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The Olympic Club is a crazy place and offers crazy golf for US Open
When majors are held at the Olympic Club anything can happen – and usually does
Sparks will fly as West Indies and South Africa prepare for England
England should be able to tame the West Indies, but South Africa could be too hot to handle
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Find out whether a winning or losing team is most likely to score the second goal of a game
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England to benefit from Sri Lanka minus Muralitharan
England have the chance to redeem themselves after Test disappointment in Pakistan
Hamilton and Button lead the pack closing in on Vettel
Sebastian Vettel could become only the third driver to win three straight F1 drivers' titles
Olazabal picks his three most likely European Masters successors
Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer and Rory McIlroy are the Spaniard’s selections
Ballabriggs the beast to beat in the Grand National
Ballabriggs will benefit again at Aintree from racing prominently and being a great jumper
Woods and Mickelson have pedigree for Masters success
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have won seven of the last 15 renewals of the Masters
Strachan says football can be a force for good in society
Football has hit the headlines for numerous wrong reasons throughout this season
Ireland out to better 13 Cheltenham winners from last March
Sizing Europe, Hurricane Fly and Quevega look the biggest Irish Festival bankers
The Cheltenham Festival needs the Irish and vice versa
Ireland's association with Cheltenham is thought to have started with Vincent O'Brien
Paul Nicholls has shown the magic touch with Kauto Star
Kauto Star looked finished at the end of the last season before being rejuvenated
Brough Scott rates Kauto Star’s feats as better than Arkle’s
Kauto Star can take another step towards greatness at the 2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup
Cheltenham by numbers – Everything you need to know
Discover how much food and drink is consumed over the four days each year
All there is to know about the Cheltenham Gold Cup
Some impressive trivia relating to the biggest race of the four-day Festival