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Features
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Jumping the gun
Sudan has been at war for the worst part of 50 years. Its people have endured bombing, slave traders and pillaging troops. But they have found a way to rebuild their shattered lives - through sport. Paul Harris watched the Twic Olympics, where winning and taking part are equally important - but the fact that the contest takes place at all is a miracle.
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Cool hand Luca
He's the millionaire's son who played for Juventus and Italy then cut his managerial teeth at Chelsea. But now he's in charge of Watford, and Gianluca Vialli has swapped away days at Old Trafford for windy winter nights at Rotherham. He talks to Amy Raphael about obsession, stress, cigarettes - and what's inside his Prada briefcase.
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'You can't break your leg too often if you want to be a top model'
You need muscles to be a snowboarder - but you have to be thin to be a catwalk star. Shivering on the slopes of Whistler in Canada, Charlotte Dutton tells Euan Ferguson how hard it is to cope with the demands of her two careers.
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The real McCoy
National Hunt, traditionally racing's poor relation, has uncovered its first superstar - the stubborn, driven and sometimes ruthless Tony McCoy. The Irish jockey doesn't please the purists - or the bookies - and now, at the age of 27, is closing in on one of the sport's most cherished records.
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A whole different gaul game
With its reckless stamping, wanton eye gouging, and endemic tribal violence, French club rugby has always played by its own rules. After five years in the thick of the game, New Zealander John Daniell thinks he might just be getting to grips with it...
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Regulars
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The ten best players outside the premiership
Selected by Observer football writer David Hills.
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Last month's 10
Last month Oliver Owen and Jon Henderson nominated the 10 Greatest Chokes in the History of Sport. Here's what some of you thought of their selection.
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Contenders
Mark Ballas and Julianne Hough - Dancers
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OSM Letters
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OSM Back flick
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Off the rails
Lucy Cavendish: 'Raymond looks quite fetching in what I always think of as the Sophie Rhys Jones - tall and brown and quite stately'
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How to...Pole vault higher than a double decker bus
By Stacy Dragila, Olympic champion
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Now and then...the voice of rugby
Bill McLaren retires next month after 50 glorious years in the commentary box. Here he tells how he started, recalls his favourite moments - and says exactly what he thinks of the modern game.
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Man of Reason
This month W. W. Bellows learns one of sport's hardest lessons - when it comes to drinking, a giant leap off the wagon is often the sanest move a footballer can make.
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An Observer Classic: 25 March 1934
In 1934 Golden Miller became the only horse in history to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup and Grand National in the same year. The achievement came as no shock to our racing correspondent.
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Common ground...those unlikely sporting links
Sports stars and Marijuana
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My team: Liverpool
Adam Woodyatt
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Quick-fire round
Jeff Stelling
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Site unseen
Sporting websites worth a visit
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Overrated
Davis Cup
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Underrated
Curling
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December 2007