History of Sport

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...

When the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta after the 1965 season, many impassioned fans grew indifferent to baseball. Others--namely car dealer ...

What were the iconic sports moments of the last century? In Replays, Rivalries, and Rumbles , a team of sports aficionados climb onto their bar sto...

Long considered Canadian, ice hockey is in truth a worldwide phenomenon--and has been for centuries. In Hockey: A Global History, Stephen Hardy and...