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Lee Bowyer
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Give a dog a bad name...
Courted by some of Europe's biggest names last summer, and capped by England as recently as September, Lee Bowyer's move to West Ham this week shocked the football world. David Jones goes back to the player's east London roots and, in talking to those who have known him since boyhood, uncovers the real Lee Bowyer.
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Elena Baltacha
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Now get out of that
Elena Baltacha arrived in Britain in 1989 as the young daughter of a famous Soviet footballer. Now she's ready to eclipse her father - and break free from the strange cycle of illnesses that threatened her status as our most promising tennis player in a generation.
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ITV Digital collapse
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Kicking their heels
Football's boom years came to an abrupt end in the summer with the collapse of ITV Digital. And for some players, especially those in the lower leagues, this wasn't just business, it was personal. Six months on, OSM caught up with a range of them.
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A message of hope
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Peace and love
One is a Muslim. The other is a Jew. Together they form sport's most controversial - and heart-warming - partnership. In their first major interview, they told OSM what keeps them together.
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The top 10
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The 10 worst decisions in the history of sport
1. Visiting Betty Shine
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Last month's 10
Last month OSM's Oliver Irish nominated the 10 Biggest Cry Babies in the History of Sport. Here's what some of you thought of his selection.
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Triumph and despair
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Harry Gregg
'Roger Byrne didn't have a mark on him and his eyes were open, but he was clearly dead. I've always regretted I didn't close his eyes'.
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Observer classic
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18 January 1970: Requiem for a heavyweight
Was it really the end of Muhammad Ali's career?
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Regulars
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Contender
Rebecca Hudson, golfer
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Off the rails
Lucy Cavendish: The French seem so much more sophisticated than the Brits. Even the stable lads look as if they watch black and white films in their spare time
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Letters
I disagree with Nick Gladstone assessment of Stuart Hall's football match reports for Radio Five Live (Letters, OSM, December).
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Backflick
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The OSM lowdown: The Dakar Rally
The 2003 Dakar Rally began on New Year's Day. It is scheduled to finish on Sunday 17th January.
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How to...
Get the best out of a horse. By Tony McCoy - the most successful British jump jockey of all time.
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My Favourite...
Racing bloodlines by Peter Ebdon, world snooker champion.
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Anything you can do...
They grow up together - and then continue their childhood rivalry as adults. Oliver Irish salutes sport's most remarkable siblings.
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My team
West Ham United, by Perry Fenwick (Billy Mitchell from EastEnders).
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Common ground
Sportsmen and their vehicles.
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Do you remember when...
Donald Campbell died breaking a world record?
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Game On
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
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Literal truth
Sports people who share their names with fictitious characters.
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Now and then
Nate Newton.
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Quick-fire round
Jeremy Guscott.
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Site unseen
Sporting websites worth a visit.
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The numbers game
The week in figures.
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December 2007