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What is a Googly?: The mysteries of cricket explained

By Eastaway, Rob

Two Planks and a Passion: The Dramatic History of Skiing

By Roland Huntford

Sports Psychology in Action

By Richard J. Butler

Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon

By Caesar, Ed

African Soccerscapes: How A Continent Changed the World's Game

By Peter Alegi

Trivial Pursuit Quiz Book

By Trivial Pursuit

Fields Of Courage: The Bravest Chapters in Sport

By Max Davidson

Rugby's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of rugby

By John Griffiths

The Little Book of Chelsea: Bursting with over 170 true-blue quotes

By Orange Hippo!

The Anatomy of England: A History in Ten Matches

By Jonathan Wilson

The Ball is Round: A Global History of Football

By David Goldblatt

The Ancient Olympic Games

By Judith Swaddling

The Anatomy of Liverpool: A History in Ten Matches

By Jonathan Wilson, Scott Murray

The Anatomy of Manchester United: A History in Ten Matches

By Jonathan Wilson, Jonathan Wilson Ltd

That Near Death Thing: Inside the Most Dangerous Race in the World

By Rick Broadbent

The Green Bullet: The rise, fall and resurrection of Alejandro Valverde and Spanish cycling's corruption

By Matt Rendell

Here to Compete: The Inside Story of Newcastle United and the Era of Eddie Howe

By Pete Graves

Building the Yellow Wall: The Incredible Rise and Cult Appeal of Borussia Dortmund: WINNER OF THE FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019

By Uli Hesse

The Random History of Golf: Embarrassing Shanks & Outrageous Slices

By Aubrey Day, Justyn Barnes, Tony Husband

Red on Red: Liverpool, Manchester United and the fiercest rivalry in world football

By Phil McNulty, Jim White

Red on Red: Liverpool, Manchester United and the fiercest rivalry in world football

By Phil McNulty, Jim White

The Fastest Show on Earth: The Mammoth Book of Formula 1

By Chicane

Glorious Goodwood: A Biography of England's Greatest Sporting Estate

By James Peill

Reflections on Mexico '68

By Keith Brewster (Newcastle University, UK)

Does Your Rabbi Know You're Here?: The Story of English Football's Forgotten Tribe

By Anthony Clavane

Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket

By Fay, Stephen, Kynaston, David

The Illustrated History of Football: the highs and lows of football, brought to life in comic form...

By David Squires

The Totally Football Book

By James Richardson

By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions; 10th anniversary edition

By Richard Cohen

Golf's Strangest Rounds: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of golf (Strangest)

By Andrew Ward