THIS WEEK'S TOP 10 SPORTS BOOKS

1 Muhammad Ali: In Perspective, Thomas Hauser (Collins; paperback, pounds 16.99)

2 BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Yearbook 1997, edited by Peter Nichols (Oddball Publishing; paperback, pounds 12.99)

3 From 'Fergie Out!' to the Double Double - the Highs and Lows of Life as a Red, edited by Paul Davies (A & C Publishing; paperback, pounds 7.99)

4 Steve Waugh's World Cup Diary, Steve Waugh (Harper Sports; paperback, pounds 10.99)

5 The Rugby War, Peter Fitzsimons (Harper Sports; paperback, pounds 9.99)

6 An Intimate Portrait of The Tour De France, Philippe Brunel (Buonpane Publications; hardback, pounds 29.99)

7 The Lad Done Bad - Sex, Sleaze and Scandal in English Football, Denis Campbell, Pete May and Andrew Shields (Penguin; paperback, pounds 9.99)

8 Annuario Del Calcio Mondiale 1996-97, edited by Salvatore Lo Presti (S.E.T. Torino; hardback, pounds 19.95)

9 Terminator - The Authorised Julian Dicks Story, Kirk Blows (Polar Print; paperback, pounds 9.99)

10 The Racing Post Flat Form Book 1996 (Racing Post; hardback, pounds 25.50)

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