History of Sports

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

Homer Kelley's Golfing Machine: The Curious Quest that Solved Golf

By Scott Gummer

A Race for Madmen: The Extraordinary History of the Tour de France

By Chris Sidwells

Floodlights and Touchlines: A History of Spectator Sport

By Rob Steen

BBC Sports Report: A Celebration of the World's Longest-Running Sports Radio Programme: Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 2023

By Pat Murphy

Barry Norman's Book of Cricket

By Barry Norman

Fifty-Six: The Story of the Bradford Fire

By Martin Fletcher

When Football Came Home: England, the English and Euro 96

By Michael Gibbons

Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing

By John Rousmaniere

Soccer in the 1930s: Simple or Sublime?

By Jack Rollin

Turf Wars: A History of London Football

By Steve Tongue

The Football Man: People & Passions in Soccer

By Arthur Hopcraft, Michael Parkinson

Women in Sport: Fifty Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win

By Rachel Ignotofsky

The England Managers: The Impossible Job

By Brian Scovell

Arlott, Swanton and the Soul of English Cricket

By Fay, Stephen, Kynaston, David

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

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

By Richard Cohen

Fair Game: Myth and Reality in Sport

By Eric Midwinter