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# Sports Books

Last year
2023
Bloody Sunday, Gaelic Games and Irish sporting heroes - Books for children this Christmas
The 42 takes a look at some of the excellent choices by Irish authors.
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Here are the 15 sports books longlisted for the William Hill prize
22 of our favourite sports books
Late nights, dark places, and knowing when to pull back - The Art of Ghostwriting
27 of our favourite sports books from 2019
Here are the 6 nominations for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Books by Andy Lee and Richie Sadlier nominated for prestigious William Hill prize
22 of our favourite sports books from 2018
Here are the 6 nominations for Bord Gáis Energy Sports Book of the Year
Here are the 7 sports books shortlisted for the William Hill prize
'It's a hymn to the Irish mother, hopefully' - Dave Hannigan on excavating an Irish sporting childhood
Here are our 16 favourite sports books from 2016
How many of these classic Irish sports books have you read?
An Irish filmmaker is turning one of this year's most acclaimed sports books into a movie
Here are the front covers of two massive GAA autobiographies coming this year
The42's alternative Leaving Cert English quiz
Looking for a good read? Here are the shortlists for the British Sports Book Awards
Simon Kuper: 'I was lonely, homesick and doing a book I wasn't equipped to write'
10 of the best sports books to buy as last-minute Christmas gifts
The 17 books in contention for the 2013 William Hill Sports Book of the Year
How many of these sports autobiographies can you guess from their opening lines?
Book vouchers for Christmas? Here’s a shopping list of the year’s best sports reads
Booked! 12 great sports reads to spend those Christmas vouchers on
Answers: Sports biographies and their opening lines