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Author Teresa Mull, herself a former college basketball player, goes to where it all started: West Des Moines, Iowa, where she chronicles the people and places that influenced Caitlin Clark’s rise from a regular Catholic Midwestern kid competing against her brothers in the backyard to a global sports superstar. Through interviews, research, and first-person accounts, Caitlin Clark also offers a deeper exploration of how Clark, celebrity-athlete-turned-social-lightning-rod, is shaping not just the public’s perception of women’s sports, but our entire culture.

Lorena Ochoa comparte su inspiradora travesía, desde los campos de golf en Guadalajara hasta conquistar el mundo como una de las mejores golfistas de la historia, mientras transformaba su pasión por el deporte en una vida dedicada a la filantropía y al apoyo a los demás. A través de sus memorias, nos muestra cómo la disciplina, el trabajo en equipo y, sobre todo, la fuerza que surge del apoyo entre mujeres, pueden romper los límites que una sociedad muchas veces impone a la capacidad femenina.

A personal and revealing memoir from one of Canada's most beloved athletes—and one of curling’s greatest champions. Brad Gushue is one of Canada’s most accomplished athletes, known for his exceptional skill, strategy, and leadership in the sport of curling. Born in St. John’s...

An unflinching memoir about antiheroes, toughness, and winning at all costs from the unforgettable NBA champion Draymond Green, with insights into some of the most controversial moments of his career. Suspended, indefinitely. The day after he swung at Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, Draymond...

In Wrecking Ball, award-winning writer Rick Bass chronicles three seasons on the field with the Texas Express, a semiprofessional team in the Dynamic Texas Football Association. Light-years from the NFL, it has nowhere near the pomp of college football nor even of Texas high-school football. Most players are in their twenties, but some are older. Every year a few get to try out for the college game; others get scholarship money and a shot at another life. But for most, this is their last chance.

Khalida Popal, de aanvoerder en medeoprichter van het team, kwam al eerder met de Taliban in aanraking. Bij haar terugkeer in Afghanistan in 2007 richtte ze het vrouwenelftal op, dat haar een gevoel van macht, vrijheid en kameraadschap gaf. Na de val van Kabul in de zomer van 2021 is Khalida veilig, maar haar achtergebleven teamgenoten niet. Samen met een klein maar machtig netwerk van bondgenoten orkestreert ze een evacuatieactie om haar team in veiligheid te brengen.

What does being a football fan entail? With the help of top players, legendary managers and celebrity supporters, comedy writer Kevin Day dissects what it is that makes a real fan. He discusses the instinct to support a club, how we pick our team – family tradition, local club, glory hunting or 'I live in Surrey so it had to be Man U' – and, heart-searchingly, whether we saddle our children with the hopes, despair and occasional exhilaration that has marked our own lives. Kevin doesn't shy away from the serious issues either.

First-of-its-kind football travel memoir spanning nine World Cups—told by an England superfan with a flair for storytelling who became a "viral" sensation. Andy’s viral fame peaked during the 2022 Qatar World Cup, when fans noticed his distinctive look and began tracing his appearances at various past tournaments. That World Cup Guy is a joyful, unpredictable journey through more than 40 years of football fandom, following Andy as he travels across the globe to attend nine World Cups—eight men’s and one women’s.

The autobiography of Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruyff, whose remarkable life and impeccable style have influenced star players and clubs for decades Johan Cruyff embodied a footballing philosophy that now dominates coaching and playing styles in all the leading club sides around the world. You...

Oscar Piastri is a rising star in the world of Formula One. Laser-focused, talented and with a huge future ahead of him, he represents the new breed of drivers hungry for success. After just a few seasons at the top, he has shown himself to be a driver of exceptional ability. In this book...

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Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, this is the first ever biography of Harold Larwood. Larwood, one of the most talented, accurate and intimidating fast bowlers of all time is mainly remembered for his role in the infamous Bodyline series of 1932-3 which brought Anglo-Australian...

Bill Dobich and Nick Gerasimakis met in 1975 as Teacher and student, and have become lifelong friends, colleagues and now co-authors attempting to document the spirit and true greatness of a very complicated and often misunderstood man, Goeroe Willy Wetzel.

How do twenty of the best drivers in the world drive on the same racetrack and have such different results? This is Formula One unlocked, revealing the strategy and skill behind the most successful drivers in the world. With exclusive insider access, F1 Racing: Drive reveals the tactics of the...

The much-travelled journeyman striker played for more than 20 clubs during a career that stretched over two decades, and he has since become a co-host of the hugely popular Undr The Cosh podcast. Known as ‘The Beast’ due to his height and weight, this gentle giant has a mischievous and irrepressible sense of humour that has won him thousands of fans. Now, Parkin turns his focus to the world of football and celebrity in his own inimitable way.

At the oche with darts' biggest character They call him the Bullet, they go ‘Bunting Mental’ and they race to be the first to write ‘I can’t believe he’s only 16’ on his social media posts. Stephen Bunting, 40, has fans like nobody else. In his own words, Stephen takes us behind the...

Minutes to Hours chronicles the incredible journey of DonnaJean Wilde, a woman who defied the odds to break two Guinness World Records in less than six months: the longest time in an abdominal plank (female) and the most pushups in one hour (female). This memoir is a powerful testament to both mental and physical endurance, showing that true strength comes from years of preparation and an unwavering commitment to self-improvement.

In the world of boxing, the script is usually written long before the opening bell. The favourite strides in under the bright lights, wrapped in silk and confidence, carrying the weight of expectation like armour. The opponent? He’s meant to be a footnote, a “tune-up” fight on the road to a bigger payday. But then, the unthinkable happens. A single hook lands. The champion’s legs wobble. The arena freezes in stunned silence, and in that heartbeat, boxing history is rewritten right in front of you.

Michail Antonio wants you to know what it actually feels like to earn a living from playing professional football. Michail Antonio has been around the block and done the hard yards, breaking through the tough way, via grassroots non-league football not through an Academy – a testament to his...

New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Abrams takes a deep dive into the lives and careers of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden, using their entangled paths as a lens to view the myriad facets of the player empowerment era. It's one of the greatest “what ifs” in sports...