Sporting events and management

'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.

Self-confessed loafer Time Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting even in the world, sets out to cycle the course of the Tour de France.

The Hour.

“Halliday is a pass master at assembling golden nuggets of fact .

The Burnley FC Miscellany is packed full of fascinating facts, figures, trivia, stats, stories and anecdotes all relating to the long and colourful history of Burnley Football Club.

The Leicester City FC Miscellany is packed full of fascinating facts, figures, trivia, stats, stories and anecdotes all relating to the long and colourful history of Leicester City Football Club.

The Middlesbrough FC Miscellany is packed with all the facts, stats, trivia, stories and legends that make up the heart of the club.

Having won the European Cup in 1968, Matt Busby had achieved his dream, completing the job that he had begun with his 'Babes' back in 1956.

LUTON TOWN, a top-flight club throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, suffered a catastrophic slide out of the Football League, helped on their way by stringent and controversial penalties imposed by the football authorities.

BRISTOL ROVERS: THE OFFICIAL HISTORY is an up-to-date and definitive historical record of Bristol Rovers Football Club, relating the story of the club from its origins in 1883, through the glory years and tougher times, to where it is today.

In November 1914, Hearts led the Scottish First Division.

Since 1858 cricketers from all over the world have dreamed of performing beneath the unchanging gaze of Father Time.

Welcome to a world of eccentric happenings in local football.

Superbly illustrated with over 70 full colour photographs Written by the club historian A full A-Z off all things Cherry and White from the triumphant and legendary to the deliciously trivial.

All of the stories in this book are true accounts, collected in tape-recorded interviews and transferred to the page.

A lifelong fan of Newcastle United, businessman Denis Cassidy spent the late 1990s observing the workings of his beloved club from a perspective few can dream of - inside the Boardroom.

Saturday 23 October 1954 was a dank and dreary, wet afternoon in the city of Glasgow.

Manchester United may be world famous today, but back in 1907 the club had yet to win either the League Championship or the FA Cup.

Twickenham Stadium is the home of Rugby Union and the England national rugby team.

This is the story of what it's like to be a devoted fan of one of football's most famous clubs, covering the seasons of a highly eventful five-year period from 2005/06 to 2009/10, a period which was surprising - even by Millwall standards!

You would be mistaken in thinking the rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United was only something that has existed in recent times.

At a general meeting held on Wednesday 4 September 1867, at the Adelphi Hotel, it was decided to form a football club from the membership of the Wednesday Cricket Club as a means of keeping together the members of the cricket club during the winter season.

As one of the oldest league clubs in the Football League, Sheffield Wednesday can boast a rich and fascinating history, from their formation back in 1867 to present day.

Over the years, the history of Manchester United has been well documented.

The castle lies at the heart of the city while the cathedral is its soul.

As one of the twelve founding Football League clubs in 1888/89, Everton Football Club has a long, proud history.

Rising from the Wreckage is the definitive story of Manchester United's resurgence, from the ashes of a German runway to a balmy May evening at Wembley and the pinnacle of European football.

Manchester City is one of the foremost clubs in English football.

Ipswich Town has a long history and, since its foundation in 1878, has had a great deal of success, including as Football League champions in 1962 and winners of both the FA Cup (1978) and the UEFA Cup (1981).

Hull City have been in existence 110 years, and while the last ten have seen the club rise from the bottom of League Two to reach the Premier League, there is a rich and varied history to look back on.

Less than a decade ago, a warlock sat in a cloud of incense in the car park at Rotherham United's tatty old Millmoor Ground, chanting incantations and putting a curse on the Millers.

The Scottish Junior Cup has been in contention since 1886 and is one of football's oldest trophies.

Passed from hand to hand, the Olympic flame has become one of the great symbols of sport.

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC was founded in 1877 as St Luke's Football Club, and became one of the founding members of the Football League.

Doncaster Rovers FC was founded in 1879 and turned professional in 1885.

For Charlton Athletic Football Club supporters, their club will always be a part of their lives.

West Bromwich Albion FC was one of the founding members of the Football League.

Read the novel of the global smash hit noughties film - now on Netflix!

Hodder & Stoughton admire Sir Mo's bravery in revealing his experience of being trafficked as a child.

On 4 August 2012 Jessica Ennis kicked off what some described as the greatest night in British sporting history.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a vast and celebrated history dating back to 1887, winning five World Championships and nine National League pennants since their inception.

A brand new red Early Reader about the magical Mr Monkey from the million-copy-selling author of series such as My Secret Unicorn and Animal Ark, Linda Chapman.

This is a colourful history of the World Cup from the author of THE STORY OF THE OLYMPICS.

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.

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

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a vast and celebrated history dating back to 1887, winning five World Championships and nine National League pennants since their inception.

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

The New York Times-bestselling account of how Magic Johnson and Larry Bird burst on the scene in an NCAA championship that gave birth to modern basketball.

In the 1940s, before March Madness, the frenzy of the NBA draft, and multi-million dollar professional contracts, college basketball players played simply because they loved the game.