TOP TEN BOOKS

1 Golden Boy - The Fame, Money and Mystery of Oscar De La Hoya, Tim Kawakami (Andrews McMeel, hardback, pounds 16.95).

2 Hoolifan - 30 Years of Hurt, Martin King and Martin Knight (Mainstream, paperback, pounds 7.99).

3 Allan Donald - White Lightning, Allan Donald and Pat Murphy (Collins Willow, hardback, pounds 16.99).

4 Parklife, Nick Varley (Michael Joseph, paperback, pounds 9.99).

5 Aravinda - My Autobiography, Aravinda de Silva (Mainstream, hardback, pounds 15.99).

6 Yellow Fever - The Dark Heart of The Tour De France, Jeremy Whittle (Headline, hardback, pounds 16.99).

7 Velo 99, Harry Van den Bremt (editions Velo, paperback, pounds 21.95).

8 Those Damn Yankees - The Secret Life of America's Greatest Franchise, Dean Chadwin (Verso, hardback, pounds 20.00).

9 Geoffrey Boycott on Cricket (Ebury Press, hardback, pounds 16.99).

10 Football Cultures and Identities, edited by Gary Armstrong and Richard Giulianotti (Macmillan, paperback, pounds 16.99).

List compiled by Sportspages Bookshops, 94-96 Charing Cross Road, London (0171 240 9604) & St Ann's Square, Manchester (0161 832 8530). www.sportspages.co.uk