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Our favourite things this week: the best sports journalism from around the web

Our first roundup features the tragic story of a man who set off from Seattle to São Paulo with a football at his feet Welcome to the first of our weekly compilation articles, which will pick out our favourite writing, galleries and features from around the web. This page is an opportunity to…

The gifs that keep on giving: KOs, German football and grandstanding

This week's round-up features a cheeky steal from a young baseball fan and some boxing from Down Under Thanks for all your suggestions on last week's blog . Here are a few highlights from this week. Bad Chad Dawson More Queensberry Rules than Queensland . Tough luck An incredible feat of balance…

The Joy of Six: wingmen, sidekicks and hangers-on | Barry Glendenning

Phil Mickelson's caddie, Lance Armstrong's partner in crime and Paul Gascoigne's five-bellied friend – sport's best known 'servants' 1) Jim "Bones" Mackay It would be disingenuous to describe this week's Joy of Six as a tribute to sport's unsung troopers, because with one possible four-legged…

Woking: Giuseppe Sole among eight to agree new deals

Giuseppe Sole is among eight Woking players to have agreed new deals to remain at Kingfield next season.

The gifs that keep on giving: Rafa Benítez, knockouts and diving

This week's round-up features kicks to the head, knees to the face and a few strokes of the hair Thanks for all your suggestions on last week's blog . Here are a few highlights from this week. Kicks to the face Vitor Belfort knocked out his opponent in the first round with his kick, while Cristiano…