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It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.

We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.

The O2 will be the centre of the tennis world next week when the best players on the planet head there for the last tournament of the season.

The arena will host the ATP World Tour Finals from Sunday, with the likes of Roger Federer and Andy Murray set to battle for one of the sport's most prestigious titles.

Roger Federer is favourite to win another Wimbledon title but don't ignore Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.

That's the view of Tim Henman ahead of the start of the tournament next Monday. The former Wimbledon semi-finalist thinks five-time champion Federer has the edge on his closest rivals after his recent victory in the French Open.

Do you have the balls to beat Samuel L Jackson at golf?

The star of Pulp Fiction and the Star Wars prequels is to transport his clubs to the London Golf Club for a charity benefit next month.

TIM HENMAN is tipping Andy Murray to be a smash hit in 2008 – but still thinks Roger Federer is the man to beat.

Henman teamed up with Colin Montgomerie on Tuesday (March 4) for a Sport Relief golf challenge at HSBC’s headquarters in Canada Square (see Colin's interview here) and he spoke to The Wharf about Britain’s hot tennis prospect.

Murray beat world number one Federer in Dubai this week, and Henman said: “Any time you beat Federer is fantastic, so it’s going to give him a great platform to build from.