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    From the history of Irish sports to biographies of international athletics superstars, these books in our sports collection make for excellent reading. Whether you’re passionate about football, rugby, or any other sport, these books bring the drama, dedication, and triumphs of the sports world to life. Find your next great sports read at Chapters Bookstore!

    Conor Niland: The Racket [2024] paperback

    €6.99€15.99

    'As elegant and powerful as a Federer backhand ... It's Kitchen Confidential for tennis.' Ed Caesar'A really wonderful read ... Conor Niland has delivered an all-timer for tennis and sports...

    Johnny Sexton: Obsessed: The Autobiography [2024] hardback

    €9.99€21.99

    'Sexton will go down as Ireland's greatest ever player' Gordon D'Arcy, Irish TimesNo Irish rugby player has ever achieved more, or been a source of more inspiration to teammates and...

    Ronnie O'Sullivan: Unbreakable [2023] paperback

    €3.99€7.99

    In a career spanning over three decades, Ronnie O'Sullivan's journey to becoming the greatest snooker player of all time has been filled with extremes.A teenage snooker prodigy, Ronnie turned professional...

    Padraic Maher: All on the Line: A memoir of hurling and commitment [2022] paperback

    €3.99€5.99

    Padraic Maher is one of the greatest hurlers of his generation and an icon in his beloved Tipperary.Winner of three All-Ireland senior hurling medals and six All-Star awards, Maher was...

    Gillick David: The Race [2025]

    €21.99

    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...

    Keith O'Loughlin: Eddie Jordan Full Throttle [2025]

    €19.99

    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,...

    D'Urso Joey: More Than A Shirt [2025] paperback

    €16.99

    'Extensively researched and wonderfully written, Joey's book deserves to be read by all.' Martin O'Neill'This colourful book is a treat for anyone interested in both football and politics.' Patrick Maguire,...

    Roddy Collins: The Rodfather: Inside the Beautiful (Ugly, Ridiculous, Hilarious) Game [2022] hardback

    €8.99€20.99

    The hilarious memoir from the funniest man in football!Roddy Collins is a football man - now in the sixth decade of a career as a player (at sixteen clubs), manager...

    Ciaran Murphy: This is the Life [2023] paperback

    €5.99€14.99

    The GAA is Ireland's largest civil society organisation, woven into the fabric of families and communities - and yet most books about Gaelic games focus on the greatest players and...

    Anita Bean: The Complete Guide to Strength Training 5th edition [2015] paperback

    €42.00

    The Complete Guides series blends expert information and accessibility. The Complete Guide to Strength Training is the ultimate resource for anyone wanting to increase strength and resculpt their body. Featuring...

    Miguel Delaney: States of Play [2024] paperback

    €7.99€9.99

    'In this excellent investigation, Delaney reveals the ugly side of the beautiful game.' - Oliver Bullough'Majestic... the essential guide to how the people's game has become the plaything of the...

    Books Sports Books 6 Book Mystery Box

    €29.99

    Get 6 New Sports books when you buy the Chapters Bookstore Sports Book Box. Chapters Mystery box contains only new books. Free Shipping anywhere in Ireland. No country loves sports...

    Andy Farrell: The Only Way I Know [2025] hardback

    €24.99

    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...

    Gary Neville: The People's Game: A View from a Front Seat in Football: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER [2022] paperback

    €4.99€7.99

    *AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW* __________The beautiful game is under threat. The greed and selfishness of the biggest clubs is harming the sport, with smaller clubs struggling for financial survival and...

    Owen Doyle: The Ref's Call: Memoir of a Rugby Referee [2022] paperback

    €3.99€5.99

    'A genuine presence on the field, Owen refereed with the perfect balance of respect and authority' Keith Wood'Highly respected with vast experience and knowledge, Owen Doyle contributed hugely to the...

    Johnny Sexton: Obsessed: The Autobiography [2025] paperback

    €11.99

    'Sexton will go down as Ireland's greatest ever player' Gordon D'Arcy, Irish TimesNo Irish rugby player has ever achieved more, or been a source of more inspiration to teammates and...

    Hooked: Addiction and the Long Road to Recovery [2021] hardback

    €5.99€7.99

    'brave ... visceral ... a brilliant, brilliant read ... I would recommend this book to everyone.' Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio 5 Live'so honest ... everybody should read Hooked to understand...

    Good for a Girl: My Life Running in a Man's World [2023] paperback

    €5.99

    'Women's sports have needed a manifesto for a very long time, and with Lauren Fleshman's Good for a Girl we finally have one' Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers and David...

    Kellie Harrington: Kellie [2022] hardback

    €5.99€19.99

    Kellie Harrington grew up in Dublin's north inner city and was in danger of going down the wrong path in life before she discovered boxing. Her local boxing club was...

    Fanning Brendan: Touching Distance [2025]

    €17.99

    Ireland went to the 2023 Rugby World Cup as the number one ranked team in the world. They had a unique Test series win in New Zealand on their list...

    Andrew Porter: Heart on My Sleeve [2025] hardback

    €23.99€25.99

    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,...

