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Oh, lucky man
He thinks Manchester United were fortunate to win the Treble. He believes Beckham will be the new Zidane (eventually). And he knows an awful lot about obscure Spanish wines. John Carlin found Sir Alex Ferguson to be full of surprises.
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Factor phwoar
Grace, athleticism ? that's why men watch beach volleyball. Of course it is. But the tension between sport and sex is not new - female gladiators fought in Ancient Rome, mediaeval England had wet smock races, and if you think Anna Kournikova is the first tennis star to tantalise male fans, think again?
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Hounded by the past
Six years ago Tonya Harding was a contender for Olympic ice skating gold. Then her rival, Nancy Kerrigan, was attacked with a lump of lead piping. Tonya's ex-husband had ordered the assault. Now she hides away in the wilds from death threats and is less popular than O.J. Simpson or Mike Tyson. Is this what she deserves?
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It's just not cricket...
? it's baseball. Raised on Len Hutton and Yorkshire, the distinguished political columnist Hugo Young has forsaken England's summer sport for its American counterpart. And where better for the convert to enjoy all the subtleties of his new sport than the World Series in New York?
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Losing it in public
Two years ago a publisher asked author and journalist Jonathan Rendall to gamble £12,000 and write a book about it. He lost the money and the resulting novel left him, he believed, demonically possessed and hospitalised with a condition known as the myoclonic jerks. Just as he was getting over the experience, Channel 4 asked him to do it all again - on camera. Confident of winning this time, Rendall left Suffolk in search of Vegas. This is a diary of his gambling madness.
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Going downhill fast
Franz Klammer, one of skiing's greatest names, fears that his sport - once so glamorous and popular - is in steep decline.
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Unseen talent
It was fast, skilful and genuinely inspiring. Magali Delporte found the World Blind Football Championships to be full of moving images.
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Nostalgia
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'Anyone who has watched limited-overs matches must recognise that they were vaudeville'
On Christmas Eve 1961 John Arlott sounded sceptical about a new-fangled idea in the world of cricket - the one-day game.
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Do you remember when?
Carlisle United were top of the league?
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Now and then
The Rugby League World Cup.
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Top ten and letters
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The 10 greatest boxers of all time
1.Muhammad Ali | 2. Sugar Ray Robinson | 3. Joe Louis
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Last month's 10
Last month Observer writer Jon Henderson nominated his 10 greatest sporting mishaps. Here's how some of you responded.
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Letters
Taking issue with Girl Power | Rugby: can we have our game back?
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Back flick
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When the chips are down
Victoria Coren's everyday tale of poker folk.
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Common ground
Unlikely sporting links - No 2 Footballers' weird injuries.
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Literal truth
Sports people who share their names with figures from literature - No 8: Jacob Burns.
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Set the video for...
Cliff Richard's Xmas Pro-celebrity tennis.
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Contender
Michael Owen, rugby union player
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How does a?
County cricketer make ends meet in the winter?
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What if ?
Football was played on Christmas Day (again)?
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My team
Manchester United - James Nesbitt.
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Overrated...underrated
David Lloyd | Tony Dobbin
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Quick-fire round
Hazel Irvine
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Numbers game
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Websites
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Site unseen
Sporting websites worth a visit.
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Vote for your favourite sporting moment
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The moments that make sport special
OSM is compiling a list of the nation's most treasured sporting moments - is it Gazza crying, or Lara's 375? We discuss some contenders, and celebrities reveal the moments they'll never forget.
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Talk about it
Discuss your own favourite moments with other fans on our talkboards, and then send your list to, sporting.moments@observer.co.uk.
Note: Due to an unfortunate technical error, this email address was not able to receive your emails from Sunday 5 November until Friday 10 November. Our apologies to anyone who sent votes in on those days as they have not been counted. The address is now working, so please send them again and they will be counted. We promise.
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December 2007