A funny and irreverant look behind the scenes at the 2014 Tour de France, which starts in Yorkshire, from the author of How I Won the Yellow Jumper. In 2014 Ned Boulting reports on his dozen-th Tour
31/10/1978 Thomond Park. One of the greatest days in rugby history, Munster beat the All Blacks. More than 100,000 people claimed to have watched the game, even though the ground could only hold 12,00
When Sepp Blatter joined football’s world governing body, Fifa, in 1975 it had just twelve employees. Forty years later, seventeen of which were under Blatter’s presidency, Swiss authorities staged da
The Tour de France is one of the world’s most fabulous and notorious sporting events and this is the book to help you celebrate it in glorious technicolour A perfect souvenir for the connoisseur
Bayern Munich is a team of extremes. They are the most passionately supported club in Germany and the most hated. There is no doubt that they are the most successful. Winners of twenty-four domestic t
Award-winning writer Richard Moore uncovers the secrets of Usain Bolt and the Jamaican sprinting phenomenon.Beijing 2008, the 100 metres final: Usain Bolt slows down, beats his chest, metres clear of
The inspirational story of Jo Pavey, the runner that mums and the mum that runs.Jo Pavey was forty years old when she won the 10,000m at the European Championships. It was the first gold medal of her
Over the years, the author has not been able to stop thinking about Roger Federer, the greatest and most graceful tennis player of all time. In this book, he dissects the wonders of his forehand, refl
WINNER OF THE CRICKET SOCIETY AND MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 'I doubt there will be a better book written about this period in West
In Das Reboot, journalist and television pundit Raphael Honigstein charts the return of German football from the international wilderness of the late 1990s to Gotze's moment of genius [at the 2014 Wor
The definitive biography of France's greatest cyclist by the number one bestselling author ofMerckx: Half Man, Half Bike. Bernard Hinault is one of the greatest cyclists o
A unique and powerful insight into the mind of a professional cyclist in his last year before retirement, from British cyclist David Millar, writer of the bestsellingRacing Through the Dark.
The definitive biography of one of the greatest, most extraordinary runners and Olympic heroes of all time, from the author of running classic Feet in the Clouds. On the track, his running made him a
Eighteen years, eight series, eight defeats. These are the facts. I look around the room. We're a young team. Strauss, Flintoff, Vaughan, the new guy, Kevin Pietersen. None of us remember England hold
One of the most successful caddies of the modern era, having amassed 150 wins, Kiwi Steve Williams has worked with some of the golfing world's best, including 13 years on the bag of Tiger Woods. Toget
I'm A Little Special: A Muhammad Ali Reader collects 30 of the best pieces ever written about this sporting legend in an anthology by the greatest about the Greatest. Muhammad Ali's story is told by a
For 60 minutes this summer, the British public stopped what they were doing switched on their radios, their TVs, refreshed their Twitter feeds and followed Bradley Wiggins's attempt to break one of sp
What is it really like to be a racer? What is it like to be swept along at 60kmh in the middle of the pack? How does it feel to be reeled in from a solo breakaway metres from the line? What happens to
'Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.' Gary Lineker 13 July 2014, World Cup Final, the last 10 minutes of extra time: Germany forward M
Beijing 2008, the 100 metres final: Usain Bolt slows down, beats his chest, metres clear of his nearest rival, his face filled with the euphoria of a young man utterly in thrall to his extraordinary p
Ten years on from the 2005 Ashes, the greatest series of all time, former England bowler Simon Jones takes you back to relive the drama on the pitch and inside the dressing room, and reveals the raw t
From the award-winning author of running classic Feet in the Clouds, Richard Askwith makes a passionate and inspiring case for runners to get back to nature.Richard Askwith wanted more. Not convinced
‘Am I so smart, or you so stupid?’ – Louis van Gaal I started out wanting to write a book about Marco van Basten. I still do, but I dread the moment when I have to write something I know will make him
Professional cycling is a rich, dynamic and often controversial sport that lends itself to great writing. Some of the most famous and illustrious races were founded by newspapermen and The Cycling Ant
Adrien Niyonshuti is a member of the Rwandan cycling team. Adrien was seven years old when he lost his family in the 1994 genocide that tore Rwanda apart. Almost twenty years later he has a shot at re
Twenty-four hours after arriving in Dublin, Muhammad Ali rang his publicist Harold Conrad. "Hey, Hal?" said Ali, "where are all the niggers in this country?" "Ali," replied Conrad, "there aren't any."
Murrayfield, the Calcutta Cup, March 1990. England vs. Scotland - winner-takes-all for the Five Nations Grand Slam, the biggest prize in northern hemisphere rugby. Will Carling's England are the very
