検索キーワード： スポーツ

I was fitba’ daft from an early age – at primary school, we played at every break, when we got home, and after tea until it was dark. I was a distinctly average player, but lucky to be born in the same year as a lot of real players.

Brought to you by Penguin. On 19 November 1995, the world learned the name Gianluigi Buffon. At the tender age of seventeen he made his Serie A debut for Parma against European giants Milan, facing down the likes of Roberto Baggio and George Weah, keeping a clean sheet. During his...

Round Zero is the must-read, comprehensive inside look into the NFL Draft, football's most fascinating and integral piece of its puzzle. Round Zero delves deep into the high-stakes world of the NFL Draft, where millions of people watch globally, hundreds of hopeful athletes and their families...

Behind every game day highlight reel is a story few get to see. In Dance with Somebody, Erika Snyder invites listeners into the raw, real, and often unseen world of life alongside a professional athlete. Married to Adam Snyder—who spent a decade in the NFL, most of it with the San Francisco 49ers—Erika shares the highs and heartbreaks of their journey, from the thrill of big wins to the ache of loneliness, constant transitions, and the weight of raising a family in the spotlight.

Una historia prohibida que terminó siendo eterna. Advertencia al lector: este libro contiene al Diego Maradona que sale al campo de juego con una camiseta de Boca debajo del buzo de Argentinos Juniors (y se expone, entonces, a una dura sanción de su club). El Diego que pide una y otra vez para...

Recent years have brought home a startling truth: soccer is no longer an also-ran among top U.S. sports. How did we get here? How did we go from having multiple professional soccer leagues flounder to having Major League Soccer prove to its doubters that it's here to stay? How did we evolve from barely having a Women's National Team to a golden era of women's soccer with a captivating style of play, great stars, and unforgettable moments?

David Murray's daughter, Scout, loved soccer from toddlerhood. Her drive and skill pulled the Murray family into the world of youth sports—one as culturally obsessive as it is economically exclusive, where each new achievement presents more challenges. Youth sports is fun, but it isn't simple—especially for parents determined to raise a rounded human being. With humor and wisdom and love, Soccer Dad helps soccer parents, sports parents, all parents—to feel less alone, make more conscious choices, and savor our time on the sidelines of our children's great adventures.

The dramatic story behind the running and marathon boom of the 1970s and early 1980s, featuring the stories of Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Joan Benoit, Grete Waitz, and many others, about how a generation of runners turned the marathon into a national obsession On September 3, 1970, the...

In Earned, NHL legend Chris Pronger reveals the hard truth behind greatness—that talent opens doors, but only relentless standards, ownership, and grit keep them open. Success isn’t owed — it’s earned. In the high-stakes world of professional hockey, talent alone doesn’t cut it. Chris Pronger — one of the NHL’s most dominant and controversial defensemen — learned that the hard way. In Earned: The True Cost of Greatness from One of Hockey’s Fiercest Competitors, he reveals the raw truth behind an eighteen-year career defined by triumph, adversity, and transformation.

Pourquoi Christopher McDougall a-t-il mal aux pieds quand il court ? Pour répondre à cette entêtante question, l'auteur – journaliste et coureur de longues distances – part à la recherche d'une tribu légendaire et d'un mystérieux Caballo blanco, dans les replis inaccessibles des Copper Canyons, au Mexique. Sous la menace de narcotrafiquants, au cœur de reliefs vertigineux où se blottissent des villages invisibles, l'auteur va rencontrer la tribu des Tarahumaras, et surtout découvrir un mode de vie qui révolutionnera le monde de la course à pied.

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...

Dans ce livre, l'auteur nous offre encore une autre facette de ce sport et de la réalité de ses coulisses. Pour la première fois en F1, une écurie a autorisé son directeur d'équipe à raconter l'histoire d'une saison. Au travers de la saison de 2022, montez dans les montagnes russes palpitantes de la vie au cœur de la catégorie reine des courses automobiles.

The #1 International bestseller 'A portrait of a man who, partly through design, partly through bloody-mindedness, always seemed destined for greatness’ Observer ‘Shipnuck produces a rich, nuanced picture’Wall Street Journal The definitive biography of Rory McIlroy, the most important...

The sport of curling continues to expand its global reach, attracting new players and fans far beyond traditional strongholds. Yet, even in Canada—a country with a long curling history and fifteen hundred clubs of its own—the game is often dismissed as an eccentric pastime. According to...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive biography of the most important, popular, and confounding golfer of the post-Tiger era, masterfully chronicled by Alan Shipnuck, the bestselling author of Phil and LIV and Let Die. “Shipnuck produces a rich, nuanced picture.” —The Wall Street...

A golf prodigy. A charismatic businessman. A man of brilliance, ambition, and contradiction. A daughter determined to understand him. Mississippi Junior traces the life of Jerry Benjamin Owens — from segregated Mississippi to national acclaim, from Detroit’s promise to Jackson’s Black entrepreneurial rise. Through archives, interviews, and oral histories, his daughter uncovers the man behind the legend: flawed, resilient, generous, unforgettable.

Vencedor de seis torneios de Grand Slam – três deles em Wimbledon –, medalha de ouro na Olimpíada de Barcelona e ex-treinador de Novak Djokovic, Boris Becker construiu uma carreira de imenso sucesso no tênis. Em abril de 2022, tudo mudou de maneira dramática quando ele foi condenado a 30 meses de prisão por lavagem de dinheiro e evasão de bens. Este é um relato cru e brutal da vida de Becker atrás das grades. Despojado da fama, do prestígio e da fortuna, ele se tornou o prisioneiro A2923EV e cumpriu pena em dois dos presídios mais rigorosos do Reino Unido.

Der preisgekrönte Radsportautor Andy McGrath zeichnet Pogačars einzigartigen Weg von seinem ersten Erfolg bei der Tour de l'Avenir im Jahr 2018 bis heute nach – und benennt die Gründe, die „Pogi" so unvergleichlich machen. Seit dem unerreichbaren Eddy Merckx hat kein Fahrer den internationalen Radsport mehr so dominiert wie Tadej Pogačar.

黒のカリスマと呼ばれプロレス界を盛り上げ、60歳を超えた今も圧倒的な人気を誇るプロレスラーの蝶野正洋。

Ultrarunning’s Buckle Fever: Origins of the Western States Endurance Run—a book that chronicles the moment in 1974 when Gordy Ainsleigh dared to run 100 miles alongside the Tevis Cup horses. His audacious feat ignited a movement—and redefined the limits of human endurance. It became more than a race. It became a rebellion against doubt. At its heart were co-founders, Mo Livermore and Shannon Weil (MoShan), two women who helped shape the race’s formative years, which lead the way for the worldwide sport of ultra trail running.