Biography: Sport

Rewind to 1971, and Sue Barker''s coach is sending his 15-year-old tennis protege to a junior championship in France, alone, with a one-way ticket,...

Jaco van Gass was 23 when he was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan in 2009. Losing his left arm to the blast, he sustained life-thre...

Alchemy reveals the bittersweet reality of Brian Clough and Peter Taylors first management job together. The lower-league Hartlepools United are pe...

The remarkable true story of an unrivalled journey to recreate the greatest run in film history: 15,621 miles, five-times across the U...

Dennis Mortimer became Aston Villa's most famous captain when he lifted the Lions' first League Championship trophy in 71 years. That was in 1981, ...

The electric and daring independent wrestling tag team share their inspiring story of how two undersized, ambitious athletes from Southern Californ...

Toft adeptly shows this to be the legacy Ron Lyle left behind, one that stands shoulder-to-shoulder with a boxing legacy that is nothing short of r...

The story of Ike Ibeabuchi is one of the strangest in modern boxing history and Luke G. Williams has told it with great clarity, sensitivity, and s...

Widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket, Shane Warne was a giant of his time. A sporting hero and national icon, y...

On the west bank of the Mississippi lies the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers. Short on hope but big on dreams, its mostly poor and marginalized...

Gwen Jorgensen intends to win the Rio 2016 Olympic triathlon - an event no US athlete, man or woman, has ever won. Gwen is a stubborn perfectionist...

A compelling, relevant and dramatic life story from the front line of the modern game. Paul Davis's story takes us on a journey through almost 50 y...

A brilliant and very well written insight into the life of Paris Fury, the true Gypsy Queen. A fabulous read Fantast...

Matthew Saad Muhammad was arguably the most exciting fighter of all time. He was WBC light-heavyweight champion from 1979 to 1981, but it wasn't wh...

Swallows and Hawke is a captivating account of 80 years of compelling cricket. From South Africa's stunning first ever Test win by one wicket in 19...

In the early 1970s, the athletes of the German Democratic Republic started to achieve incredible sports results, winning medals and setting new wor...

Cocker Hoop is the authorised biography of football coaching great Les Cocker. A tenacious and resilient forward, Cocker played for two clubs: Stoc...

Buried in an unmarked grave in the churchyard of the small village of Benson in Oxfordshire lies the body of a footballing world champion from a by...

Premier league footballer turned pastor Gavin Peacock tells the story of his career and his faith in this fascinating, thought-provoking and person...

'Fantastic book written by a true LFC legend.' Jurgen Klopp'George Sephton is part of the brickwork of Liverpool Football Club and was witness to s...