    Eamonn Sweeney: The Last Ditch [2025] paperback

    €14.99€17.99

    "Sweeney's prose is on fire. A blistering book that readers will relish enormously." MICHAEL HARDING"A cracking read ... a championship season as redemption song." MICHAEL CLIFFORD"All the tension of a...

    Dan Martin: Chased By Pandas: My life in the mysterious world of cycling [2022] paperback

    €5.99€19.50

    This is Dan Martin's long-awaited autobiography.Known, thanks to his racing style and attitude, for being one of road cycling's last romantics, Dan has always shied away from revealing too much...

    Paul Perris: The Boy on the Shed:A remarkable sporting memoir with a foreword by Alan Shearer [2019] paperback

    €2.99€4.99

    Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the YearShortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardThe Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year The Times Sports Book of the...

    Spillane Pat: In the Blood [2023] hardback

    €11.99€20.99

    Pat Spillane is one of the best-known sportspeople in Ireland. Selected for the GAA's Team of the Millennium and winner of eight All-Ireland senior football medals, he is one of...

    Guenther Steiner: Surviving To Drive: A Jaw-dropping [2023] paperback

    €7.99€19.50

    'People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me, that's nothing. Pressure is watching one of your drivers hit a barrier at 190mph and exploding before your eyes...'-----------------------------Guenther Steiner...

    William Finnegan: Barbarian Days [2016] paperback

    €5.99€7.99

    Winner of the Pulitzer Price and William Hill Sports Book of the Year: Barbarian Days is a deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer looking for transcendence 'that recalls early...

    York Pippa: The Escape [2025] hardback

    €24.99

    A unique memoir from British cycling's most fascinating competitor In the summer of 2020, sportswriter David Walsh invited Pippa York began a series of journeys following the Tour de France....

    Joe Canning: Joe Canning [2024] hardback

    €14.99€19.99

    The youngest of seven children from a renowned Portumna hurling family, Joe Canning was regarded as a prodigy from the moment he stepped onto the pitch as a boy. Could...

    Oliver Kay: 9780954766450 [2017] paperback

    €4.99€5.99

    WINNER OF THE FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDSSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2016 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'This football book is about something even...

    Eddie Hearn: Relentless: 12 Rounds to Success [2020] paperback

    €4.99€9.99

    __________ WINNER AT THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2021 HEALTH AND FITNESS *The Sunday Times Number One Business Bestseller*Out now: the knockout book about success and mindset, by one of...

    Christopher Norris: The Complete Guide to Exercise Therapy [2013] paperback

    €4.99

    A new title in the Complete Guide series - Exercise Therapy will perfectly complement the Complete Guide to Sports Injuries and the Complete Guide to Clinical Massage. Dr Christopher M....

    Hailpin Sean Og O: The Autobiography [2014] paperback

    €4.99

    Sean Og O hAilpin, the iconic hurler of his generation, tells his own story. Sean Og O hAilpin became synonymous with Cork hurling during a period when the Rebel County...

    Palmer Tom: Football's Greatest Moments (Ultimate Football Heroes - The No.1 football series): Collect Them All! [2023] paperback

    €9.10

    Discover the most memorable moments in football history in this fascinating Ultimate Football Heroes collection!From the invention of the modern sport all the way to the present day, bestselling author...

    Kelly John: The GAA Covered [2025]

    €26.99

    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...

    Davy Russell: My Autobiography [2024] hardback

    €7.99€19.99

    The full-career autobiography from one of Ireland's greatest ever jockeysFrom Davy Russell's early life in Youghal to his winning ride on Tiger Roll in the 2018 Grand National, this book...

    Jonathan Wilson: Two Brothers [2022] paperback

    €5.99€7.99

    Two Brothers tells the story of a great sporting family, uncovering new details, exposing myths and placing Jack and Bobby Charlton in their historical context. It's a book about two...

    Calling the Shots: How to Win in Football and Life [2022] paperback

    €5.99€7.99

    The long-awaited memoir from international football ambassador, former co-owner of Arsenal FC and legend of the game: David Dein.There's no doubt that Dein has been one of the most significant...

    Rickson Gracie: Breathe: A Life in Flow [2021] paperback

    €19.50

    From legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA master Rickson Gracie comes a riveting, insightful memoir that weaves together the story of Gracie's stunning career with the larger history of the Gracie...

    Roy Keane: The Second Half [2015] paperback

    €5.99€8.99

    'A masterpiece ... thoughtful and self-mocking, insightful and funny' THE TIMES'He's scarily extreme, dangerously provocative, oxy-acetylene forthright ... and hugely entertaining' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY'Searingly honest' THE SUN'A thoroughly entertaining rampage'...

    Wolff Susie: Driven [2025]

    €20.99

    From the moment her parents first sat her in a go-kart, Susie Wolff felt it - the thrill of speed, the spark of something bigger. A little girl who dared...

    Kravitz Ted: F1 Insider [2025]

    €17.99

    From Australia and Italy to China and the U.S, Ted Kravitz - hailed as an 'icon' and 'one of the most high-profile voices in F1' - is the fan's eyes...

    Boris Becker: Inside [2025] paperback

    €19.99

    '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,...

    Borg Björn: Heartbeats [2025]

    €17.99

    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...

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