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Bernie Eccleston exclusive
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Confessions of a used car dealer
In an exclusive interview, Bernie Ecclestone, the billionaire who made Formula One a global cash machine, rebuts charges that the sport is boring, insists that he wants another maverick to succeed him - and reveals why even a man of 71 with a private jet still likes to drive his kids to school
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The OSM 10....
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The 10 best footballers in Britain this season
Selected by Matt Tench, editor of OSM.
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Last month's 10
Last month Oliver Irish nominated his 10 Greatest Shocks in Sport's History. Here's what you thought of his selection.
The 10 greatest shocks in sport's history
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Football's cash crisis
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Spent forces
OSM Special investigation: European football's cash crisis is about to make the collapse of ITV Digital look like small beer. Spiralling debt and unaffordable wages threaten to crush even some of the game's biggest clubs - and that's before the TV revenue plummets. Right across the continent the changing business climate will have far-reaching consequences...one of which may be to leave the Premier League in a stronger position than ever
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Sport Uncovered
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The future of British tennis?
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Born to win
Their father escaped Milosevic's clutches, then risked everything to move his family from London to Florida. If his daughters become the new Venus and Serena Williams, then the future of British tennis will have been made in...Kosovov.
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Spot the hero
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The great unknown
He's Jimmy White's hero and he could have been snooker's first TV star. But drink, gambling and prison deprived Patsy Hoolihan of his chance of glory. Jonathan Rendall tracked down the hustler who should have been a contender.
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Rock Hard
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Where there's a Hill
In the tough, macho arena of rock climbing, one woman has beaten the boys at their own game. Lynn Hill went from being a Las Vegas waitress to dinner in the White House - via the hardest rock climb on the biggest cliff in the world. Ed Douglas profiles the ultimate rock chick, and in an exclusive extract from her remarkable autobiography, Hill describes the finest climb of her life.
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Pretty Good
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Angelic Host
She's glamorous, but it's not her looks that have made Gabby Logan a key member of ITV's World Cup team. She beats the men hands down at sports trivia - and even Des Lynam thinks she could be his successor. By Amy Raphael
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Backflick
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Do you remember when...Ajax could win the European Cup?
Louis van Gaal's freakishly talented, homegrown team contained just two players over the age of 25. Lee Honeyball remembers Ajax's stunning triumph and explains why they won't win the European Cup again.
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OSM Letters
Dunkin' disgraceful
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Overrated: Ulrika Jonsson
Ulrika Jonsson
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Underrated: Nancy Dell'Olio
Nancy Dell'Olio
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Common ground
Sports stars and their pets.
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Contender: Shelley Rae, rugby union player
Shelley Rae, rugby union player
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Man of Reason
This month W.W. Bellows joins the England Football Manager for a spot of lunch at San Lorenzo's, where the soup turns out to be the least interesting item on the menu.
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My Team: Gordon Ramsay on Rangers
Gordon Ramsay on Rangers.
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Off the rails
Lucy Cavendish: 'My friend Amanda does not understand how important National Hunt is to Ray and me.'
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An Observer Classic
25 May 1986: Scyld Berry leafs through the diary of a county cricketer and discovers that a day in the life of a journeyman seam bowler is a test of stamina.
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Clive Tyldesley
Clive Tyldesley
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Site unseen
Sporting websites worth a visit.
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December 2007