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Lionel Messi's career has been a stellar ascent and shows no signs as yet of slowing down. Born in Rosario in Argentina in 1987, he began playing football at a...

Anthony Daly was the most successful captain in the history of Clare hurling, leading the county to two All-Irelands and three Munster titles. Regarded as an inspirational figure by his...

New, updated edition, published in paperback.BREATHTAKING PHOTOS CAPTURING MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN HURLING Considered by many to be the fastest field sport in the world, hurling is skilful, exhilarating and has...

*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* From the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Tiger Woods comes the definitive inside story of the New England Patriots-the greatest sports dynasty of the...

UNITED'S GREATEST MANAGER - TOLD LIKE NEVER BEFORE'Wayne Barton's knowledge of Manchester United is unparalleled' The Mirror'The pre-eminent writer on Manchester United' Martin EdwardsON THE 40TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SIR...

When we think of the world's great sporting events, we tend to focus on spectacles such as the World Cup, the Olympics, the Derby, the Monaco Grand Prix or the...

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...

"OUR IDENTITY IS INTENSITY," declares Liverpool FC assistant-manager Pep Lijnders in this compelling account of the 2021/22 season, and from the very first chapter he takes us on a footballing...

This individual view of Liverpool Football Club looks at former triumphs and disasters, as well as future prospects. The author examines the careers of Shankly, Paisley, Fagan, Souness and Dalglish,...

With martial arts champions such as Ken Shamrock and Tito Ortiz appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, giving training tips in Muscle & Fitness and Men's Journal, and...

BJ Penn, MMA Welterweight and Lightweight World Champion, is the only non-Brazilian to win the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championships and is a fighter in the UFC. "Mixed Martial Arts" outlines...

Jamie Heaslip is one of the most decorated players in the history of Irish rugby. Over the course of a 13-year career, during which time he amassed 229 appearances for...

Everything you need to know about American FootballFrom the draft to the Superbowl, via epic touchdowns and crunching tackles, American football is a fast and violent game of chess. This...

A deeply personal football memoir from former Newcastle United and West Ham striker Andy Carroll.In January 2011, at the age of twenty-two, Andy Carroll became the most expensive British footballer...

It's 1 January 2006 and Manchester United are in a state of limbo. Legendary captain Roy Keane has left the club, the defence is need of an overhaul, key midfielder...

Do you know someone who plays golf?Then you know someone who struggles with golf.It's a hard sport! (Or, at least, that's what they say.)In this, the ultimate survival guide to...

Bobby Charlton is Manchester United through and through. He was a member of the original 'Busby Babes' and has devoted his career to the club, playing in 754 games over...

Top five Best Books About Running, Runner's World Magazine Top three Best Books About Running, readers of Runner's World Magazine (December 2009) In RUNNING WITH THE BUFFALOES, writer Chris Lear...

Ronan O'Gara has been at the heart of Munster and Irish rugby for the past fifteen years. Now, as he comes to the end of a glittering playing career, it...

World Football Records 2020 offers a unique presentation of facts and stats from the world of international football. Focusing simultaneously on all the major world and continental tournaments, national team...

Now the subject of a major film.Once or twice a generation, an athlete transcends his sport - at last, here's Seve Ballesteros in his own wordsThere are golfers, and there...

Hurling is a test, a constant mental, moral, physical test that goes beyond skill.Family. Club Hurling. North Cork. These are the things that shaped Diarmuid O'Flynn's life. He played club...

The last ten years have seen a huge shift in the way that football is played. But whilst every new generation of players improves upon the last, this change has...

Considered by many to be a genius at his peak, Alex Higgins's unorthodox play and exciting style earned him the nickname 'Hurricane' and led to his immense popularity and fame....

Contains 250 paddle sports games for serious training, fun paddling, various types of canoes and kayaks, various levels of skill, and many different types of water. This book is produced...

The Fastnet Race is the world famous yacht race from the Isle of Wight to the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland and back. The race of 1979...

A warm and highly entertaining account of Dietmar Hamman's personal story, The Didi Man was a Sunday Times bestseller on hardback publication. Dietmar 'Didi' Hamann is a complete one-off. The...

Mike Atherton is the most articulate and perceptive captain of English cricket since Mike Brearley. He was also one of the most determined batsmen of the nineties, and as an...

NOTES FROM A CHANGING GAME - ONE OF IRELAND'S GREATEST SPORTSWRITERS REFLECTS ON A LIFE LIVED THROUGH SPORTThere was a time when it wasn't unusual for a journalist to walk...

'I leaned over the edge to let anyone see and touch the medal that Northern Ireland had brought away from the Olympics. It wasn't mine, it was ours.'In September 1972,...

This title should have been a record of glorious success. Instead, it turned into a thriller, the inside story of a struggle to survive in one of the most cut-throat...

This is a biography of Diego Maradona, one of the world's most controversial and flamboyant sportsmen, arguably the greatest and certainly the most widely-known footballer of the modern age. During...

Ultramarathon Man is the story of where it all began for Dean Karnazes: the mind-boggling adventures of his nonstop treks through the shoe-melting inferno of Death Valley, the lung-freezing ferocity...

Barcelona and Real Madrid: two of the most powerful and popular clubs in world football, and one of the world's most bitter sporting rivalries. Going far beyond the boundaries of...

'Richard, Rick, Ricky - more like a Rocky story which led to a rollercoaster of fabulous nights, taking a down-to-earth lad from Hyde to Vegas and into the Boxing Hall...