The Sports Book Awards (previously National Sporting Club Book Awards then Telegraph Sports Book Awards) is a British literary award for sports writing. It was first awarded in 2003 as part of the National Sporting Club. Awards are presented in multiple categories. Each category is judged by one of: sports writers and broadcasters, retailers and enthusiasts. The winners from each category are then opened to public vote through a website to choose an overall winner. The other major sports writing award in Britain is the

William Hill Sports Book of the Year The William Hill Sports Book of the Year is an annual British sports literary award sponsored by bookmaker William Hill. The award is dedicated to rewarding excellence in sports writing. It was first awarded in 1989, and was devised by Graham ...

. The award was founded by

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Previous winners

Best overall winner

*2011 ''Promised Land'' – Anthony Clavane (Yellow Jersey Press) *2012 ''Engage: The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson'' –

Paul Kimmage Paul Kimmage (born 7 May 1962 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish sports journalist and former amateur and professional road bicycle racer, who was road race champion of Ireland in 1981, and competed in the 1984 Olympic Games. He wrote for '' The ...

(Simon & Schuster) *2013 ''Bobby's Open: Mr Jones and the Golf Shot that Defined a Legend'' –

Steven Reid Steven John Reid (born 10 March 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a right back, having previously played most of his career in midfield. He was most recently the first team coach at Nottingham Forest. Reid began his caree ...

(Corinthian) *2014 ''The Nowhere Men: The Unknown Story of Football’s True Talent Spotters'' – Michael Calvin (Century) *2015 ''Proud'' - Gareth Thomas and Michael Calvin (Ebury) *2016 ''My Fight, Your Fight'' –

Ronda Rousey Ronda Jean Rousey (; born February 1, 1987) is an American professional wrestler, actress, former judoka and mixed martial artist. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand and is the current SmackDown Women� ...

(Arrow)

Best Autobiography/Biography

*2012 ''Engage: The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson'' –

(Simon & Schuster) *2013 ''Seven Deadly Sins'' – David Walsh (Simon & Schuster) *2014 ''The Outsider'' -

Jimmy Connors James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He held the top Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from 1974 to 1977 and a career total of 268 ...

Best Autobiography

*2003 ''Niall Quinn: The Autobiography'' – Niall Quinn and Tom Humphries (Headline) *2004 ''Woody and Nord'' – Gareth Southgate and Andy Woodman (Penguin) *2005 ''Playing with Fire'' –

Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain (born 28 March 1968) is a British cricket commentator and former cricketer who captained the England cricket team between 1999 and 2003, with his overall international career extending from 1990 to 2004. A pugnacious right- ...

(Michael Joseph) *2006 ''Frank: Fighting Back'' –

Frank Bruno Franklin Roy Bruno, (born 16 November 1961) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1996. He had a highly publicised and eventful career, both in and out of the ring. The pinnacle of Bruno's boxing career was winning ...

with Kevin Mitchell (Yellow Jersey Press) *2007 ''Back from the Brink'' – Paul McGrath (Century) *2008 ''My Manchester United Years'' –

Bobby Charlton Sir Robert Charlton (born 11 October 1937) is an English former footballer who played either as a midfielder or a forward. Considered one of the greatest players of all time, he was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World C ...

(Headline) *2009 ''Black and Blue'' – Paul Canoville (Headline) *2010 ''Open: An Autobiography'' –

Andre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi ( ; born April 29, 1970) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. He is an eight-time major champion and an Olympic gold medalist, as well as a runner-up in seven other majors. Agassi is the second of five men to ac ...

(HarperCollins) *2011 ''Beware of the Dog'' – Brian Moore (Simon & Schuster) *2015 ''Proud'' - Gareth Thomas and Michael Calvin (Ebury) *2016 ''Formula One and Beyond: The Autobiography'' –

Max Mosley Max Rufus Mosley (13 April 1940 – 23 May 2021) was a British racing driver, lawyer, and president of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), a non-profit association which represents the interests of motoring organisations an ...

