Ball sports / ball games

Jews don't do football.

From matches played on a village green to the high-church splendour of Lord's, in A Last English Summer, award-winning author Duncan Hamilton preserves the 2009 cricket season, a seminal, convulsive time in the sport's history.

Richer Than God is an authoritative, provocative, investigative account of Manchester City's history, culminating in its transformation as Sheikh Mansour seeks to spend the formerly miserable Manchester club into the European elite.

AN EPIC SWINDLE is the inside story of how Liverpool FC came within hours of being re-possessed by the banks after the shambolic 44-month reign of American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world.

Easy-to-follow diagrams show beginners how to set up a court, hold a racket, and hit the shuttle correctly.

';An evocative tale about a tiny Texas town and its undying love for their community and football team.

An epic and unforgettable love story begins in Binding 13, the first in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.

An epic and unforgettable love story continues in Keeping 13, the second book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.

An epic and unforgettable love story begins in Saving 6, the third book in the international bestselling and TikTok-phenomenon The Boys of Tommen series, from Chloe Walsh.

He was a small-town boy who burst onto the international golf scene with a dramatic hook shot from deep in the woods to win the Masters before the game he loved almost killed him.

In an era of cynicism and divisiveness, the tale of this young angel who refused to give up hope combined with the simple act of a young father doing what he ought to dostanding by his ailing daughter through thick and thinset the social-media world into a whirlwind of positivity.

WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED 2025'Wonderfully wide-focused, unfailingly readable and laced with passages of insightful analysis, Tim Wigmore's history of test cricket is a true tour de force.

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST SPORTS WRITING OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THE 2026 SPORTS BOOK AWARDSA GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025A WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025'This is a marvellous football book, although it is much more than that.

Interest and attendance were dropping, and football was ascending.

Its a golf hall of fame, shame, and arcane.

From 1985 to 1992, The Baseball Hall of Shame series chronicled more than 100 years of baseball goofs and gaffes, selling more than 700,000 copies.

Themost entertaining and comprehensiveguide to every baseball fan's dream road tripincluding every new ballpark since the 2004 editionrevised and completely updated!

Hack Wilsons record 191 RBIs in 1930 may well stand the test of time, and so may the record of his hard-drinking lifestyle.

At the age of forty-six, Jack Nicklaus was considered by some to be done as a championship golfer.

Twenty top Major League Baseball players share stories about life off the field and their favorite foodswith nearly 100 full-color photos and more than 60 easy-to-make recipesBaseball and food are two of lifes uncomplicated pleasures, stirring up sizzling passion across all generations.

An authoritative look back at the decade that brought Americas favorite game into the modern era.

A collection ofghost storiescollected from baseballplayers, stadium personnel, umpires, front-office folks, and fans, whichexplores the sometimes amusing and sometimes spooky connection between baseball and the paranormal.

The Seventh Inning Stretch, by noted baseball expert Josh Pahigian addresses all of the most interesting baseball arguments, however frivolous, that fans have been engaging in for decades, and even a few they may have never stopped to consider before.

One of baseball's most insightful commentators picks the 50 greatest Red Sox players of all time.

An in-depth look at the intersection of judgment and statistics in baseballScouting and scoring are considered fundamentally different ways of ascertaining value in baseball.

Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time.

At the age of 21, Kylian Mbappehas already established himself as a legend.

An icon of English football, Harry Kane has been tearing up the Premier League for years.

Gary Sutherland was a lapsed golfer, until he acquired his late dad's putter.

The 65th edition of the PLAYFAIR CRICKET ANNUAL reviews England's two triumphant 2011 home Test series against Sri Lanka and India, as well as their autumn/winter matches against India and Pakistan.

Paul Canovilles story is one of extreme racist bigotry, shattering career-ending injury, a decline into drug abuse, battles against cancer, family tragedy and a determination to beat the odds.

In the vein of Hotel Babylon and Confessions of a GP, The Secret Player will fascinate footballs fans with its wealth of insider knowledge and willingness to talk, albeit anonymously, about the inner workings of the game.

Steven Gerrard is a genuine Liverpool legend.

Colin Shindler has previously written of his deep love for Manchester City in the bestselling Manchester United Ruined My Life and three other previous books.

The factual, concise and first-choice guide for the real fan.

Nicknamed 'the Ledge' on account of his legendary status, John Greig has been voted the greatest Ranger of all time by the fans and his statue stands outside Ibrox.

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Rangers have won 53 League Championships, more than any other club in the world.

In We Are Celtic Supporters Richard Purden examines what created the culture, ideas and beliefs around Celtic football club.

Late on a winter's night in 1976 at the age of 5, I lay awake in bed, absolutely petrified.

One of Celtic's greatest ever strikers, Stevie Chalmers epitomised the exciting attacking football with which Celtic took Europe by storm during the 1960s.

Jonny Wilkinson's career has crossed three decades and four World Cups.

A warm and highly entertaining account of Dietmar Hamman's personal story, The Didi Man was a Sunday Times bestseller on hardback publication.

Ever wondered how a transfer deal is done?

Brush up on your cricket knowledge of the Ashes with a hilarious and alternative guide to cricket's most fiercely contested series.

Get excited for the 2017-18 Ashes series with this wonderful collection of wacky and hilarious anecdotes from the man who is never stumped for a good cricketing story, Phil Tufnell.

The factual, concise and first-choice guide for the real fan.

Tony Lewis has reached the top of English cricket as a player captaining his country, as a commentator for the BBC, and as an administrator becoming President of the MCC.