Top Ten Books

1 BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Yearbook 1999, edited by Peter Nichols (Oddball, paperback, pounds 14.00).

2 Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1999, Raymond Fletcher (Headline, paperback, pounds 17.99).

3 Tear Gas and Ticket Touts, Eddy Brimson (Headline, paperback, pounds 6.99).

4 Football Memories, Brian Glanville (Virgin, hardback, pounds 16.99).

5 Raceform Horses in Training 1999 (Raceform, paperback, pounds 13.99).

6 Virgin Formula 1 1999 Pocket Annual (Virgin, paperback, pounds 5.99).

7 Conquests and Crises - The 1998 Tour de France, Velo News (Velo Press, paperback, pounds 16.95).

8 Bold Warnie - Shane Warne and Australia's Rise to Cricket Dominance, Roland Perry (Random House Australia, hardback, pounds 21.95).

9 Playing For Keeps - Michael Jordan and the World He Made, David Halberstam (Random House USA, hardback, pounds 21.50).

10 Ka Mate! Ka Mate! New Zealand's Conquest of British Rugby, Spiro Zavos (Viking NZ, paperback, pounds 14.95).

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