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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!
Jamie Heaslip is one of the most decorated players in the history of Irish rugby. Over the course of a 13-year career, during which time he amassed 229 appearances for...
Everything you need to know about American FootballFrom the draft to the Superbowl, via epic touchdowns and crunching tackles, American football is a fast and violent game of chess. This...
A deeply personal football memoir from former Newcastle United and West Ham striker Andy Carroll.In January 2011, at the age of twenty-two, Andy Carroll became the most expensive British footballer...
It's 1 January 2006 and Manchester United are in a state of limbo. Legendary captain Roy Keane has left the club, the defence is need of an overhaul, key midfielder...
Do you know someone who plays golf?Then you know someone who struggles with golf.It's a hard sport! (Or, at least, that's what they say.)In this, the ultimate survival guide to...
Bobby Charlton is Manchester United through and through. He was a member of the original 'Busby Babes' and has devoted his career to the club, playing in 754 games over...
Top five Best Books About Running, Runner's World Magazine Top three Best Books About Running, readers of Runner's World Magazine (December 2009) In RUNNING WITH THE BUFFALOES, writer Chris Lear...
Ronan O'Gara has been at the heart of Munster and Irish rugby for the past fifteen years. Now, as he comes to the end of a glittering playing career, it...
World Football Records 2020 offers a unique presentation of facts and stats from the world of international football. Focusing simultaneously on all the major world and continental tournaments, national team...
Now the subject of a major film.Once or twice a generation, an athlete transcends his sport - at last, here's Seve Ballesteros in his own wordsThere are golfers, and there...
Hurling is a test, a constant mental, moral, physical test that goes beyond skill.Family. Club Hurling. North Cork. These are the things that shaped Diarmuid O'Flynn's life. He played club...
The last ten years have seen a huge shift in the way that football is played. But whilst every new generation of players improves upon the last, this change has...
Considered by many to be a genius at his peak, Alex Higgins's unorthodox play and exciting style earned him the nickname 'Hurricane' and led to his immense popularity and fame....
Contains 250 paddle sports games for serious training, fun paddling, various types of canoes and kayaks, various levels of skill, and many different types of water. This book is produced...
The Fastnet Race is the world famous yacht race from the Isle of Wight to the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland and back. The race of 1979...
A warm and highly entertaining account of Dietmar Hamman's personal story, The Didi Man was a Sunday Times bestseller on hardback publication. Dietmar 'Didi' Hamann is a complete one-off. The...
Mike Atherton is the most articulate and perceptive captain of English cricket since Mike Brearley. He was also one of the most determined batsmen of the nineties, and as an...
NOTES FROM A CHANGING GAME - ONE OF IRELAND'S GREATEST SPORTSWRITERS REFLECTS ON A LIFE LIVED THROUGH SPORTThere was a time when it wasn't unusual for a journalist to walk...
'I leaned over the edge to let anyone see and touch the medal that Northern Ireland had brought away from the Olympics. It wasn't mine, it was ours.'In September 1972,...
This title should have been a record of glorious success. Instead, it turned into a thriller, the inside story of a struggle to survive in one of the most cut-throat...
This is a biography of Diego Maradona, one of the world's most controversial and flamboyant sportsmen, arguably the greatest and certainly the most widely-known footballer of the modern age. During...
Ultramarathon Man is the story of where it all began for Dean Karnazes: the mind-boggling adventures of his nonstop treks through the shoe-melting inferno of Death Valley, the lung-freezing ferocity...
Barcelona and Real Madrid: two of the most powerful and popular clubs in world football, and one of the world's most bitter sporting rivalries. Going far beyond the boundaries of...
'Richard, Rick, Ricky - more like a Rocky story which led to a rollercoaster of fabulous nights, taking a down-to-earth lad from Hyde to Vegas and into the Boxing Hall...
The second edition of this popular book presents a detailed economic analysis of professional football at club level, with new material included to reflect the development of the economics of...
Here are Irish Rugby's most legendary, celebratory and brilliant moments fromthe 1940s to today.101 Great Irish Rugby Moments is a unique celebration of the sport's most significant moments. Featuring:* Munster's...
Jan Ullrich: The Best There Never Was is the first biography of Jan Ullrich, arguably the most naturally talented cyclist of his generation, and also one of the most controversial...
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...
England against Australia for the Ashes - it is one of the oldest and greatest rivalries in sport and almost its entire history has been covered in The Times. The...
LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR The definitive biography of one of the greatest, most...
'This story is not about sport alone. This is a story about what Irish emigrants abroad have achieved despite a lack of resources, despite still living in the shadow of...
A must-read collection for all sports fans Step into the exhilarating world of legendary athletes with this collection of obituaries from The Times. From the trailblazing athletes of the early...
Sam Torrance is British golf's greatest personality. Well known and loved for his insights and anecdotes in his commentary, he divulges tall tales from the great, the good and the...
RELIVE THE HALCYON DAYS OF HURLING THROUGH TWO TITANS OF THE SPORTMackey and Ring is a joint biography of the legendary and almost mythical hurling figures of Mick Mackey and...
Spanish Liverpool chronicles the six seasons that reshaped Liverpool under Rafael Benitez. Sergio Andres Medina threads together voices from dressing rooms, backroom staff, directors, journalists and supporters to deliver a...
'A superb insight into football's most misunderstood subject. We all read the game differently - but do we really know the rules?' Jamie Carragher 'William Ralston reveals the reality of...
With an introduction by Salman Rushdie and an afterword by the author.It was the night of February 25, 1964. A cloud of cigar smoke drifted through the ring lights. Cassius...
'A jewel of a book, a paean to the wonders of water and our place within it' James Nestor, bestselling of author of Breath 'Glorious' The New York Times Take...
Peter O'Sullevan, owner, tipster and TV racing commentator, recalls more than 50 years of involvement with horse racing. He includes anecdotes from track and turf and recalls his childhood in...
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