Sport: general

In an era of superstar prima donnas, Stuart Pearce's total commitment on the pitch earned him the affection of football fans everywhere, who nicknamed him Psycho.

The England national team has had 12 full-time managers and Brian Glanville has known them all.

With a new Afterword.

The cricket world's bestselling pocket annual.

Perhaps no football manager has ever had his personal life dissected as thoroughly as Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Telling the unforgettable story of America's greatest Freediver, One Breath is a gripping and unforgettable read for anyone captivated by Netflix's The Deepest Breath.

With a foreword by England legend Kelly Smith, the country's all-time record goalscorer and a player widely considered one of the best to have played the game.

'For those who fear the worst for the sport they love, this is like cool, clear water for a man dying of thirst.

What is the state of rugby?

Captures the bold, engaging spirit of one of Britain's best-loved sporting heroes Sunday TimesAfascinating readand sure to be thedefinitive accountof his life Mark KnopflerSHORTLISTED FOR THE SPORTS WRITING BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDEven in the midst of a global pandemic, the death of Stirling Moss on 12 April 2020 at the age of 90 made headlines, almost 60 years after he retired from Formula One.

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 2020The definitive biography of a racing driver who won three World Championship titles Matt Dickinson, The Times, Sports Books of the YearThoroughly gripping.

Few things are as evocative of the English summer as Test Match Special, and in 2019 the team had the biggest cricket season ever to cover, with the mens and womens Ashes series and the ICC World Cup all taking place.

Such a simple, clever book.

Part travelogue, part memoir and wholly engaging Daily MailBestselling author and hugely popular commentator David Bumble Lloyd takes the reader on an unmissable and hilarious tour of the cricketing world as he searches for the perfect pint.

This may conceivably be Barnes's best work yet Marcus Berkmann, Daily Mail ';For 30 years I was the voice of sport at The Times but that's enough about me.

Greedy, vain and ambitious personalities dominate English football.

Following Peter Obornes award-winning global success with Wounded Tiger: A History of Cricket in Pakistan comes a new volume, written with Richard Heller, to celebrate the extraordinary story of Pakistan cricket.

As Pep Guardiola shatters records and confounds the norms of English football and players such as David De Gea and David Silva light up the national game, Spanish stars are transforming the way English football is conceived.

Celtic's greatest side became European champions in 1967, but if you think you know their history think again.

The tie-in edition of the stunning film, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Chris ODowd (Moone Boy, The IT Crowd) as David Walsh and Ben Foster (3.

Ireland may be a powerhouse in international rugby in 2015, with its club teams of Leinster, Munster and Ulster perennially performing brilliantly in Europe, but to many people of a certain age the late 1970s and early 1980s were a golden period, too.

Marathon Manis a truly remarkable book that will inspire all who read it to know that they can take on the biggest challenges in their lives and overcome them.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR.

THE STORY THAT BROUGHT DOWN FIFAS SEPP BLATTER.

An entertaining new book which looks back at the most bizarre sporting activities ever devised by mankind Daily Mail Perfect book for the Christmas stockings of adults and curious children Wall Street Journal For those who enjoyed the quirkiness of Schotts Miscellany, the erudition of The Etymologicon or the extremes of The Dangerous Book for Boys, this is the ideal read.

When Joe De Sena took part in the Utatek endurance race, held in Quebec in the middle of winter, he had to cover 350 desolate, frozen miles by iceboat, skis and mountain bike, hiking through knee-deep snow or climbing icy mountains without a rope.

'What a strike from Mike Sheron - what a thronker!

Now a major film starring Jon Hamm, this is the wonderful story of two young Indians who became pro baseball pitchers.

Rugby is a sport that means different things to different people around the world.

***Donald McRaes new bookThe Last Bellis published on 13th March 2025***WINNER OF THE 1996 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE.

The enormous success of German football is envied around the world.

Theres something special about cup football, and Dan Walker has had a privileged seat for some of footballs greatest knockout dramas, getting close to the action in World Cups and FA Cups.

Batsmen are the poster boys of cricket.

The North Face of the Eiger was long renowned as the most dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps, one that had cost the lives of numerous mountaineers.

Every Friday afternoon at 3.

The inside story of Team Skys challenge for the 2013 Tour de France.

For all the glamour and new-found wealth that has come to cricket thanks to the IPL, the sport has rarely faced such an uncertain future.

Football is all about opinions, and few people hold more opinions about more topics than talkSPORT's host of the Drive show, Adrian Durham.

Chris Eubank, with his jodhpurs and gold-topped cane, who lisped in his posh accent about his distaste for the business of 'pugilism', could not have appeared more different from Nigel Benn, 'The Dark Destroyer', the Essex boy who had battled with his demons to reach the top of the boxing world.

Geoffrey Wheatcroft's hugely entertaining and well researched history of the Tour de France is already established as the definitive account of cycling's greatest event.

In his almost 20 years in the sport, Will Greenwood has achieved just about everything a professional rugby player could ever aspire to, playing an integral role in the World Cup-winning campaign of 2003, and achieving great things with England beyond that at the Six Nations and on tour with the Lions.

Since he took over the gloves in the England side in 2007, Matt Prior has become a vital part of England's subsequent success and strategy.

When Katie Taylor was chosen to bear the Irish flag at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, the pressure was on for her to deliver gold for Ireland when she stepped into the boxing ring.

Colin Ward spent much of the 1970s and 1980s on the terraces of football grounds around the country, and following England across the continent.

El Rayo y Vallecas.

Daniel Tzvetkoff was just another Brisbane teenager working for peanuts at Pizza Hut and spending much of his spare time glued to his computer.

Sam Warbuton has had an incredible year.

When the British and Irish Lions set out for Australia in late May, they knew they faced a daunting task.

';They're all scared.