History of Sport

Will lightning ever strike twice? Can David beat Goliath a second time? These questions haunt everyone in the small town of Milan, Indiana, whose b...

Coventry City Miscellany collects together all the vital information you never knew you needed to know about the Sky Blues. In these pages you will...

Shortlisted, Toronto Book AwardsOn May 2, 1967, Montreal and Toronto faced each other in a battle for hockey supremacy. This was only the fifth tim...

When the Rogers Place arena opened in downtown Edmonton in September 2016, no amount of buzz could drown out the rumours of manipulation, secret de...

Bushido: A Complete History of British Jujutsu reveals the untold stories behind the UK's martial arts. Jujutsu was brought to the UK in the 1890s,...

In 2019, South Africa celebrates 25 years of democracy and the freedom that turned the country from a political pariah to one warmly embraced by th...

In this book, Nigel Benn tells it like it is. From the grim days he spent in the army in Northern Ireland, to his notorious battle with Chris Euban...

In this insider's account, the Predators' greatest players and coaches-past and present-come to life. From P.K. Subban and Shea Weber, to Jason Arn...

Jack Beresford was the first British Olympian to win medals of any colour in five consecutive Olympic Games. His record of 3 Gold and 2 silver meda...

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 ...

Sports in American History: From Colonization to Globalization, Second Edition, journeys from the early American past to the present to give studen...

From Jack London to Joyce Carol Oates, The Hurt Business is the ultimate boxing book covering a century of the greatest fighter and the writers who...

For 30 years from 1927 until 1957 the real Mille Miglia was the race of excellence. A unique event of over 1,600 kilometres across Italy, the stars...

Over baseball history, which park has been the best for run scoring?1 Which player would lose the most home runs after adjustments for ballpark eff...

More than a century ago, the barrel-chested strongman clad in leopard skins, Roman sandals and carrying an oversized barbell was a common perfor...