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Golfing phenomenon Michelle Wie is bracketed with Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan by publicists and marketing experts. At 16, she's already a mini-industry. But there's one problem: she's hardly won anything. Jason Zinoman reports.
Now meet her young rivals ...
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'We play cricket as messengers of peace'
It was the sport of refugees and survived war and the rule of the Taliban. Azam Khan tells Peter Frawley of Afghan cricket's bright future.
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Review of the year 2005
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Inside Clive's world
After winning the World Cup in 2003, England rugby union coach Clive Woodward had nothing left to prove. But then came this summer's Lions tour. He was mocked for recruiting Alastair Campbell and derided for the team's performance: his legacy was left in ruins. Now he is risking further ridicule in his new football career at Southampton. Over lamb chops and several bottles of wine at his home in Berkshire, he tells Nick Greenslade why he will one day manage a top Premiership side.
Biography extract: Clive Woodward
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Impossible, unlikely ... true
Liverpool's triumph in Istanbul wasn't a comeback, writes John Williams. It was a miracle.
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Tyson's last fight
Thomas Hauser recalls the June evening when the most feared fighter of his generation found a painful and confused dignity after humiliating defeat.
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The twin towers
Simon Garfield celebrates the two English players at the foundations of Chelsea's success.
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Final hurdle
Best Mate's collapse in front of 5,000 racegoers sealed the great chaser's place in the public's heart, writes Lee Honeyball.
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Quotes of the year
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We loved ...
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We loathed ...
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Roll of honour
Football | Cricket | Tennis | Golf | Rugby Union | Rugby League | Formula One | Horse racing
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Gymnastics
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Growing pains
Is gymnastics a form of child abuse masquerading as sport? Does it destroy the health and stunt the growth of young girls? Former gymnast Rebecca Seal investigates the dangers as well as the addictive thrills of a sport she loved but which, she believes, left her shorter by four inches and struggling with permanent injuries.
Tales from the vaults
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Olympics 2012
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Games without frontiers
Sebastian Coe, the hero of our successful Olympic bid, recalls the dramatic 24 hours in July when London won first the approval of the world and then its sympathy.
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Cricket
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Interview: Duncan Fletcher
At 36, he left Zimbabwe with no job, no home and just £2,000 to support his family. Now he is hailed as the mastermind behind England's ashes win. So how did Duncan Fletcher get from a desk job in an engineering firm to being the world's best cricket coach?
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My big weekend
Andrew Flintoff recalls the two days that turned the tide for England - and the best over he has ever bowled.
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Regulars
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Triumph and despair: Mark Ward
The former West Ham and Everton midfielder tells how the isolation of retirement led him into crime.
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December's ten
Troublesome other halfs
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Editorial
Calling all the heroes
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Last month's 10
Alan Hansen's best managers
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Letters
Letter of the month: Accidental hero
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Heroes and villains
Roy Keane
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Frozen in time: 9 December 1972
Spurs take on north London rivals Arsenal at White Hart Lane.
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Frozen in time: 25 April 1967
George Best 1946-2005
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Book of the month
I Should Have Been at Work! by Des Lynam
Other books
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DVDs
Boots, Balls 'N' Bellringers | Gazza's Golden Balls
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On the box
PDC World Darts Championship
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Videogame
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06
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The club
R5 Dual TP Driver
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First and last
Gary Lineker
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On the nose
Bets of the month
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Snapshot
12/11/2005
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December 2007