Last month's ten

Court cases

1 Boris Becker dodges prison but not the taxman
2 Jean-Marc Bosman rules OK!
3 Tony Greig and Kerry Packer take on cricket's lawmakers
4 Imran Khan makes Botham and Lamb stew
5 Iain Dowie crosses the Jordan
6 Terry Marsh beats the count in the Frank Warren shooting trial
7 Casey Martin v the US PGA
8 Navjot Sidhu's manslaughter trial
9 World Wildlife Fund pins down the World Wrestling Federation
10 Renee Richards battles for transsexual equality

Numerous sportsmen have had their retirement nest eggs greatly boosted by the 1927 victory in the House of Lords of James Seymour, a stylish Kent batsman. This case established that the discretionary benefits or testimonials awarded to long-serving players were tax free.
Hugh Faulkner, London

You left out the amusing case of Harry Kewell suing Gary Lineker for an article Lineker wrote in the Telegraph about Kewell's transfer from Leeds to Liverpool. Rather anti...#8209;climactically, the jury couldn't reach a decision and Lineker and Kewell settled out of court.
John Melville, via email

I see you have made Boris Becker number one - why no mention of Lester Piggott? The jockey was less fortunate than the tennis player when he was prosecuted for tax evasion in 1987 and was jailed for a year.
Heather Brown, London

Who can forget the sad story of darts champion Jocky Wilson, sued by his own manager Ron Clover in 1986, and later bankrupted?
Dave Richards, via email

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