Ball Sports

There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who insist that football is just a game, and those who know better. Take the April 1967 clash between England and Scotland.  Wounded by their bigges …

The scoring of a goal in football unleashes emotions for the scorer, teammates, opponents and onlookers on terracing and living-room couches, that can play havoc with our anticipation of what constit …

’What’s so special about Thomond Park? The crowd. Simply the crowd. The atmosphere is electric.’ Donal Spring, one of Munster rugby’s greatest. Since the first game played there in 1934, Thomond Park …

The financial collapse of Rangers has regularly been described as the biggest story in the history of Scottish sport. Takeover battles, police investigations and court cases dominated the front and b …

The Cricket World Cup in 2019 was the first to be held in England for 20 years and expectations were high. It did not disappoint. Over six weeks and 48 matches it showcased the best that the one-day …

The Cricketers’ Who’s Who 2020 is the essential guide to the new cricket season and is the must-read and much-loved accompaniment for anyone interested in the English game. The 41st edition tells you …

A Scotland on Sunday Sports Book of the Year Take a hilarious romp through the best and worst of Scottish footballing history. The Scot who won England the World Cup. Macaroon bars and Bovril. When D …

New Zealanders have just lived through a Golden Age of Cricket. That’s not a sentence many brought up with a love of the great game in the 1990s thought they would read as the national side took the …

This is the ultimate quiz book on the Heart of Midlothian FC. Informative and fun, it is the perfect companion for those long car and train journeys. Test your knowledge of 'the greatest game in hist …

The small group play of the back position players and the pivot is an important offense element in almost each age group. The basics of interacting with the pivot should already be established in the …