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Cover story: My secret passion
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Actually, it is about the bike ...
... or the helicopter, the dogs, or the Del Boy van. We discover just what the stars who thrill millions like to do in their spare time.
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Other features
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'My body was aching so much I couldn't even wash my hair'
A mystery illness made even the simplest tasks impossible and threatened to force Anna Hemmings out of the sport she loved. But Britain's world canoeing champion battled back to regain her title.
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Le temps modernes
The France team that won the 1998 World Cup was hailed as a symbol of a new harmonious multiracial nation. But now the country is racked by riots and football has become a racial battleground. Andrew Hussey, in Paris, speaks to the heroes of the World Cup-winning team and traces how the dream of 98 became a nightmare of violence and fear.
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'People know I was the last true champion'
Lennox Lewis was the greatest heavyweight of his generation - and, unlike Mike Tyson, whom he demolished in the ring, he got out with his reputation intact. In New York, he speaks exclusively to Thomas Hauser, America's leading boxing writer, about his toughest fights, the sport's decline, his new family - and his first big movie role.
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'Using your feet is for commies'
Millions of children grow up in America playing football. But they all give up by the age of 10. Award-winning writer Dave Eggers explains just why his country will never understand the sport they insist on calling soccer.
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Who let him in here?
In January 2004, Peter Wilby enraged supporters of Gloucester rugby club when, in a column for OSM, he accused them of 'bad behaviour and even racism'. Last month we dared him to enter the Shed, home to the club's most fervent fans and rugby's equivalent of the Kop at Liverpool, to test his case ...
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On being ... Annika Sorenstam
The world's greatest female golfer reveals why she feels compelled to prove herself against the men, what it's like having Tiger Woods as a practice partner and her idea of the perfect dinner party.
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The impossible dreamer
Tony McCoy is Britain's most obsessive sportsman and our greatest jump jockey. Lee Honeyball tracked him for six months and here, on the eve of the Grand National, offers a remarkable insight into what drives our greatest jump jockey.
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Regulars
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April's ten
Masters moments
Last month's ten
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First & last
Born in 1974, the former British number one, Tim Henman, turned professional in 1993. He has won 11 ATP titles, with a highest world ranking of four in 2002. A Wimbledon semi-finalist four times, Henman also reached the French and US Open semi-finals in 2004.
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Heroes & Villains
During Euro 96, Lynne Truss admired Alan Shearer so much she even dreamt about him. Now she sees only a 'waddling, sullen, dirty, immovable obstacle to beautiful football'.
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Why is ...
... Gerry Francis so loyal to the mullet?
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Notebook
In the news
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On the nose
Bets of the month, by Lee Honeyball.
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Letters
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Reviews
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Book of the month
Comfort zone by Steve Waugh.
Books roundup
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DVDs
Masters 1986 | The Three Lions Roared
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Videogame
NHL 2K6
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The boot
The Tunit by Adidas
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One to watch
ESPN has now launched in the UK.
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December 2007