Sport & Fitness

Run with the Olympic athletes and sweat it out in the deadly ballgame courts of the Aztecs in this beautifully illustrated and informative guide to the sports and games that have entertained people for the past 2500 years.

Green Shoots is the engrossing account of the inside stories, dramas and dreams of the game in Ireland. Above all it is the definitive history of a footballing nation and its many paradoxes.

A footballer dies of dementia, younger than he should. A 14-year old-rugby player is told to play on through multiple blows. He never wakes up from the last one. A scientist reveals a pattern of brain disease in NFL players and is discredited. A survivor of domestic abuse can't remember details when standing up in court.

Journalist David Walsh's 13-year quest to reveal the true nature of Lance Armstrong's remarkable Tour de France 'triumphs'

WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDHe was the first black heavyweight champion in history (1908-15) and the most celebrated - and most reviled - African American of his age.

A memoir from the long-time director and club solicitor of Manchester United FC, with a foreword by Sir Alex Ferguson.

Dubbed the Henry Kissinger of the football world for his diplomatic skills, the man who hired Sir Alex Ferguson recalls his years at Manchester United.

This catalogue - the first of its kind - will explore the design story behind football, unpicking how design has been used to push the game to its technical and emotional limits. "Football - Designing the Beautiful Game" will provide a rare insight into the people and processes that have made football what it is today.