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Football's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of football

By Ward, Andrew

Photographic History of British Football

The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup

By Weiland, Matt, Wilsey, Sean

The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, The World's Worst Golfer

By Murray, Scott, Farnaby, Simon

Rangers v Celtic: The Gers' Fifty Finest Old Firm Derby Day Triumphs

By Jeff Holmes

The Age of Football: The Global Game in the Twenty-first Century

By Goldblatt, David

A Century of Cycling: The Classic Races and Legendary Champions

By Fotheringham, WILLIAM, Kelly, Sean

The Glory of Their Times: The Story of the Early Days of Baseball Told by the Men Who Played It (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

By Ritter, Lawrence S.

Tuffers' Alternative Guide to the Ashes: Brush up on your cricket knowledge for the 2017-18 Ashes

By Tufnell, Phil

Olympics (Record Busters)

By White-Thomson, Stephen

Sport in Australia: A Social History

By Vamplew, Wray, Stoddart, Brian

Sport in America: From Wicked Amusements to National Obsession

By Wiggins, David K.

Vive le Tour!: Wiggo, and the Amazing Tales of the Tour de France

By Brownlee, Nick

MARTIAL MUSINGS: A Portrayal of Martial Arts in the 20th Century

By Smith, Robert

Motor Racing's Strangest Races: Extraordinary But True Stories from Over a Century of Motor Racing (The Strangest Series)

By Tibballs, Geoff

CENTURY OF BOXING GREATS

By Myler, Patrick

Sport (Britain's Century)

By Press Association

Striking Out: The Debut Novel from Superstar Striker Ian Wright: co-winner of the Sports Book Awards Children's Sports Book of the Year 2022

By Wright, Ian, Okwonga, Musa, Wachenje, Benjamin

Motor Racing's Strangest Races: Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of motor racing

By Tibballs, Geoff

The BOYS OF EVEREST

By Willis, Clint

Promised Land: A Northern Love Story

By Clavane, Anthony

Manchester United Match of My Life: Seventeen Stars Relive Their Greatest Games

By Ivan Ponting

One Long and Beautiful Summer: A Short Elegy For Red-Ball Cricket

By Duncan Hamilton

Classic After-Dinner Sports Tales

By Jonathan Rice, Mike Gatting

Too Sweet: Inside the Indie Wrestling Revolution

By Keith Elliot Greenberg

The 50 Most Dynamic Duos in Sports History

By Robert W. Cohen

Sport Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know

By Tim Harris

Greatest Ashes Moments: Band 14/Ruby (Collins Big Cat)

By Nick Hunter, Collins Big Cat

The Boys In The Boat: An Epic Journey to the Heart of Hitler's Berlin

By Daniel James Brown

Forever England: A History of the National Side

By Mark Shaoul