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Doctors thought MacKinzie Kline would die of a heart defect before she was five. Now the 15-year-old, who breathes oxygen from a tube while on the course, is one of America's outstanding young golfers and a crusading fundraiser for medical research. Gaby Wood in New Jersey meets the teenage phenomenon and her family.
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Golf
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I know I can never be good - but at least I can try to be honest
Jason Cowley gave up his golfing ambitions 20 years ago. Now he's back on the course, but finds his biggest challenge is not in the lie of the ball - it's in the lies he told himself about his game. And he's not getting any younger either ...
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Learning to smile
Nick Faldo, Britain's greatest golfer, now delights America with his witty commentary. Nick Greenslade spent the last three months following him from Augusta, scene of his greatest triumph, to his childhood home to talk about his role as Ryder Cup captain and the complexities of family life.
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Cricket
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The murder that never was
He turned, headed for his hotel room and was never seen alive again. Within days, Bob Woolmer's death became a macabre worldwide sensation. Now Mark Townsend uncovers the extraordinary trail of the murder that never was.
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When Willis met Major
The former Prime Minister tells the great England fast bowler about Jagger, Mugabe and why Bush Snr couldn't grasp the English game.
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Motorcycling
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Fatal attraction
The Isle of Man Tourist Trophy is the world's most dangerous motorcycle race, inspiring passion and controversy in equal measure. On the TT's centenary, Emma John meets the riders who risk their lives.
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Cycling
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Tour de farce
The world's greatest cycling race arrives in Britain for only the third time next weekend, when the Tour de France starts in London. But the 13 years the race has been away from these shores have been marked by a succession of drugs scandals and cheating. In this cri de coeur, cycling historian Geoffrey Wheatcroft laments how the race he once loved is being destroyed by greed and lies.
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Football
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Welcome to Sarajevo
When Turkey came to town last month, the home team's largely Muslim fans bonded with the visitors over shared enemies. Ed Vulliamy reports from Bosnia, where racial tensions continue but aren't enough to stop a football thriller.
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Motor-racing
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Eastern bias sends F1 in wrong direction
The government shouldn't subsidise Formula One racing, says Martin Jacques
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Regulars
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July's ten
Sporting myths
Last month's ten
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Editor's letter
You can tell the contempt golf holds for cheating by the reaction of those accused, says Nick Greenslade.
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Letters
The winds of change | Africa's challenge | Can't stand the heat | Mentoring Botham | No more ship chic | Friends in high places | At their peak
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Triumph and despair
Graeme Obree
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Notebook
Stories of the month
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Polly Vernon's fashion watch
Lewis Hamilton has caught my eye, says Polly Vernon.
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Ten questions for Pete Sampras
The tennis champion on meeting his Hollywood actress wife, beating Agassi and those famous on-court tears.
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Frozen in time: 24 July 1952
Emil Zatopek claims his second gold at the Helsinki Olympics.
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How Clive got his dactyls into the girls of summer
There is nothing like having a personal interest for lending an edge to a ladies' game of tennis, says Geoffrey Mortlake.
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Locker room
Gadgets, kit and gear
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On the nose
Bets of the month
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Reviews
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Cricket round-up
John Wright's Indian Summers | Grovel! | Brim Full of Passion | Fatty Batter
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December 2007