THIS WEEK'S TOP 10 SPORTS BOOKS

1 Hand of God - the Life of Diego Maradona, Jimmy Burns (Bloomsbury, paperback, pounds 6.99)

2 NatWest Playfair Cricket Annual 1997, edited by Bill Frindall (Headline, paperback, pounds 4.99)

3 The Red Army Years - Manchester United in the 1970's, Richard Kurt and Chris Nickeas (Headline, hardback, pounds 16.99)

4 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1997, edited by Matthew Engel (John Wisden, hardback, pounds 26.00, and paperback)

5 A Lot of Hard Yakka, Simon Hughes (Headline, hardback, pounds 16.99)

6 Golf Dreams, John Updike (Hamish Hamilton, hardback, pounds 13.99)

7 One-Man Committee, Ray Illingworth and Jack Bannister (Headline, paperback, pounds 7.99)

8 Women on the Ball - A Guide to Women's Football, Sue Lopez (Scarlet Press, paperback, pounds 10.99)

9 Just Give Me the Damn Ball!, Keyshawn Johnson (Warner Books, hardback, pounds 19.95)

10 This Bloody Mary is the Last Thing I Own, Jonathan Rendall (Faber, hardback, pounds 14.99)

Chart compiled by Sportspages, 94-96 Charing Cross Road, London (0171 240 9604) and St Ann's Square, Manchester (0161 832 8530).