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SHORTLISTED IN THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 FOR NEW FEMALE SPORTS WRITING 'Jen has captured the human (and humorous) side of following a football team. A compelling story hilariously …

Rangers 101 distils the history of the most successful football club in the world, Glasgow Rangers F.C. From their founding in 1872 and their first (drawn) League Championship, all the way through to …

Long out of print, the late Christopher Martin-Jenkins’ humorous book The Cricketer Book of Eccentric Behaviour and Cricket Eccentric Eccentrics is at last available as an ebook. A noted cricket comm …

A tribute to the special spirit of the British Lions rugby team, with a history of Lions tours and pen portraits of the sixty greatest Lions players since 1971.Playing for the British Lions has been …

In ‘Base-Ball, ‘ John Montgomery Ward provides an insightful examination of America’Äôs national pastime, transcending mere statistics and gameplay to explore the cultural and social significance of …

On 25 November 1953, the footballing landscape was altered forever. In a mist-shrouded Wembley Stadium, the beautiful game’s historic dominant force, England, met the most exciting team of the 1950s, …

How much do you really know about the club you love? You can find out by exploring the 1, 000 questions set out in 100 categories that make up this Aston Villa Quiz Book. It’s not often that books on …

The much-loved former England player, Guardian cricket correspondent and TMS broadcaster tells the story of his life in cricket for the first time. In April 1974 new recruits Viv Richards, Ian Botham …

The objective of this training unit is to practice the interaction of a back position player with the pivot. Following warm-up and a running coordination exercise, the players prepare for the running …

In ‘Lawn-tennis, ‘ James Dwight meticulously explores the burgeoning sport of lawn tennis during the late 19th century, a period marked by cultural shifts and increased leisure activities among the m …