History of Sport

The Tour de France is a race like no other, so perhaps its no surprise that it attracts racers like no other. The winner of the second Tour actuall...

An entertaining and effervescent history of the English Premier League told through the words and quotations of its players, managers, their contem...

From the earliest FA Cup finals in the 1870s between teams of former public schoolboys to the glittering world of 21st-century Champions League mat...

The declaration of war against Germany on 3 September 1939 brought an end to the second (and as yet, final) Golden Age of English cricket. Over 200...

From the heat of the Australian Open to the red clay of the French Open, to the majesty of Wimbledon All England Club to the humidity at the US Ope...

In 1897 Herbert William Rudge founded Dings Crusaders Rugby Club as a part of the Dings'' Club, one of the activities of the Shaftesbury Crusade, a...

Do you remember a time when footballers'' perms were tighter than their shorts? When supporters still swayed on terraces? When a chain-smoking doct...

With cities across the country adding miles of bike lanes and building bike-share stations, bicycling is enjoying a new surge of popularity in Amer...

'England invented football, codified it, became champions of the world in 1966 but humiliatingly then forgot how to play the greatest game of all. ...

Since 1990, football history has become increasingly important within the field of sport science, yet few studies have centred on the Europeanizati...

Manchester, 2018: Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho lead their teams out to face each other in the 175th Manchester derby. They are first and second ...

'The F2 are unbelievable - what they do is not possible!' - Pelé We're The F2 and this is our World of Football. Inside we give away the biggest se...

Welsh Rugby 101 is a compendium of fascinating facts, stats, stories, personalities and trivia - perfect for all fans of Welsh rugby. From the v...

Featuring an amazing cast of historical figures, this is the story of how President Theodore Roosevelt led an American sports and fitness revolutio...

Gordie Howe, Steve Yzerman, Sergei Fedorov, Nicklas Lidstrom, Ted Lindsay, and Brendan Shanahan. Bob Duff's 50 Greatest Red Wings is the definitive...

Here are Irish Rugby's most legendary, celebratory and brilliant moments from the 1940s to today. 100 Great Irish Rugby Moments is a unique celeb...

Shifting Currents is an original and comprehensive history of swimming. It examines the tension that arose when non-swimming northerners met Africa...

The Making of the FIFA World Cup takes us on a fast-paced trip through the history of football's biggest tournament, with a comprehensive collectio...

From the Wetterhorn in 1854 to the Matterhorn in 1865 from triumph to tragedy the Alps were conquered in a decade. It was what Reverend W.A.B. Co...

The Diary of Sport brings together the most memorable moments and characters in sports history, in one enthralling diary. It's not just about footb...