Biography: sport

Now the subject of a major film.

The Hour.

The extraordinary and heartbreaking memoir from one of football's greatest playersPaul McGrath is Ireland's best loved sportsman and also its least understood.

Don Whillans has an iconic significance for generations of climbers.

In 2006, Liverpool fans voted Ian Rush among the top three all-time greatest players in the history of the club.

Jack Kyle was the rugby giant of his time, but he was also so much more than a sporting legend.

A golfer loved for his courage and charisma, Darren Clarke has the crowds behind him.

On 20 October 2007 Mike Catt MBE made history by becoming the oldest player to appear in a World Cup Final.

'Gay.

Irish rugby as you've never seen it before -- from the man who got the job every rugby lover would love to have.

A book that everyone should read The TimesA harrowing, heart-rending first-hand account of the bombing of Nagasaki and the acts of human kindness left in its wake.

One second in time may separate the great athlete from the merely good.

Fifty-seven incredible stories from hockeys biggest names, greatest characters and unsung heroes Essential reading for every fan, Beauties is a collection of the best stories that players tell each other.

Johnny Bower came to be known as one of the greatest Toronto Maple Leafs of all time, but he started from humble beginnings.

Finalist for the Kobo Emerging Writer PrizeJOE MURPHY HAD IT ALL.

Derek Sanderson was a key player with the Big Bad Bruins in the 1970s.

Whether he was scoring top-shelf goals or crushing an opponent into the boards, Jeremy Roenick-widely known as J.

Ein Norweger auf dem Weg nach ganz oben: Alles über Haalands Tore und RekordeKompromisslose Dynamik, eiskalter Instinkt und eine gnadenlose Treffsicherheit: Seit er Fußball spielt, bricht Erling Braut Haaland alle Rekorde: Er sorgte für den schnellsten "Fünferpack" in der Geschichte der Champions League – und gleich in seiner ersten Saison knackte er den Torrekord in der Premier League.

Uncork a whole new take on the fascinating story of wine, captivatingly told by everyone's favourite wine expert Oz Clarke.

Angeregt durch die Lektüre von Descartes' Meditationen suchte Elisabeth von der Pfalz (1618-1680) 1643 den brieflichen Kontakt zu dem berühmten Philosophen.

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A ';thoroughly captivating biography' (The San Francisco Chronicle) of American icon Arthur Ashethe Jackie Robinson of men's tennisa pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color barrier, went on to become an influential civil rights activist and public intellectual.

SISTER MADONNA BUDER is 80 years old, has run more than 340 triathlons, and doesnt know what all the fuss is about.

The story of female footballer Florrie and the amazing hidden history of the women s game come to life in this debut graphic novel about football, friendship and falling in love.

The true story of one football club's astonishing return to the topFeaturing exclusive interviews with Jack Grealish, John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa, along with many other key figuresAston Villa are Europa League champions and cementing their place among England's elite - a club utterly transformed, and still rising.

Lots of people agree that Hugo Snchez is one of the best Mexican soccer players in history.

Cuauhtmoc Blanco loves to play soccer, and it shows on the field.

Andrs Guardado is a big part of the Mexican national soccer team.

For Uruguayans, Diego Forln is a true idol.

Mario Yepes is a familiar name, not just inside his native Colombia but throughout the soccer-playing world.

In Colombia, the name of Arnoldo Iguarn evokes a respect that approaches veneration.

For more than a decade, from 1990 to 2001, Freddy Rincon was a solid performer for Colombia's National Team.

The year 2004 marked the hundredth anniversary of the founding of FIFA, soccer's international governing body.

Called by destiny, with soccer as his heritage, Javier Hernndez Balczar was born to shine on the pitch.

Despite his youth, Argentina's Lionel Messi (born in 1987) is already considered one of the greatest players in the history of soccer.

One of the greatest names in the history of world soccer, Ronaldo has had a life that can only be described as storybook.

Born into a family that had soccer running through its veins, Ronaldinho Gaucho demonstrated special gifts from a very early age.

The young and talented Uruguayan soccer star Luis Surez has been a perennial focus of the international press.

When The Guardian, a British daily newspaper, asked its readers to vote for the best goal of the 2010--2011 European soccer season, one score emerged as the overwhelming favorite.

From his professional debut with Independiente of Medelln, and later during a stint with the fabled Boca Juniors club of Argentina, Luis Amaranto Perea Mosquera displayed the mettle, tenacity, and ability that would mark him as one of the all-time greats of Latin American soccer.

Striker Radamel Falcao Garca, who has played soccer professionally since the age of 13, is one of the greats of the game.

Ivn Ramiro Cordoba rose from humble beginnings.

Rafael Mrquez is one player who has fans all over the world, from Mexico to Monaco to Barcelona.

In Mexico and the world, the name Giovani dos Santos is synonymous with goals.

From his start on an amateur club in Buenos Aires to his brilliant career with Real Madrid and Argentina's National Team, Gonzalo "e;Pipita"e; Higuan has guaranteed his place among soccer's leading lights.

In 2014, when the World Cup championship is played in Brazil, the hopes of the host country may well turn on the performance of a 22-yearold prodigy known as Neymar.

Muchos estn de acuerdo con que Hugo Snchez es uno de los mejores futbolistas mexicanos en la historia.

A Cuauhtmoc Blanco simplemente le fascina jugar ftbol y lo demuestra en el campo.

Andrs Guardado es toda una figura del ftbol nacional mexicano.

Para los uruguayos, Diego Forln es un dolo.

Mario Yepes es un nombre conocido en el ftbol, tanto dentro de Colombia como afuera.