History of sport

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Dog Books Breed Classic - American Pit Bull Terrier) Originally published 1935, USA, this is a reprint of a fascinating historical document about fighting dogs.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.

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

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.

Named one of Financial Times's Best Books of 2025 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.

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

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

The true story of one football club's astonishing return to the top.

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

Vince Dooley.

This updated edition of a NEW YORK TIMES best seller includes a final chapter, which chronicles the last years of his life and examines his enduring legacy.

'INSIGHTFUL' When Saturday Comes'EXCELLENT' ESPN'SUPERB' The ObserverA definitive history of Liverpool FC told through the 10 key football matches that have shaped the clubJonathan Wilson has crafted a compellingly forensic analysis of Liverpool's history through the ten key matches that have shaped the club's fortunes - from the long-lost triumphs of manager Tom Watson and the 1977 European Cup triumph over Borussia M nchengladbach, to the astonishing Champions League Final comeback against AC Milan, 'The Miracle of Istanbul', in 2005.

'SPLENDID' Daily Telegraph'THOUGHT-PROVOKING' Independent on Sunday'INSATIABLE' David Goldblatt'METICULOUS' When Saturday Comes'SUPERB' Readers DigestIn this first-ever cultural history of the 'loner' between the posts, Jonathan Wilson traces the sometimes dangerous intellectual and literary preoccupations of the keeper, and looks at how the position has secured a certain existential cool.

50th anniversary edition of the story of the team that caused the last, great FA Cup upset.

'MASTERFUL' TimeOut'GREAT' Financial Times'ABSORBING' FourFourTwo'THOUGHT-PROVOKING' Independent on Sunday'ENTERTAINING' When Saturday ComesHaving invented the game, everything that has followed for England and its national football team has been something of an anti-climax.

It may be natural to play games, but the sports we love aren't natural at all.