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Sports Stories
Vocabulary from the sporting news
The stories
 
 April 2002 - Athletics
London marathon
  		  
 February 2002 - Winter sports
Snowboarding
  		  
 January 2002 - Winter sports
Figure skating
 
  
 December 2001 - Golf
Tiger Woods
  		  
 November 2001 - Softball
Women's softball
  		  
 October 2001 - Baseball
Home-run king
 
  
 September 2001 - Motorsport
Formula 1
  		  
 August 2001 - Athletics
World Athletics Championships
  		  
 July 2001 - Cycling
Tour de France
  		  
 June 2001 - Tennis
Wimbledon - without grass?
 
  
 

  
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