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OSM gay sport special
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Is anyone out there?
One in 10 people is said to be gay, which means there are hundreds of gay professional sportsmen and women, including roughly one member of every football team. So why have so few gone public about their sexuality? To open OSM's special investigation into gays and sport, Simon Garfield examines why professional sport remains the last bastion of homophobia.
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The groundbreakers
After years of hiding their sexuality, gay rugby players can now play the game openly and happily. Rachel Cooke visited the all-gay team in Manchester and finds it able to ruck, maul (and even stamp) with the best of them.
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The outcast
Esera Tuaolo hid his homosexuality throughout his career in American football, but is now relieved that he can tell the truth about himself and his family.
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Paul Newman
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The Newman factor
He's been a champion driver, finished second at Le Mans and owns a top US racing team. He also makes movies - as long as they don't interfere with his motor sport. Paul Newman tells OSM why, even at the age of 78, he can't keep away from the track
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Other features
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Different strokes
One is prone to tantrums, the other is as gracious in victory as in defeat. The fans love them, McEnroe rates them, and finally American tennis has young men to succeed Sampras and Agassi - and rival the Williams sisters
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A genius of flash
How did a burly midfielder nicknamed 'Tank' become 'Big Ron', the Sinatra-loving, bejewelled manager-turned-pundit who changed football's dictionary? There's no better place to find out than a sunny spot in Spain on his birthday.
OSM's Big-Ron Lexicon
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A woman's place...
While Kenya's men have conquered the running world, its women have been restricted by their traditional role which is often 'little better than servants'. Lornah Kiplagat is one of the few to break through and, by setting up a camp just for girls, hopes to inspire a new generation of champions
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Triumph and despair
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John Moncur
The West Ham midfielder used to have one of football's shortest tempers. He is now a devout Christian. For the first time he talks about the origins of his faith and reveals how it saved him from self-destructing.
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The OSM 10
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The 10 best games of the season
From Real Madrid to the Royal Marines
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Last month's 10
Last month Observer sport nominated the 10 Coolest Items of Sportswear.
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Regulars
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Contender
Jemma Mitcham, karate champion.
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Observer classic
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Frozen in time
FA cup final, Southampton v Man Utd, Wembley, 1 May 1976.
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Backflick
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Ask the Anorak
OSM Answers your sporting queries.
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British World Champions
No2: Terry Race, Bar Billiards
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Coaching badge
No 2 Jack Nicklaus
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Do you remember when...
Michael Chang served underarm at the 1989 french open?
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First and last
Born in Northern Ireland in 1968, the heavyweight, Havana-toting Clarke turned pro in 1990 and has now established himself as one of the world's best - and best loved - golfers.
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How to... land a Great white shark
By Matt Hayes, champion fisherman
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Literal truth
No 31 Phoebe Buffay
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My Favourite... instrument
Nolberto Solano, footballer
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My Team: Sheffield United
By Paul Heaton of the Beautiful South.
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Numbers game
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On the nose
5-1 sure thing Intercontinental to win the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket (Today)
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Sporting Passport
This month's place to be...Manchester.
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The king of speed... at 38mph
Nostalgia. Now and then: the Isle of Man TT race.
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The main event
World table tennis championships, 19-25, Paris
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The month in a minute
May
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December 2007