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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Book publisher, sports book publisher, a publisher of sports books… well, you get the idea, RANDALL NORTHAM went to a reading of the latest piece of sports literature by David Peace
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21 Jul
2013
2013
Trautmann remembered, all in black and white
Bert Trautmann’s death this week, at the age of 89, prompted ANTON RIPPON to remember the awkward launch of the former Manchester City goalkeeper’s biography
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