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WISDEN BOOK OF THE YEARWinner of The Telegraph Sports Book Awards Cricket Book of the YearCricket 2.

The leaping Springbok on the green jersey of South Africa is one of the most iconic emblems in world rugby.

Scottish Rugby 101 is a compendium of fascinating facts, quotes, stats, stories, personalities and trivia - a perfect stocking-filler for all fans of Scottish rugby.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2020 - RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEARThis is a complete history of the Welsh rugby union team told by the players themselves.

Bart Starr was the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971, the most meaningful and successful era of one of football's most storied franchises.

**Winner of the Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year Award 2023****Winner of the Rugby Book of the Year Award 2023****Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2022**'Powerful, moving' - The Guardian'A deeply affecting read [.

THE HILARIOUS NEW BOOK FROM ONE OF BRITAIN'S BEST-LOVED NATIONAL TREASURES!

When social distancing is over, can people still keep their distance?

Well written and thoughtful.

Born in Liverpool in 1975, Robbie Fowler became a club icon by the time he was eighteen.

What does it take to get to the very top - to become truly 'World Class'?

The essence of the Rules of Golf is simple.

Is there anyone who conducts themselves more decently than Gareth Southgate.

***'Footie book of the year.

***'Essential reading for anyone wanting to achieve their dreams.

*****Shortlisted for International Autobiography of the Year in the Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2021'This account is often poetic and sometimes haunting.

*****A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK & SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER"e;Felix White's beautifully, elegantly and passionately written book reminds me why I love cricket so much.

Ever wondered what it's like playing Test Cricket?

Completely revised and updated featuring two brand new chapters, in preparation for the 2019 Ashes seriesFrom the William Hill Award-Winning Author of A Lot of Hard Yakka comes Cricket's Greatest Rivalry: A History of the Ashes in 12 Matches by Simon Hughes.

Do you think you know the laws of football better than the officials?

Mention "e;The Penguin"e; to any Dodgers fan and you're sure to evoke not just memories of the beloved third baseman Ron Cey, but also of the glory years of modern Dodgers baseball, a rollicking run through the '70s and '80s highlighted by the loquacious Tommy Lasorda, Fernandomania, a historic infield anchored by Cey, and an unforgettable 1981 World Series title.

Ever since his dad died in a shock accident, thirteen-year-old Gabe's world has been turned upside-down and back to front.

A biography of Walter French, a man who played for both a World Series winner and NFL Championship team.

50 YEARS OF SPORT AS SEEN BY THE CHAMPION OF ALL SPORTS WRITERS'This isn't, praise be, a formal book.

An informal autobiography of the old-time professional baseball pitcher and entertainer, Al Schacht.

First published in 1963, the year Russ Hodges started his fifteenth season as the voice of the Giants, MY GIANTS is the story of the man who has lived and died with the team through years that have been triumphant, sometimes disappointing, but never, never dull.

Life had not been kind to young Tommy Riggs-and even though he had all the natural playing ability to become a Major Leaguer, his anger at the world kept him from becoming the great player he could be.

First published in 1927, Jack Johnson's autobiography, Jack Johnson: In the Ring and Out, remains the key source for information about his life.

AT BAT-WITH BILL STERNBaseball is a game rooted deep in the heart of America.

Originally published in 1958, this is the autobiography of renowned U.

"e;To millions there has never a fighter like Jack Dempsey, and there never will be again.

Not A Game For Girls explores the most successful of the women's football teams established to boost wartime morale, following the suspension of all Football League matches at the end of the 1914-15 season.

***Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020******Financial Times, Best Sports Books of 2020***Pristine lawns, tennis whites, strawberries and cream, tennis is synonymous with the upper echelons of society, but scratch beneath the surface and you'll quickly discover a different history, one of untold struggles on and off the courts.

***Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020******Financial Times, Best Sports Books of 2020***Pristine lawns, tennis whites, strawberries and cream, tennis is synonymous with the upper echelons of society, but scratch beneath the surface and you'll quickly discover a different history, one of untold struggles on and off the courts.

Following Stalin's death in 1953, association football clubs, as well as the informal supporter groups and communities which developed around them, were an important way for the diverse citizens of the multinational Soviet Union to express, negotiate and develop their identities, both on individual and collective levels.

In 1981 a young semi-professional footballer - known as `Imam Beckenbauer' for his piety and his dominant style of play - has his career cut short after a confrontation with Turkey's military junta.

Winner of the Daily Telegraph Football Book of the Year Ultras are often compared to punks, Hell's Angels, hooligans or the South American Barras Bravas.

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017'Exquisite' Gideon Haigh'Magical, a head rush, a marvel' Rahul Bhattacharya'Startlingly original' Matthew EngelIn 1975 Patrick Eagar took some photographs which were unlike any cricket photographs anyone had seen before.

The inside, in-depth and indiscreet story of a season with Britain's worst football club, East Stirlingshire.

'The Fever PItch of five-a-side' TONY PARSONSA must-have for anyone who has ever played and enjoyed amateur football.

Autobiography of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, beginning with his athletic career and dealing particularly with baseball and the first step toward equal participation by African Americans in this great sport.

In October 2015, the Chinese Communist Party banned its 88 million members from excessive drinking, improper sexual relationships and holding golf club memberships.

Coaches always thought that N'Golo Kante was too small and too shy to make it in the world of football.

At the age of ten, Serge Gnabry was wanted by some of the biggest football clubs in the world.

Robert Lewandowski is one of the best strikers of his generation - but his journey to the top wasn't always easy.

As a teenager, Kylian Mbappe was one of the best footballers on the planet.

It didn't always look as though Raheem Sterling would make it as a world-class player.

Quick, composed and physically dominant - Virgil van Dijk is the defender who has it all.