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On 9 July, Italy won the World Cup. Within a week, the clubs that had provided 13 players of the triumphant national squad were punished in the denouement of football's latest and most devastating corruption scandal . Jason Burke, in Rome, reveals how Luciano Moggi brought down one of Europe's greatest clubs - and shamed a nation.
Part two
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Running
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The boy racer
Budhia Singh was sold as a baby by his illiterate and impoverished mother. Now, aged five, he is India's most improbable young sports star, famed for his astonishing feats of endurance running. Amelia Gentleman, in Delhi, meets Budhia and the man who stands accused of exploiting him.
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Horse racing
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The final furlong
Jason Zinoman reports from America on the story of the champion racehorse Barbaro, whose struggle for life following terrible injury has entranced an entire nation.
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Cycling
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Riders on the sandstorm
In one part of Africa, the World Cup was a mere sideshow. Xan Rice sees the peloton dodge camels in a cycling-obsessed nation.
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Regulars
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July's ten
Modes of transport
Last month's ten
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The column
Hunter Davies on ghost writing for Wayne Rooney.
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Family affairs
Amir Khan and Sajid Mahmood
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Editorial
Tax the rich
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Letters
Letter of the month: Modahl the perfect model
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Heroes & villains
Fifty years ago this weekend the England spinner Jim Laker created Test history with 19 wickets in a match. Rob Steen celebrates a rebel cricketer whose achievement may never be beaten.
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Notebook
In the news
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Triumph and despair
Emma Davies Jones
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First & last
David Ginola
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Frozen in time: 28 August 1986
Seb Coe finally claims an 800m championship gold.
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On the nose
Bets of the month
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Reviews
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Book of the month
The Damned Utd by David Peace
Other books
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DVDs
Frank Warren Presents Best Of Boxing | Soccer AM: The Music
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Videogame
Real World Golf 2007
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The resort
Four Seasons, Terre Blanche
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One to watch
Big Ron Manager
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December 2007