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The giants who can hit new heights in 2017

From the wholly unlikely, like Tiger Woods winning another Major or the Lions whitewashing the All Blacks, to the eminently probable, like Usain Bolt and Leo Messi reemphasising their credentials as wonders of the sporting world, we examine who might be rewriting the record books, month by month, in 2017.

The giants who can hit new heights in 2017

Sun, 01 Jan, 2017 - 00:00

Ian Chadband

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