Best Sports Books 2025

LIFE LESSONS FROM AN F1 LEGENDEddie Jordan was one of a kind, a maverick F1 team boss, a brilliant mentor and amagnet for talent. He believed in going all in,...

The Race offers an exhilarating, behind-the-scenes look at the cut-throat world of elite athletics. With vivid recall, David Gillick, one of Ireland's most celebrated 400m sprinters, describes the sacrifices, triumphs...

At the age of 16, a boy amongst men, Andy Farrell made his first-team debut for Wigan Warriors - and became a father for the first time. At 18, he...

'Compelling, heartfelt and inspiring. I found this book so real. so honest. It has taught me about drive, ambition, persistence and love. And what it means to be really Irish!...

Andrew Porter lost his mother to breast cancer at the age of 12, spent much ofhis teens suffering with his mental health and overcame his issues by focusingon rugby. Here,...

Whether it's tightly rolled up between two nervous, wringing hands, proudly sticking out from a quick-stepping back pocket or carefully brought home to be kept for posterity, the match day...

Playing rugby at the highest level has been the focus of my life for as long as I can remember. I have enjoyed many truly amazing and humbling moments, suffered...

No one had ever played tennis quite like Bjoern Borg. With his incredible athleticism, powerful shot-making and distinctive style, he became a sensation after he burst onto the scene aged...

'It's the screaming that cuts you deepest, on your first night in prison. Screaming like someone is hurt. Like they need help. Like someone is dying.' Wimbledon champion at 17,...

The GAA is more than a game. It's a cornerstone of Irish identity - woven into parishes, families and the national psyche. But behind the passion and pride lies a...

Born prematurely, weighing less than a bag of sugar, Oisin Murphy's life has always been one of struggle. From a young age he found communion with horses. Mesmerised by their...

Football, history and the state of the nation - and why it matters In 2014, David Goldblatt published The Game of Our Lives, an exhaustive and critically-acclaimed 'state of the...

The definitive chronicle of Arne Slot's debut season as the manager of Liverpool FC, filled with exclusive interviews and unparalleled insight An engrossing and inspiring account of a new manager's...

This is a book about the development of football in the last half century. Changes in life are inevitable. So why not football? And I have witnessed many changes in...

Timothy M. Gay writes that four-time major champion Rory McIlroy is "golf''s ageless Opie Taylor," a freckled superstar whose boyish charm transcends national boundaries and enlivens the game. His seemingly...

This book tells the stories of some great GAA locations and the people linked with them.It includes obvious places like Croke Park, the Polo Grounds, Hayes's Hotel, Biddy Early's lake,...

The official celebration of Liverpool FC's 20 league titles, told in the club's own words.The 2024-2025 season was extraordinary for Liverpool FC with new manager Arne Slot leading the team...