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The Shaming of the Olympics
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How to buy the Olympics
Congo's IOC delegate, known as the 'human vacuum cleaner', took $250,000 as Salt Lake City won the right to host next month's Winter Olympics. He was not alone. In this special OSM investigation, the men who signed the cheques talk for the first time about how they spent $10m rigging an election.
Olympic chiefs 'ignored corruption'
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The French Collection
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Born in France, made in England
Why France's world beating footballers love the Premiership. Exclusive interviews with Desailly, Pires, Dacourt, Vignal, Silvestre, Lebouef, Goma, Six and Wenger.
Born in France, made in England (part 2)
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United (versus Liverpool) Nations
A world league of its own: Denis Campbell talks to fans from five continents to find out why half a billion people watch the biggest club game on the planet.
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My team
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Why I love the New York Knicks
Woody Allen: I even wrote and shot a scene for Annie Hall in which the Knicks took on Kant, Nietzsche and all the great thinkers of history. It broke my heart to cut it.
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The OSM 10
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The 10 greatest fly-halves in the history of rugby union
Selected by Eddie Butler, The Observer's rugby union correspondent.
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Last month's 10
Last month Euan Ferguson nominated the 10 most glamorous other halves in sport. Here's what some of you thought of his selection.
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Hockey's Beckham
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Take a girl like you
If you thought women's hockey was the preserve of jolly public schoolgirls, Denise Marston-Smith hopes to change your mind. With a World Cup to look forward to this year, the David Beckham of her sport insists it's young, trendy and non-elitist.
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Back flick
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An Observer classic
8 January 1984: One of the most famous FA Cup shocks of the last 20 years found the holders Manchester United caught out by Bournemouth of the then Third Division. Julie Welch was there.
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Do you remember when...
Eric Bristow ruled darts?
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How to...save a penalty
by Mark Crossley of Middlesbrough, the goalkeeper with the best record of penalty-saving in the Premiership.
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Contender
Zach Gould, golfer
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Man of Reason
In his latest hard-hitting column, OSM scribe W. W. Bellows calls on fellow commentators to play fair by a certain Yorkshire football club recently in the news.
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Off the rails
When Garrison Savannah crossed the line to take the Gold Cup, I almost fainted. I almost got married. Probably should've done, thinking about it.
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Common ground
New year special: Fat sportsmen
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Quick-fire round
Barry Davies
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The OSM lowdown on...
Ski jumping
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Site unseen
Sporting websites worth a visit
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OSM Letters
Panto, sledging and homoerotic photos
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December 2007