History of sport

When a man walks on to a pitch there s always a chance something magic can happen, that s what keeps us coming back In A Man Walks On To a Pitch, Harry shares a lifetime s experience of obsessing over football, during which he has seen it all first hand the good, the bad and the unbelievable.

In 1868, the first ever documented bicycle race was held in a Paris park, and to the locals' chagrin, was won by a Briton.

A 3,162 km race.

lanterne rouge (French | noun): The competitor who finishes last in the Tour de France Froome, Wiggins, Merckx we know the winners of the Tour de France, but what about the men who finish last?

The fascinating true story of how legendary gambler Barney Curley pulled off the greatest betting scams in horse-racing history.

There is Rugby Union: the fast, compelling, TV-friendly combat sport in which sponsored gladiators are sold on their ability to crash into each other at top speed, and sometimes even to avoid each other and score.

Best of British is a celebration of the nation's greatest 100 sporting heroes, from Henry VIII to Red Rum, Roy of the Rovers to Torvill and Dean.

THIRTY YEARS WITH FIGHTING DOGS GEORGE C.

HANDLING AND NURSING THE GAME COCK.

This early manual on bicycle construction is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.

This book is a comprehensive guide to the two-move chess problem that will delight chess lovers.

Originally published in 1869, this unusual book will appeal graetly to all who are interested in the early history and manufacture of the bicycle.

A guide to the ultimate game of strategy by one of its greatest players.

This book will teach you to play chess in two hours.

Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award.

For Aleksandar Hemon, football is more than a sport.

Thirty Years with Fighting Dogs (Vintage Dog Books Breed Classic - American Pit Bull Terrier) Originally published 1935, USA, this is a reprint of a fascinating historical document about fighting dogs.

Toxophilus, originally published in 1545, is considered to be the first book on archery written in English.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to hunting grouse, with additional chapters on grouse disease and vermin, and grouse shooting.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This is a book about football.

The Official History of the FIFA Women's World Cup is the definitive, authorised account of the world's biggest women's football tournament.

Bodybuilding is the wildest, wierdest sport in the world, but it's more than just a sport.

'If David Lloyd-George was the most charismatic person I ever laid eyes on, Matt Busby was the most charismatic I have known, when he was the manager of Manchester United and I was a reporter travelling with the team.

Athletic contests in running, walking, jumping and throwing are among the oldest of all sports and their roots are prehistoric.

On Saturday 8 September 1888, League football kicked off.

'What seeps through the pages is Benaud's passion for the game, his open-mindedness and his eye for a story.

For readers of The Boys in the Boat, the remarkable story of the unlikely Canadian hockey team that clinched Olympic gold in 1948The announcement was shockingCanada, the birthplace of hockey, would not be sending a team to the 1948 Winter Olympics in Switzerland.

Remember when it was just Montreal, Toronto, New York, Detroit, Boston and Chicago?

As an institution that helps bind Canadians to an imagined community, hockey has long been associated with an essential Canadian identity.

As an institution that helps bind Canadians to an imagined community, hockey has long been associated with an essential Canadian identity.

Sport is something rather taken for granted and little studied as part of man's and society's behaviour.

In the second edition of this groundbreaking social history, M.

In the second edition of this groundbreaking social history, M.

Held in Germany, the 1936 Olympic Games sparked international controversy.

Held in Germany, the 1936 Olympic Games sparked international controversy.

Golf can be a vexing and cruel game, and teaches us much about ourselves.

Roland Huntford's brilliant history begins 20,000 years ago in the last ice age on the icy tundra of an unformed earth.

Sports on Film takes readers behind the scenes of how movies get made and puts them in the stands for some of the key moments in sports in America.

"e;This work is a welcome compilation that will be of use to anyone interested in the impact of race in sports and on society as a whole.

The inside story of the crisis within the country's most classic sporthorseracingand why money is killing thoroughbreds at the top of their game.

Fly-fishing is a multifaceted sport that will absorb you in its reality, taking you to places of exceptional beauty, to explore and to revel in the solitude.

[It's] Montgomery's journalistic eye for distilling the humanity behind the unfulfilled athletic potential that makes this a real home run.

This book explores sport communication in Africa and the African diaspora.

Golf can be a vexing and cruel game, and teaches us much about ourselves.

This account of the expansion of the major leagues is "e;a fascinating look at an almost forgotten era .

The inside story of one football club's astonishing revivalFeaturing exclusive interviews with Jack Grealish, John McGinn, Ollie Watkins, Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa, along with many other key figuresIn early July 2018, Aston Villa were staring into the abyss.

The outdoor survival expert's complete primer on traditional camping techniques-newly revised and updated with color photos and illustrations.

Originally published in 1949, in Squash Rackets, Mr Hankinson produced something that was outstanding.

Vince Dooley.