ANTON RIPPON on a book that charts how a disillusioned football fan rediscovered his enthusiasm for the game in Germany
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ANTON RIPPON reviews “one of the most sumptuous and beautiful sports books that it has ever been my good fortune to hold”
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FT writer Jamie Reid was last night named as the winner of the 25th “Bookie’s Prize”. ANTON RIPPON says it was an odds-on bet
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TOM CLARKE catches up with a former sports desk colleague who, at the age of 81, has written an award-winning first novel
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ANTON RIPPON reviews a second volume of football writings from the game’s early years
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3 Oct
2013
2013
Hamilton and Hawkins enter race with Coe
They’re under starter’s orders for the 2013 Bookies’ Prize. ANTON RIPPON runs the rule over the long-list for the £25,000 first prize William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award
Continue reading →ANTON RIPPON reviews a riveting account of foggy 1950s London, gangsters, gamblers and racehorse dopers
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Brian Scovell has a wealth of cricketing stories, from the village green to Lord’s, and he has committed them to a memorable book, writes IAN COLE
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The Injured Jockeys Fund has begun its 50th anniversary celebrations by publishing a book on its history, as ANTON RIPPON reports
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Before Fergie, there was Howard Kendall. PETER WILSON reviews the latest autobiography from the former Everton manager
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