'. . . it is now!' With these legendary three words the 1966 World Cup final came to an end. England had won, and at 5.15 p.m. on 30 July 1966, Bobby Moore wiped his hands on his shorts, shook hands……続きを見る
著者:Anne Holland
出版社: Mainstream Publishing
発売日: 2011年10月14日
There can be no better way of getting to know Ireland than by visiting its racecourses: from the glamour of Leopardstown and the class of The Curragh to the majestic mountains around Killarney; from……続きを見る
The cyclist Tom Simpson is a legend. The first British world champion, the first Briton to pull on the fabled yellow jersey of the Tour de France - he brought professional cycling to a nation and in……続きを見る
Football is at the heart of British culture – yet never has it been in greater turmoil.
Once, football stood for passion, community, honour, even beauty. The game is in danger of losing its lifebloo……続きを見る
There is Rugby Union: the fast, compelling, TV-friendly combat sport in which sponsored gladiators are sold on their ability to crash into each other at top speed, and sometimes even to avoid each o……続きを見る
**Why would someone pull the plug on a Premier League match?
What prompts an athlete to search for sponsorship on eBay?
How can the decision of a drinks brand CEO make or break an entire sport?
Why ……続きを見る
'I have success, money, women. I've been lionised by the public and the media. The world is at my feet. I've spread my wings and here I am, soaring above everything and everyone. But in reality, the……続きを見る
What sort of man spends his Saturday afternoons with people named Bonehead, Paraffin Pete and Steamin' Sammy? Bill Buford's acclaimed Among the Thugs is a book about the experience, and the attracti……続きを見る
'A fascinating, informative, revelatory book' William Boyd, Guardian
Parks are such a familiar part of everyday life, you might be forgiven for thinking they have always been there. In fact, public ……続きを見る
Eye-opening contributions from the stars of game make this a powerful, groundbreaking investigation into the mind of the professional golfer. The perfect gift for Father's Day.
* SHORTLISTED FOR THE……続きを見る
Following the success of Simon Hughes’ Red Machine and Men in White Suits, books which depicted Liverpool FC’s domination during the 1980s and its subsequent fall in the 1990s, Ring of Fire focuses ……続きを見る
Walking has never been a more popular pastime and nowhere is more beautiful for walkers to explore than Ireland. In this beautifully written and superbly researched guide, Christopher Somerville dra……続きを見る
How can one striker be better than three? Why do the best defenders never need to make a tackle? What's the secret of Tiki-taka?
Welcome to Ruud Gullit's masterclass on how to 'read' a match.
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In football, numbers are everywhere. From touches in the opposition box to expected goals, clear-cut chances to win-loss ratios.
In the modern game, these numbers help provide the narrative, the dra……続きを見る
著者:Des Wilson
出版社: Mainstream Publishing
発売日: 2011年05月20日
Poker has taken over the world. It is said that 80 million people now play regularly and close to $100 million is played for online every day. Tournaments generate prize pools that far outstrip all ……続きを見る
WINNER of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2015
In the last two decades football in Britain has made the transition from a peripheral dying sport to the very centre of our popular cult……続きを見る
Anyone who’s ever seen or attended the PDC World Darts Championships knows that darts is no ordinary sport. Where else would you find world-class superstars, in the midst of a championship match, cu……続きを見る
著者:Paul Howard
出版社: Mainstream Publishing
発売日: 2011年04月01日
Sex, Lies and Handlebar Tape is the astonishing biography of French cycling star Jacques Anquetil. For the first time since his death in 1987, it reveals the extraordinary truth behind the legend, t……続きを見る
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. All 3,630km of it. Racing old……続きを見る
For Jeremy Whittle, there isn't much in life as spectacular as the Tour de France: sweat-streaked, taut and burnished athletes toiling across vast and ancient European landscapes, hundreds of thousa……続きを見る
Sport: Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know tells the history of sport. All sport. Ever. From ancient times to the 21st century.
In eight themed parts, Tim Harris describes the triumphs and bre……続きを見る
It may be natural to play games, but the sports we love aren't natural at all. Each and every one of them has been invented, tweaked, pushed and pulled to come up with better rules, cleverer tactics……続きを見る
Updated to include Klopp’s final season at Anfield
"It is the intensity of the football, of how the people live football in Liverpool, all the Liverpool fans around the world. It is not a normal clu……続きを見る
Where there is hope there can be redemption.
Meet Adrien Niyonshuti, a member of the Rwandan cycling team. Adrien was seven years old when he lost his family in the 1994 genocide that tore Rwanda ap……続きを見る
著者:Ned Boulting
出版社: Random House
発売日: 2014年11月06日
Join Ned Boulting as he reports on his dozen-th Tour de France, an event in which blokes do amazing things on bikes, and, we’re oft told, the biggest annual sporting event in the world.
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Wimbledon is a paradox. While outwardly appearing the quintessential English lawn tennis club, as much a part of being British as strawberries and cream or picnics in the park, it is in fact the lar……続きを見る
'Extremely funny' - Guardian
Booze, Bullseyes and (more) Booze
Humanity has come a long way in the 500,000 years since Neanderthal man first started chucking spears around. Or has it? In his blister……続きを見る
著者:Paul Kimmage
出版社: Random House
発売日: 2009年06月30日
First published in 1990, Rough Ride is one of the greatest books ever written about the life of a professional athlete. Almost twenty years later, Yellow Jersey is publishing an updated edition of t……続きを見る
Celtic's astonishing 7-1 victory over arch-rivals Rangers in the 1957 Scottish League Cup final brought the club its last major trophy prior to the appointment of Jock Stein as manager in 1965 and t……続きを見る
**lanterne rouge (French | noun): The competitor who finishes last in the Tour de France
Froome, Wiggins, Merckx – we know the winners of the Tour de France, but what about the men who finish last?
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