History of Sport

Ring Lardners influence on American letters is arguably greater than that of any other American writer in the early part of the twentieth century. ...

Baseball Beyond Our Borders celebrates the globalization of the game while highlighting the different histories and cultures of the nations in whic...

The laws of rugby are as extensive as they are confusing, their nuances and interpretations argued over relentlessly by rugby fans around the world...

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 firs...

Crickets oldest, and fiercest, rivalry!No contest in cricket comes close to matching The Ashes for drama, passion and sporting theatre.When England...

The complete, official history of the England football team as you've never seen it before! England: The Official History is a fascinating account ...

The summer of 1967 was Scottish footballs finest hour. Celtic won the European Cup. Rangers reached the final of the European Cup Winners Cup. Kilm...

Aberdeen have competed on the European stage since season 1967/68 and have enjoyed some epic encounters along the way, culminating in the clubs gre...

5 September, 1972. 4.30 a.m. The Munich Olympic Village. Black September, a group of Palestinian terrorists, break into the Israeli team''s apartme...

Semple Stadium in Thurles, Co Tipperary, is truly the home of hurling. This illustrated history of the stadium begins in 1884 when GAA was first fo...

Study the masters! Improve your handicap, swing, and technique.Move from Saturday-golfer to amateur extraordinaire. Packed with everything golfing ...

'Is there anything in sport to compare with the sustained excitement of a cricket match, especially a Test match, in which the advantage continuall...

An authoritative 100-year history of America's National Football League from its founding.The NFL has become the most lucrative sports league in th...

Arsenal 101 is an entertaining compendium of Arsenal's fascinating history, facts, games, stories, personalities, legends and footballing adventure...

*A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021*Tim Moore, the author of the Sunday Times bestselling French Revolutions, completes his epic (and ill-advi...

''Hard-hitting and hilarious'' - James Acaster''Funny, moving and compelling'' - Mike CostelloA heart-warming, hilarious true story about fighting ...

When Cuba met Japan in the finals of Major League Baseball's 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC), many among the international audience were shock...

We are Hibernian explores the sights, sounds and memories of fans who have taken the journey to watch the team that they love. Supporters from all ...

Named by The New York Times as a knowing, respectful and caring look at heartland America and containing a new foreword by legendary player Bob Plu...

''A highly entertaining read, deftly melding social history with sporting memoir and travelogue'' Mail on SundayA history of Latin America through ...

Why did killing a fox mean liberty? What did parish revels have to do with the Peterloo Massacre? What did animal cruelty have to do with the Engli...

One. Two. Three.  Thats as long as it took to sear the souls of a dozen young American men, thanks to the craziest, most controversial finish in th...