100 Objects Part 4

61 A pizza takeaway in SW19

With John Isner's first-round match against Nicolas Mahut tied at 59-59 in the fifth set and suspended for the night, Isner was in dire need of sustenance and chowed down on Andy Roddick's largesse by demolishing three boxes of pizza. He said he could have eaten 12 Big Macs that night but after four hours sleep and the fast food feast he was suitably revived to close out the clinching set 70-68 the next day.

62 A players' statement

Upon boycotting a World Cup training session in protest at Nicolas Anelka's expulsion from their ranks for effing and jeffing at Raymond Domenech during a half-time bust-up, the France squad needed to find a suitably gullible and willing stooge to read out their suicide note to the cameras. Cue Domenech, who had in his hand a piece of paper.

63 The podium at Rod Laver Arena

Having lost only one set en route to the men's single final at the Australian Open and roared on by his mum and scores of Saltire waving supporters, Andy Murray was thrashed by Roger Federer in a straight-sets defeat and promptly burst into tears on the podium. "I can cry like Roger," said the Scot . "It's just a shame I can't play like him."

64 Red Bull's RB6

Adrian Newey's Red Bull RB6 was a good car from bow to stern, from its front wing that took flexibility rules to the limit, but passed every rigidity test imposed on it, to the exhaust-blown diffuser at the back that every other team battled to replicate. The Renault engine might have been down on power compared to its rivals but these days aerodynamics are the key to unlocking speed and no one understands these black arts like Newey.

65 A (silenced) referee's whistle

A crisis bubbled up after Dougie McDonald failed to award Celtic a penalty at Dundee United in October. After much criticism the mouse finally roared as Scottish refs announced a downing of whistles. Four games did go ahead after strike-breaking refs from Israel and Luxembourg were parachuted in.

66 Rio Ferdinand's crutches

A day after arriving at England's World Cup training base in Rustenburg, Rio Ferdinand suffered knee ligament damage inflicted upon him by Emile Heskey. Neither player would go on to help the English cause, although Heskey did play in all four of their matches.

67 Robbie Earle's World Cup tickets

If somebody had told ITV pundit Robbie Earle before the tournament that he was going to lose his cushy job after getting embroiled in a scandal involving a bevy of gorgeous, scantily clad Dutch models, he would probably have hoped it would involve something more salacious and racy than ticket-scalping.

68 Robert Green's toy-brick double

When England drew 1-1 with USA at the World Cup the Guardian recreated key moments of the game using toy bricks. An internet sensation was born and it was easy to see why: Robert Green's howler seemed rather cute when executed by an expressionless plastic model. The imitations went viral, but the 4-1 defeat by Germany was less cute.

69 Roberto Mancini's scarf

Not content with eclipsing their local rivals in the wealth and transfer spending stakes, Manchester City stole Manchester United fans' thunder by installing an urbane Italian manager whose choice of official club neckwear tied the Old Trafford anti-Glazer green-and-gold scarf campaigners up in knots.

70 Ronaldo's armband

One moment you're wrapped snugly around a well-toned biceps, a comically spectacular Elton John-esque hissy-fit at what would have been one of the great goals being disallowed for a team-mate's incompetence later, you've been ripped off and flung to the ground. It's not easy being the Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo's armband.

71 The roof at the Vikings' stadium

Winter in Minnesota consists of piles of snow, arctic winds, some snow, ice and a bit more snow. So you'd think the roof on the Minnesota Vikings arena would be able to support a bit of … snow. But severe storms this month meant the white stuff couldn't be cleared and the roof collapsed quicker than the Vikings' miserable season.

72 Sepp Blatter's first envelope

It was no surprise that Sepp Blatter pulled a card confirming Russia would stage the 2018 World Cup from his official envelope. If the England 2018 bid team had spent more time stuffing brown ones, the name on that card might have been different.

73 Sepp Blatter's second envelope

"With their proud football tradition, ideal temperate climate, the high esteem in which they hold women, migrant workers and homosexuals, and globally renowned tolerance of public displays of drunkenness, it is with great pleasure that I can reveal the Fifa 2022 World Cup will be hosted by … Qatar?"

74 A sequinned waistcoat

The most notable thing about Gavin Henson's sparkly togs on Strictly Come Dancing was how often they were discarded, possibly to distract the audience from realising Henson, all rictus grin and clomping feet, can't really dance. It worked though, Henson made it to the semi-finals. His best line: "I can say I've danced at Blackpool – it's on my CV now."

75 A set of screwdrivers

Graeme Swann's Francis of Assisi act in April was interrupted when police officers pulled over his Porsche at 3am on his way home from Asda. Having drunk five glasses of wine the England spinner says he realised his cat Max was trapped under the floorboards and in urgent need of screwdrivers to rescue him. His samples showed him to be over the drink-driving limit but the court case has been adjourned until February.

76 Shaun White's snowboard

Shaun White, aka "The Flying Tomato", won back-to-back Olympic golds in the halfpipe. His first-run score actually won him the medal so he unveiled his party-piece for his second go, the Double McTwist 1260 – a dynamic forward rotation three and a half twists with a front flip he dubbed "The Tomahawk".

77 A sheepskin coat

Global reserves of the word "flamboyant" were depleted in October, as obituaries were penned for Malcolm Allison. "John Bond has blackened my name with his insinuations about the private lives of football managers," said Allison of his successor at Manchester City. "Both my wives are upset," he added.

78 A sled called Arthur

A first Winter Olympics gold for Great Britain since Torvill and Dean in 1984 finally came in Vancouver thanks to another double act. Amy Williams sped to glory lying on top of a 33kg contraption she calls Arthur. While Williams got gold and fame, Arthur was rewarded with a couple of pats.

79 A snood

Enjoying a comeback since it's halcyon days warming the vocal chords of pint-sized 80s popster Nik Kershaw, neckwear for big girl's blouses has been catapulted back into the limelight by the today's softer footballers.

80 The Spidercam

In February Points of View, the BBC's venerable feedback show, was inundated with objections about the overhead camera shots captured by the Spidercam during England's 30-17 Six Nations victory over Wales. The corporation received 169 complaints, viewers claiming it left them "sickly" and "dizzy". To no avail – the wire-crawler was used again at the football World Cup adding motion sickness to the grievances of armchair fans.