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William Hill Sports Book of the Year – The longlist
Bloomsbury Spot are delighted to have two books longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. Rob Steen’s Floodlights and Touchlines is a superb social history of sport and Bill Jones’s book Alone tells the story of the life … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Sports News
Tagged #WHSBOTY, Alone, Bill Jones, Floodlights and Touchlines, John Curry, Rob Steen, Sports Books, William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2014
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World Congress of Cycling Science
Are Tour de France champions born or made? Should cyclists strength train? How can pain become gain? What are the real benefits of contemporary sports nutrition? And – bottom line – can sports science help make race winners? These are a … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Sports News
Tagged Bike, Performance Cycling, Road cycling, Tour de France
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Sports Calender: June
How is it June already?! Fortunately, there’s plenty of sport to help keep you entertained while you get over the shock of it almost being midsummer’s day… CRICKET 12th-16th First Test Match England v Sri Lanka 20th-24th Second Test Match … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Sports News
Tagged Floodlights and Touchlines, history of sport, Rob Steen, sports history
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Sporting Calender: April
Happy April, everyone. Hope you’ve all survived April Fools day. Who knew the Bloomsbury Sport’s ski trip to Holland was just a ruse?! Starting this month, Bloomsbury Sport will be aiming to keep you up to date with the month’s … Continue reading
Wimbledon: A Spectator’s View
Guest post by Anna MacDiarmid, Specialist Editorial Intern With Wimbledon now over, and Britain’s Andy Murray declared the winner of the coveted golden trophy, I wanted to look back to the very beginning, and relive the events that occurred on … Continue reading
Posted in Sports News, Team Sport, Tennis
Tagged Andy Murray, LleytonHewitt, Rafa Nadal, Wimbledon, Wimbledon spectator
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Can you beat Bloomsbury Sport at Fantasy Cycling?
For 3 weeks of the year, every year, I become obsessed. The blinkers are on and all I can think about is the Tour de France. It truly is one of the greatest of tests of sporting endurance – of … Continue reading
3 Bloomsbury Books Shortlisted for the British Sports Book Awards
Bloomsbury are proud to announce that we have three books on the shortlist for the British Sport Book Awards. The three books to be shortlisted are: Best Illustrated Book Coppi by Herbie Sykes Best New Writer Sit Down and Cheer … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cricket, Cycling, Sports News, Team Sport, Wisden
Tagged cricket, Cycling, Fausto Coppi, Marton Kelner, Max Davidson, Rouleur, Sports Books, The British Sports Book Awards, Top sports books, Wisden, Wisden Sports Writing
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Last night’s controversial red card decision – our expert referee speaks!
In light of the controversy surrounding the Manchester United v Real Madrid match last night and the sending off of Nani by referee Cuneyt Cakir, we asked Keith Hackett, author of You are the Ref: a Guide to Good Refereeing … Continue reading
Posted in Football, International Sport, Sports News
Tagged Alex Ferguson, Champions League, Cuneyt Cakir, Football, Jose Mourinho, Keith Hackett, Manchester United, Nani, Paul Trevillion, Real Madrid, red card, red card decision, Refereeing, You are the Ref
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Top 10 Weird Sports (continued…)
Okay, we won’t keep you in suspense anymore. Here’s the second half of the top 10 wackiest and weirdest sports… (And don’t forget to click on the pics for action videos.) 5. Bog snorkelling Started in Wales in (surprise surprise) … Continue reading
Posted in Author, Sports News, Team Sport
Tagged bog snorkelling, bull running, caber tossing, cheese rolling, chess boxing, Highland games, Jonathan Eyers, top 10 sports, wacky sports, Weird sports
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