Sporting Events & Management

For people who love all sports, discover day after day of facts, stats, legendary plays, and unbeatable (until they're not) records. Not to mention...

'Reveals criminal corruption on a scale that the Kray twins would never have dreamt of' John Pearson, Profession of Violence, The Rise and Fall of ...

The histories in Twin Cities Sports are rooted in the class, ethnic, and regional identity of this unique upper midwestern metropolitan area. The c...

A fascinating tour of Oakland sports history and a look toward the future of professional sports in the East Bay. Oakland is a sports city like no ...

Winner of the Russell P. Strange Book of the Year Award from the Illinois State Historical Society Baseballs spread across Illinois paralleled the ...

The Olympic Games are a phenomenon of unparalleled global proportions. This book examines the rich and complex involvement of Latin America and the...

I was never as proud to be part of a team as I was being part of that team. PAT JENNINGS By the end of the 1970s, the Northern Ireland football te...

Analysing the politics of the 2012 London Olympics, Stephen Wagg examines the framing of London's bid to host the Games, arguments about the Games'...

Padraic Maher is one of the greatest hurlers of his generation and an icon in his beloved Tipperary.Winner of three All-Ireland senior hurling meda...

Unequal opportunity sparked Jim Browns endeavors to encourage Black development while Billie Jean King fought so that women tennis players could ea...

For almost a century, big-time college athletics has been a wildly popular but consistently problematic part of American higher education. The chal...

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2022'Well-researched and readable' - Financial Times'An absorbing, pacy read' - New Statesman'The story of lycra-clad fem...

When a crowd of 58,159 fans packed into Maine Road to watch Manchester City beat Sheffield United 2-1 on August 25, 1923, it was the first step on ...

With his trademark banter and unflinching honesty, Kammy sees Chris 'Kammy' Kamara tell the unbelievable stories of his life, revealing how he went...

In The Franchise: Minnesota Twins, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team. This thoughtful and engaging collect...

'Extraordinary . . . great fun' Barry Egan, Irish Sunday Independent'A wonderful story . . . vivid and comprehensive.' Stephen Jones, Sunday Times'...

The law relating to anti-doping changes rapidly. The World Anti-Doping Code was first adopted in 2003 to provide a common set of anti-doping rules ...

'A wonderful, compelling read' Vassos Alexander, radio presenter and ultrarunner Welcome to the Barkley Marathons, a fever dream of an ultra event...