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Usain Bolt is that rarity in the modern world - a man whose fame transcends his nationality, his race and even his sport. From Los Angeles to Beijing, from Kingston to Berlin, the name Bolt resonates immediately even with those with only a passing interest in sport. Bolt is, quite simply, the world's...

Albert the Great: The Albert Pujol's Story is a book that describes how Pujols moved from the Dominican Republic when he was just 15 years old and worked hard in the US to fulfill his dream of becoming one of the best players in Baseball today. Take a look at how this down-to-earth and motivated player...

BESTSELLER NACIONAL En 2007, Mike Lowel, el jugador de tercera base de los Red Sox triunfó ante la adversidad cuando llevó a su equipo—uno de los equipos más seguidos en la historia del béisbol—a ganar la Serie Mundial por segunda vez en cuatro años. Pero detrás de aquel triunfo hay...

One newspaper called it the most dramatic moment Scottish football had ever seen. In 1965, little Kilmarnock, never before champions, clinched the Scottish League title in astonishing circumstances, from under the noses of their chief rivals, and by the slimmest of margins on the seasons final day. Told...

Gary Mackay is a Hearts legend who has played more games for the Tynecastle club than anyone else in history. He fulfilled his boyhood dream of turning out for the boys in maroon in the early 1980s and continues his love affair with Hearts to this day. Here he selects his Hearts Dream Team made up...

Urban neighbours Celtic and Rangers are known throughout British football as The Old Firm, but for Ipswich Town and Norwich City its more a case of The Old Farm. Separated by 40 miles of arable fields and woodland, the Canaries and the Tractor Boys have been doing battle for more than 100 years, just...

After years of flirting dangerously with demotion, in 2010 the unthinkable happened to Grimsby Town. After 99 years of membership, the club tumbled through the dreaded trap door and out of the Football League. It was a major shock for a club with a proud history and traditions. The Mariners are one...

From the early days of Test cricket to the immortalized handshake offered by Andrew Flintoff to Brett Lee in the Ashes series 2005, cricket has a history of extraordinary moments that embody everything that sets the game apart from any other. The Spirit of Cricket remembers some of the outstanding...

Giant-killers and gallant underdogs are the lifeblood of British football. Rarely, however, does a rank outsider actually win one of the big prizes. But in the 1961-62 season Ipswich Town achieved the 'impossible' and lifted the Football League Championship trophy at the first attempt. A more unlikely...

Since 1992 Colchester United have risen from the obscurity of Non-League football to the upper echelons of the Championship, a feat that shocked its own supporters, never mind the football world at large. Season after season the pundits have made the Us certainties for relegation, but time and again...

The list of names featured in the book will bring back many great memories. As well as focusing on the individual, the chapters seek to tell the story of the season - be it one of delight or disaster - in an attempt to put the Player of the Years contribution into context. Most of the Players of...

“Winner of the 2018 CASEY Award for Best Baseball Book of the Year.” The former ESPN columnist and analytics pioneer dramatically recreates an action-packed 2017 game between the Oakland A’s and eventual World Series Champion Houston Astros to reveal the myriad ways in which Major League...

The Cubs have called Wrigley their home since 1916 and have treated their loyal followers with memories that have lasted for generations. From the legend of Babe Ruth's called shot to Kerry Wood's dominant twenty-strikeout performance, great games, notable names and a multitude of memorable moments...

Ed O'Bannon had planned to help Nevada-Las Vegas establish a basketball dynasty. The national prep player of the year in 1990, courtesy of Basketball Times, O'Bannon yearned to help the Rebels defend their NCAA title in the 1990-91 season. Instead, twists of fate placed O'Bannon at UCLA, where...