Sport

One name above all others has become associated with walking in the Lake District: Alfred Wainwright, whose seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells, first published in 1955–66, has become …

Golden Generations: The Story of the 2006 FIFA Men”s World Cup tells the tale of one of the most action-packed international tournaments in recent memory. From Philipp Lahm”s extraordinary goal jus …

Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mc Elhenney”s TV series about their shock buyout of Wrexham AFC has propelled the team to unimaginable new popularity. Lifelong fan Peter Read looks at his own obsessive suppor …

Why do women follow sports? How do they participate from the sidelines and what is the significance of this contribution? What can female fandom tell us about gender relations in sport? This book exp …

The 150 editions of Wisden Cricketers” Almanack have contained more than 133, 000 pages since the first edition was published in 1864. Over the years the Almanack – published every year without fail …

This is a book about a friend of mine who loves Martial Arts, especially karate. Sensei Pete Ratcliff is the chief instructor at Miyabi-Ryu (Oldham) club. He started to take an interest in martial ar …

Sports Coaching: The Basics is an engaging and provocative introduction to sports coaching which combines coaches’ views and experiences of their work with discussions and topical issues that feature …

Golf is one of the world’s major sports and consequently the focus of world-class scientific research. This landmark publication is the most comprehensive book ever published on the science of golf, …

Richie Benaud, who died this year aged 84, was “perhaps the most influential cricketer and cricket personality since the Second World War’ according to Gideon Haigh, the world”s best cricket histori …

Whether racing dinghies or yachts, every sailor wants to drive through the fleet and cross the line first. In this groundbreaking book, international racer Fred Imhoff shows how to do just that. By m …