Biography: Sport

One of the most recognisable, respected and inspirational men on earth, Muhammad Ali is the world's most famous boxing hero. Ali brought unpreceden...

Marvelous Marvin Hagler is a sporting legend. Often called the greatest middleweight boxer of all time, he held the world title for 12 defences, in...

Jermain Defoe is one of the most exciting and engimatic footballers in the English Premier League. From his early career at Charlton via Portsmouth...

Beginning his career as a trainee with Tottenham Hotspur, Crouch played for four other Premier League clubs before returning to Spurs in 2009. Afte...

The path to glory hasn''t always been smooth but his performance on the world stagefrom the tender age of 17 when he made his debut for West Ham, t...

This book traces Beckham''s accomplishments from a young 17-year-old boy at Manchester United to his status as the most capped outfield player for ...

Lampard''s tireless achievements have assured him his place as a modern-day hero of the game and confirmed that he is the perfect, highly tuned, ma...

Born in London and raised through the Chelsea youth teams, Terry''s extraordinary talent soon made him a favorite among the Stamford Bridge faithfu...

Fred 'Dixie' Walker was a gifted ballplayer from a family of gifted athletes. (His father, uncle, and brother all played major league baseball.) Di...

Bill Nicholson was revered as one of the most honest football managers in the business. Between 1960 and 1964 he turned Tottenham Hotspur into the ...

This is the first book to the reveal the complex personality behind the public image that is Ivan Mauger, the dedicated and often ruthlessly effici...

Hodder & Stoughton admire Sir Mo's bravery in revealing his experience of being trafficked as a child. His memoir TWIN AMBITIONS, published in ...

Gordon Smith: Prince of Wingers is a biographical story recounting the life of legendary footballer Gordon Smith written by his son Tony. One of th...

In 2008, 14-year-old Laura Robson shocked the world by giving Britain its first Wimbledon winner in 14 years. From seemingly out of nowhere, the pr...

Reaching a peak in the 1990s thanks to presenter Jeremy Clarkson, the original series then faced the axe in 2001 - but Clarkson and producer Andy W...

In 1883, three of the masterminds of Viennese operetta collaborated on a new masterpiece; A Trip to Africa or Die Afrikareise in the original Germ...

Six victories, two pole positions, eight fastest laps and 13 podium places - statistics that are anything but striking. In Formula 1 today, there a...

Rory's amazing amateur career saw him conquer Ireland and Europe before topping the World Amateur Rankings in 2007. But he really came to prominenc...

In November 2013, Martin O'Neill was appointed manager of the Republic of Ireland's national football team, with Roy Keane as his assistant manager...

The story of Sir Alex Ferguson is a true rags-to-riches fairytale. When he announced he was to step down as manager of the world's biggest football...

Pheidippides did it once and became a legend. Brian Mills did it over 800 times...but you might be forgiven for not knowing who he is. He is a run...