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World heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis

Woman of steel

In a Berlin special, SPIKES magazine caught up with British heptathlete Jessica Ennis before she set out on her quest to win gold at the World Athletics Championships.
Army Diver

Two second torpedoes

From top-board launch pad to deep impact, these high-diving soldiers become human missiles in the blink of an eye.

The second instalment of our celebration of England’s great Stadium pays tribute to the only England Captain to have held the Jules Rimet Trophy aloft

A-Z of Wembley: B is for Bobby Moore statue

The England V Slovakia match-day programme continued the celebration of Wembley Stadium. The second instalment pays tribute to the only England Captain to have held the Jules Rimet Trophy aloft
DCM Bicycle

Fun, cheap, with no gears: will this design inspire us?

Environmentalists, ministers and councils have all urged us to cycle – to no great effect. Robert Jeffery wonders if designers and a new breed of retailers have the answer

Srixon Golf Balls

Balls. The science of dimples, drag and aerodynamics

With no regulations governing dimples, golf ball designers are using their new-found knowledge of airflow to make balls fly beyond our wildest dreams
Wembley_arch

A-Z of Wembley: A is for ARCH

The England V Kazakhstan match-day programme kicked off a celebration of arguably the finest football venue on the planet. First up, it was the steel rainbow…

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