(Simon & Schuster) *2017 ''No Nonsense: The Autobiography'' -

Joey Barton Joseph Anthony Barton (born 2 September 1982) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He made 269 appearances in the Premier League, including 130 for Manchester City. He is currently the man ...

(Simon & Schuster) *2018 ''Unbroken'' -

Martine Wright Martine Wiltshire, MBE (née Wright; born 30 September 1972) is a British sitting volleyball player. Wright, who was born in London, lost both of her legs in the Aldgate underground explosion in the 7/7 London bombings in 2005. She lost 80% o ...

with Sue Mott (Simon & Schuster)

Best Biography

*2003 ''Jack & Bobby: Story of Brothers in Conflict'' – Leo McKinstry (Collins Willow) *2004 ''Keeper of Dreams'' –

Ronald Reng Ronald Reng is a German sports journalist and author. A number of his books have been translated into English, including ''The Keeper of Dreams'', '' A Life too Short: The Tragedy of Robert Enke'', and ''Matchdays: The Hidden Story of the Bundesli ...

(Yellow Jersey Press) *2005 ''Basil D'Oliveira'' –

Peter Oborne Peter Alan Oborne (; born 11 July 1957) is a British journalist and broadcaster. He is the former chief political commentator of ''The Daily Telegraph'', from which he resigned in early 2015. He is author of ''The Rise of Political Lying'', ''Th ...

(Little Brown) *2006 ''Lance Armstrong: Tour de Force'' –

Daniel Coyle Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

(Collins Willow) *2007 ''The Death of Marco Pantani'' –

Matt Rendell Matthew Rendell (18 April 1959 – 28 June 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League and South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Rendell played as a ruckman and made his debut with the We ...

(Weidenfeld & Nicolson) *2008 ''In Search of Robert Millar'' – Richard Moore (HarperSport) *2009 ''Regga – Clay Regazzoni'' – Christopher Hilton (Haynes Publishing) *2010 ''Harold Larwood'' – Duncan Hamilton (Quercus) *2011 ''Trautmann's Journey'' –

Catrine Clay Catrine is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland which was formerly a centre of cotton manufacture. It has a population of around () Geography The village lies on the River Ayr which previously provided water power for local industry. It is in t ...

(Yellow Jersey Press) *2015 ''Bobby Moore: The Man in Full'' - Matt Dickinson (Yellow Jersey Press) *2016 ''Speed Kings'' –

Andy Bull Andy Bull is an Australian alt-pop singer-songwriter and producer, based in Sydney. He is best known for his singles "Dog", "Keep on Running" and "Baby I Am Nobody Now"; as well as his prolific Australian touring. Bull also provides the singin ...

(Bantam) *2017 ''The Maverick Mountaineer'' - Robert Wainwright (ABC) *2018 ''Ali: A Life'' - Jonathan Eig (Simon & Schuster)

Best International Autobiography

*2016 ''My Fight, Your Fight'' –

(Arrow) *2017 ''Find a Way'' -

Diana Nyad Diana Nyad (née Sneed; born August 22, 1949) is an American author, journalist, motivational speaker, and long-distance swimmer. Nyad gained national attention in 1975 when she swam around Manhattan () and in 1979 when she swam from North B ...

(Knopf) *2018 ''Form'' -

Kieren Fallon Kieren Francis Fallon (born 22 February 1965 in Crusheen, County Clare, Ireland) is a retired Irish professional flat racing jockey and was British Champion Jockey six times. Career Stable jockey to Henry Cecil In ...

(Simon & Schuster)

Best Football Book

*2007 ''Sir Alf'' – Leo McKinstry (HarperSport) *2008 ''Provided You Don't Kiss Me'' – Duncan Hamilton (Fourth Estate) *2009 ''Inverting the Pyramid'' – Jonathan Wilson (Orion) *2010 ''Cantona'' –

Philippe Auclair Philippe Auclair (24 June 1959), also known by his moniker Louis Philippe, is a French singer-songwriter, musician, news correspondent and football journalist who has been active from the mid-1980s onwards. He is associated with the short-lived ...

