclusive interviews, reports and investigations, and profiles of all the competing teams.
Get Eddie Butler's verdict
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Comment
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Running out of words
Jason Cowley: To watch Gary Lineker lead a half-time discussion of an England international, especially when Peter Reid and Ian Wright are on the panel, is often to watch the equivalent of a group of mates bantering aimlessly in a pub.
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The OSM 10
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The 10...
...greatest sporting shrines.
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Last month's 10
The ten best foreign signings.
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Gratuitous book plug of the month
TEN: The best of the Observer Sport Monthly's Tens.
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Regulars
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Triumph and despair
'At point-blank range he aimed the gun and shot me six times. Half my face felt like it was on fire. There was blood everywhere.' The South Africa test cricketer, Andrew Hall, tells how he survived two car-jackings in Johannesburg.
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Calendar
October's sporting highlights.
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Your letters
Dogs of war | Pseudo-intellectual | A special celebration | Once a cheat... | The missing link | Three was the magic number
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Sport in a nutshell
The Olympics.
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Backflick
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First and last
John Francome, racing presenter and former champion jockey.
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How does it feel...
...to make the greatest save in history? By Gordon Banks.
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Do you remember when...
...Red Star Belgrade won the European Cup?
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How to...
...perform the ankle lock. By Kurt Angle, WWE star and Olympic gold medallist.
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Book of the month
Muddied Oafs: The Last Days of Rugger by Richard Beard.
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Numbers game
23 | 1,152 | 1 | 10
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British world champions
No 7: Philip John, bog snorkelling.
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Seve watch!
This month: Missing the cut in Munich.
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Coaching badge
No 7: David Leadbetter.
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Literal truth
No 36: Bill Clay.
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On the nose
Bets of the month.
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The month in a minute
Sea Biscuit | Virtual Chess 2 | Technogym.
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December 2007