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What are we reading this week?

Matt Williams takes us through Pete Carvill’s 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐱𝐞𝐫, a look into the risks that individuals take when competing in the sport, as well as Carvill’s own experiences in the ring. 🥊

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There's just 50 days to go until #EURO2024 ! 🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England have experienced elation and heartbreak in the European Championships. Football autobiographies offer us a raw glimpse into the high-pressure experience of these tournaments.

Check out some of the 𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒍

Today is the 45th #LondonMarathon ! 🇬🇧

So we’ve taken a look back at the autobiographies of British long-distance runners Sir Mo Farah and 3x winner of the London marathon Paula Radcliffe. 🏅

Tell us your favourite sports autobiography in the comments. 👇

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🗣️ “What we can say for sure is it has breathed new life into a format which surely needed it.”

This week, Matt Williams takes us through Lawrence Booth and Nick Hoult’s 𝐁𝐚𝐳𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭

🚨 | NEW EPISODE COMING SOON

In the next episode of Sports Book Club, host Adrian Durham and Neil Foggin will be joined by 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐱𝐞𝐫 author Pete Carvill and former professional boxer Spencer Oliver. 🥊📖

Do you have any questions or topics that’d you’d like

📢 𝑨𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵 𝑺𝑷𝑶𝑹𝑻𝑺 𝑨𝑼𝑻𝑯𝑶𝑹𝑺!

Entries are still open for this year’s William Hill Sports Book of the Year award! 🏆

Get involved today for the chance to win the most valuable literary sports-writing prize. The winner will receive £30,000 and a #WHSBOTY

🏃‍♂️ | RUNNING BOOKS

Today is the 128th #BostonMarathon ! 🇺🇸

We’ve decided to take a look back at some of the best running/athletics books which have previously won the #WHSBOTY award or have been part of the short/long list.

Retired professional track and field athlete

15th time lucky! 🏆

In 2010, AP McCoy added a landmark win to a truly glistening CV on Don't Push It. 🏇

Winning The Grand National meant everything.

McCoy goes through all the emotions of the win in his autobiography, which was on the shortlist for the 2011 Sports Book the

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🗣️ 'This isn't Kelly Holmes' first autobiography, but it is the first one in which she's completely honest...'

🥇🥇 A double Olympic gold medal winner and founder of the DameKellyHolmesTrust, Holmes is one of Britain's greatest athletes, but as Matt Williams

⛳️ | GOLF WINNER

The opening day of The Masters had us thinking about our favourite golf books.

And where better to look than John Feinstein's 𝐀 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝: 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐆𝐀 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 - our only golf winner of the

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Our latest episode is now available as a podcast!

Host Adrian Durham, Neil Foggin and author Neil Duncanson talk through 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐈 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤.

Check out the full episode on Spotify. 👇

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🗣️'The beauty of this book is that it reminds you — that at the centre of this harrowing ordeal — is a human being.'

This week, Matt Williams takes us through Caster Semenya's The Race To Be Myself. A searingly honest account of Semenya's startling journey and

🚨 NEW EPISODE!

🗣️ Join host Adrian Durham, Neil Foggin and author Neil Duncanson as they discuss 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐈 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤, the memoir of Britain's first Black Olympic medal winner.

Tune into @talksport2 at 6pm

Three-time winner, Duncan Hamilton:

📖 Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough (2007)
📖 Harold Larwood (2009)
📖 The Great Romantic: Cricket and the Golden Age of Neville Cardus (2019)

With a record number of wins, Duncan Hamilton is no stranger to the William

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Author Neil Duncanson joins Adrian Durham and Neil Foggin on this week’s episode of Sports Book Club! 📖

The trio discuss the trails, tribulations and life of Britain's first Black Olympic medal winner, Harry Edwards, in Duncanson's published edit of

🎾 | TENNIS BOOKS

Did you know that we’ve never had a tennis book win our #WHSBOTY award. 🤔

With the final of the Miami Open taking place today, we’ve taken a look at some of the books which have been previously short-listed for the award. 🏆

Tell us your favourite tennis

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We caught up with Wrexham AFC manager Phil Parkinson at the The Football Writers' Association awards to discuss his favourite sports books. 🤔

Check out his thoughts on Lance Armstrong’s 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐤𝐞: 𝐌𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞, a look

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This week, Matt Williams takes us through Neil Duncanson’s edit of 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐈 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤, the unpublished memoir of Harry Edward who was Britain’s first black olympic medalist. 🏅

Former

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This week, Matt Williams takes us through ultrarunner Allie Bailey’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥, an honest account of Allie’s personal struggles and her running adventures.

Have you read it yet? 👀

Check out Matt’s thoughts on the book below. 👇