Sports & Games

Running's Strangest Tales is a fascinating collection of weird and wonderful stories from the world of running, from the earliest marathon to today's high-tech, apped-up approach.

All the fun of Portico's bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz form!

Bat, Ball and Field is a wonderful foray into the history and culture of cricket.


'Hotten is not just good, he is one of the best' Cricketer

The Olympics' Strangest Moments recounts the bizarre, controversial, heroic and plain unlucky from the first modern games in 1896 to the return of the games to their birthplace in Athens in 2004.

Over 130 puzzles to solve. Easy, Medium, Hard & Diabolical. Solutions at the back.

This is the story of Jonny Wilkinson's life, tracking his incredible ascent from fiercely determined young hopeful to World Cup-winning rugby icon. This text weaves together the testimonies of friends, family, team-mates, opponents, coaches, managers and Wilkinson himself.

The master of the British pub quiz is here to delight and bamboozle us this Christmas

A book and games pack with more than 100 games, puzzles and activities.

Football's profile has never been higher and it continues to grow. This sixth edition includes: updates for major tournaments played in 2013 and 2014, most notably the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil; FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013; FIFA U-17 World Cup UAE 201; FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013; and, FIFA U-17 Woemn's World Cup Costa Rica 2014.

Features tough little puzzles that require you to fill in numbers between 1 and 9 into a grid. The numbers have to add up to the totals given in boxes on the side and you can't have the same number twice in the same row or column.

Celebrates 17 of the test matches played in the 138 years of Anglo-Australian cricket rivalry, spanning the period from the inaugural Test at Melbourne in 1877 to England's astonishing victory at Edgbaston in 2015.

The revealing behind the scenes account of Sunderland's meteoric rise through the Championship to win the title under Roy Keane

Former editor-at-large of Rouleur magazine, Camille McMillan, captures the pain, the heroism and the humanity at the sharp end of cycling's pro-peloton through his unique reportage photography.

Contains more then 100 riddles and puzzles, to challenge every aspect of your puzzle-solving abilities.

The 29th edition of the ultimate reference on European football and the only one supported by UEFA, The UEFA European Football Yearbook 2016/17 contains everything football fans need to watch their favourite team or country as they battle for glory.

A comprehensive guide to scams and swindles that are certain to make you a winner every time.

Plots the evolution of Tour de France cycle race. This book focuses on legends such as Jacques Anquetil, Eddie Merckx, Greg Lemond, Miguel Indurain and seven-time winner Lance Armstrong. It covers various aspects of the Tour from the early organisation, technological advances and scandals.

In the late 1920s, Frenchman Jules Rimet had a grand vision for a global football tournament: he named it the World Cup.

Contains updates for major tournaments played in 2015 and 2016, most notably the CONCACAF Gold Cup USA/Canada 2015; FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015; FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2015; UEFA European Championship France 2016; Copa America Centenario USA 2016; Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup Zurich 2016; FIFA Ballon d'Or 2015; and, other FIFA awards.