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Winner of the Telegraph Sports Book Awards Children's Book of the YearSmall, skinny and short-sighted .

For over 130 years the British & Irish Lions have stood out as a symbol of the ethics, values and romance at the heart of rugby union.

This is the first biography in over 100 years of the great Tom Morris of St Andrews, who presided over one of the most illustrious periods in the history of golf, who - more than anyone before or since in any game - stamped his individual character upon his sport and how, in large measure, made golf what it is today.

'an outstanding piece of work .

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.

Of the 17,000-plus players who have donned major league uniforms over the years, not all were particularly nice or ethical.

If you attend a soccer match in Buenos Aires of the local Atlanta Athletic Club, you will likely hear the rival teams chanting anti-Semitic slogans.

"e;An entertaining history of baseball cards .

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

Waite Hoyt was much more than a baseball player.

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.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST SPORTS WRITING OF THE YEAR AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDA GUARDIAN SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARA WATERSTONES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'A marvellous football book, although it is much more than that' The Times'More Than A Shirt shows why geopolitics keeps invading the pitch' The Economist'D'Urso's simple conceit offers a sparklingly fresh snapshot' The GuardianCompelling and eye-opening, More Than A Shirt will change the way you think about the beautiful game's most universal symbol.

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.

The most entertaining and comprehensive guide to every baseball fans 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.