History of Sport

“A thrilling, cinematic story. I loved every minute I spent with these bold, daring women whose remarkable journey is the stuff of American legend....

***WINNER OF A SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARD***A TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'A truly impo...

Writer Harry Pearson takes a warm and witty journey around Britain in pursuit of the lost folk sports that somehow still linger on in the glitzy er...

A CRICKETER BOOK OF THE YEAR.'Superb' Matthew Syed, The Times'Fascinating' The Observer'Packed with sufficient statistical analysis to have the mos...

Few fans are aware of the long, vibrant history of soccer in the USA, which dates back as far as the American Civil War. Many wrongly believe that ...

Bat, Ball and Field is a wonderful foray into the history and culture of cricket. ‘Hotten is not jus...

Set against the backdrop of depression-era politics, 1934 was an annus mirabilis for English sport. Within just a few days of each other, Hedley Ve...

‘As if Bill Bryson had taken to two wheels’ - FTSomewhere in a German forest 200 years ago, during the darkest, wettest summer for centuries, the s...

'Clever, funny, authoritative and illuminating' - Times Literary Supplement 'Filled with passion, humour, and a little bit of welcome weirdness. A ...

‘Entertaining, quirky and an enjoyable read’ – Phil Liggett MBE'A genuine one-off with a ready wit and a killer anecdote to hand at all times' – Ro...

‘For 30 years I was the voice of sport at The Times – but that’s enough about me. What matters is sport.’   This is an autobiography from which the...