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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...

Hall of Fame baseball writer Peter Gammons dives deep into his encounters over the last six decades with the best in the sport, from players like Ted Williams, Cal Ripken, Ken Griffey Jr., Derek Jeter, and Shohei Ohtani to executives like Theo Epstein and Billy Beane, revealing a trove of...

Sue Sally dreamed of joining a sport that was reserved for men only. With no money, no predecessor and no path to follow, she repeatedly broke down barriers and shattered glass ceilings, blazing a trail that would impact the future of her greatest passion, polo. Given her first polo mallet in the 1940s, Sue Sally played polo when and where she was allowed, at times disguised as a man. She was a polo pioneer, campaigning for more than 20 years to be included in the sport’s governing body, the United States Polo Association (USPA), when women polo players weren’t permitted.

Relive one of the most chaotic moments in wrestling history: Stone Cold’s shocking heel turn in 2001. I break down the comedy, use impressions, the backstage drama, and why it ultimately didn’t work — all in this 15-minute audio snippet. Perfect for wrestling fans who want a quick, insider perspective.

A fitting tribute to the most popular and provocative professional wrestler of all time. Step into the ring as David Shoemaker wrestles with the legacy of the iconic Hulk Hogan. Why Hulk Hogan Matters traces the explosive heat and heel turns of how Hulk Hogan because a true cultural phenomenon...

Brought to you by Penguin. 'Lukewarm is no good.' As a youngster, Ellie Kildunne was told girls don’t play rugby. But that’s what she was good at, and she was determined to find a way. Growing up in Yorkshire, Ellie started playing rugby aged six with a boys’ team, which she continued to...

In The Unauthorized Biography of Sgt. Slaughter, author Tim Simpson traces the life and legacy of Robert Remus, the man behind the mirrored sunglasses. From his early days under Verne Gagne’s demanding tutelage to his rise as one of wrestling’s most recognizable figures, this audiobook reveals the man who transformed discipline into art and patriotism into performance.

A fly-on-the-wall account of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal – the greatest drama in modern sporting history by the New York Times cycling correspondent. As Lance Armstrong’s precipitous fall from grace continues, New York Times sports reporter Juliet Macur takes the reader behind the...

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.

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.

A riotous peek into the off-beat world of one of football’s most recognisable characters, Jon Parkin. 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...

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...

In 2002, twenty-one-year-old Taekwondo champion Kim Dalton was living her dream of becoming an Australian champion and running a Taekwondo school with Rob. But by early 2003, a persistent pain in her side turned out to be a rare and aggressive cancer called adrenocortical carcinoma. Kim called the tumor “Fred the Freak.” Life changed forever, and the real fight had just begun. In this very personal Australian story, Kim takes you on her journey through the maze of doctors, specialists, scans, and operations.

In this new anecdotal book, the unstoppable Dickie Bird takes one County Cricket Club at a time and revisits each with the aid of memorabilia, statistics, books and videos. A mass of new hilarious stories flow from Dickie as he flexes his memory: he describes the cricketers, the matches and the...