• Eric 'The Eel' Moussambani struggles his way through his 100m heat in Sydney.

    A cult hero was born at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, as Eric 'The Eel' Moussambani entered the record books for all the wrong reasons.

    Moussambani arrived in Australia representing Equatorial Guinea in the men's 100m freestyle swimming event with just £50 to his name.

    Qualifying for the games via a wild-card scheme and even given the honour of carrying his nation's flag during the opening ceremony, a rags-to-riches fairytale could well have been on the cards.

    Problem was, Moussambani only taught himself to swim AFTER securing the wild-card berth, and had never even seen an Olympic-standard 50m

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  • Kevin Na's long preshot routine and human-rain-delay tactics were the talk of The Players a couple weeks back. At the time, he promised to work at his swing and routine, and initially at the Crowne Plaza Invitational, it appeared he had. But on Friday, Na was put on the clock, and oh, he wasn't happy about it.

    Na, John Huh and Aaron Baddeley were put on the clock shortly before the turn, and Na would go on to card three bogeys after the declaration. Afterward, he only slightly held back:

    "We were in position all day. We were waiting the first few holes. I'm constantly looking where we are in

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  • ECB and KP in a fine mess

    18 May: Kevin Pietersen tweets: "Can somebody PLEASE tell me how Nick Knight has worked his way into the commentary box for Home Tests?? RIDICULOUS!!"

    23 May: The ECB fines Pietersen an undisclosed amount for the above tweet after a hearing. A statement reads: "The hearing considered recent comments made by Pietersen on Twitter to be prejudicial to the interests of the ECB and a breach of the England player conditions of employment in relation to clauses regarding public statements."

    Pietersen has spent the last seven years with England athletically alternating between the nation's cricketing

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  • Lebanese footballer Mohamed Ghaddar has become a web sensation for all the wrong reasons after producing a comically inept piece of 'skill' in a Malaysian league game.

    Faced with an opponent on the left flank, Kelantan FA striker Gheddar attempts a flurry of stepovers supposed to evoke the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar - but he ends up looking more like a tipsy line dancer.

    And, to top it off, with the defenders looking entirely unimpressed, he tries to win a corner by knocking the ball out off one of their shins. Instead, he just scuffs the ball tamely out for a goal kick.

    Gheddar is

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  • mercedesFormula One heads back to the glitz and glamour of Monaco this weekend but it's far more than the fast cars and beautiful women — it is a real driver's challenge and it's virtually impossible to master.

    If a car could be programmed to drive the ultimate lap around Monaco, a top driver could probably beat its time because racing around the principality is more about feeling your way around its bumps and coping with its ever-changing grip than simply finding the best driving line.

    Graham Hill, Sir Jackie Stewart, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher were all dominant forces in their respective

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  • Hodgson hamstrung by foreign influx

    Well, we know what Harry Redknapp would have said had he been appointed England manager and been in charge for tomorrow's friendly against Norway: 'We're down to the bare bones.'

    And Harry would have been right. As rude awakenings go, Roy Hodgson's first game in charge promises to be the equivalent of having a bucket of iced water chucked over your head while anticipating a lazy, hungover lie-in.

    Just three weeks away from his first engagement in Euro 2012 and he is heading into an international faced with the prospect of just four players on the bench and a carthorse masquerading as a centre

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  • Quotes of the Week: ‘Almost a religious experience’

    A week ago, Chelsea were not Champions League winners, Kevin Pietersen had a little bit more money and David Cameron's personal view on John Terry was a mystery.

    Seven days on, here are the highlights from a bumper week of sporting quotes:

    Farewell, Didier

    "The spirit you saw in the dressing room after the match was unbelievable: the camaraderie ... they were sitting and talking for the longest time. They didn't get back to the hotel until almost three o'clock in the morning. Didier, of course, was dancing on the table, praying to the Cup. It was almost a religious experience." — Bruce Buck

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  • Hodgson lowers England expectations

    "You don't have to use short passes. Not if you want to use your big man up front."

    It could be a line ripped straight from the script of 'Mike Bassett: England Manager', that affectionate yet searingly honest deconstruction of the stereotypical England boss and his traditional hankering for "four-four-f******-two" and a more rudimentary interpretation of the game.

    Instead, Early Doors is happy to report, according to The Guardian it was shouted from the sidelines by one Roy Hodgson as he held court during an England training session for the first time at lunch on Thursday.

    Now, ED is not

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  • Over and out for Pep

    It's a good time to be a Real Madrid fan. Jose Mourinho has signed an extension which will contract him to the Bernabeu until 2016. Sir Alex Ferguson might think about moving on by then.  Having displaced Barca as Spanish champions, Mourinho's main aim is winning the much coveted 10th European Cup. Don't bet against him. He'll tinker with his squad in the summer, but his players are right behind him staying.

    "Sir Alex and Mourinho are the best managers in the world," said Cristiano Ronaldo, who is doing lots of media with his numerous sponsors before Euro 2012. "To continue my career with

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  • Venue guide: Wembley Arena

    Where is it?: Arena Square, Engineers Way, North-West London.

    Find it on the map: Here

    How do you get there?: Public transport — rail, tube or bus — is recommended, as there will be no official car parking near the arena during the Games. The venue is on five Transport for London bus routes (79, 83, 92, 182 and 224) and is close to two National Rail stations and two London Underground stops. NR trains run to Wembley Stadium station from London Marylebone and to Wembley Central from Euston, while the Jubilee and Metropolitan tube lines serve Wembley Park, and the Bakerloo line stops at Wembley

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