(Macmillan) *2011 ''Promised Land'' –

Anthony Clavane Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

(Yellow Jersey Press) *2012 ''A Life Too Short'' –

*2013 ''Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World'' – Graham Hunter (BackPage Press) *2014 ''The Nowhere Men'' -

Michael Calvin Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

*2015 ''Thirty-One Nil'' - James Montague (Bloomsbury) *2016 ''Cristiano Ronaldo'' – Guillem Balagué (Orion) *2017 ''Forever Young'' - Oliver Kay (Quercus) *2018 ''The Billionaires Club'' - James Montague (Bloomsbury)

Best Cricket Book

*2007 ''Sixty Summers: Cricket Since the War'' – David Foot and

Ivan Ponting Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulga ...

(Fairfield Books) *2008 ''More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket’s Early Years'' –

John Major Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997, and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon, formerly Hunting ...

(HarperPress) *2009 ''The Way It Was'' –

Stephen Chalke Stephen Chalke (born 5 June 1948) is an English author and publisher, particularly of books on cricket and cricketers. Chalke was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire. He has two undergraduate degrees – one in Drama, English and Philosophy, the othe ...

(Fairfield Books) *2010 ''Golden Boy'' –

Christian Ryan Christian Ryan (born 5 June 1977 in Warrnambool, Victoria) is an Australian former rower who won a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Club and state rowing Ryan's senior club rowing was from the Melbourne University Boat Club. Victori ...

(Orion) *2011 ''Slipless in Settle'' – Harry Pearson (Little Brown) *2012 ''Fred Trueman'' –

Chris Waters Christopher Waters Dunn, known professionally as Chris Waters is an American singer and songwriter, record producer, and culinary writer. He is the brother of country singer Holly Dunn. Dunn has written and produced many of his sister's singles, ...

*2013 ''On Warne'' –

Gideon Haigh Gideon Clifford Jeffrey Davidson Haigh (born 29 December 1965) is an English-born Australian journalist and non-fiction author who writes about sport (especially cricket), business and crime in Australia. He was born in London, was raised in Ge ...

(Simon & Schuster) *2014 ''The Great Tamasha'' - James Astill *2015 ''Wounded Tiger: The History of Cricket in Pakistan'' -

(Simon & Schuster) *2016 ''Chasing Shadows: The Life & Death Of Peter Roebuck'' – Tim Lane and

Elliot Cartledge Elliot (also spelled Eliot, Elliotte, Elliott, Eliott and Elyot) is a personal name which can serve as either a surname or a given name. Although the given name has historically been given to males, females have increasingly been given the name ...

(Hardie Grant) *2017 ''A Beautiful Game: My Love Affair with Cricket'' -

Mark Nicholas Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas (born 29 September 1957) is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer and broadcaster. He played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995, captaining them from 1985 to his retirement. Nicholas was born in Westmi ...

(Allen & Unwin) *2018 ''Over and Out, Albert Trott'' - Steve Neal (Pitch Publishing)

Best Rugby Book

*2008 ''Ripley's World'' – Andy Ripley (Mainstream Publishing) *2009 ''Seeing Red: Twelve Tumultuous Years in Welsh Rugby'' –

Alun Carter Alun Jonathan Carter (13 December 1964 – August 2024) was a Welsh rugby union analyst and international player. Born in Malpas, Newport, Carter was an adoptee and lived as a young child in West Germany, where his father had a job teaching chi ...

and

Nick Bishop Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Places ...

(Mainstream Publishing) *2010 ''Confessions of a Rugby Mercenary'' – John Daniell (Ebury Press) *2011 ''The Grudge'' – Tom English (Yellow Jersey Press) *2012 ''Higgy'' – Alastair Hignell *2013 ''The Final Whistle: The Great War in Fifteen Players – Stephen Cooper (The History Press) *2014 ''City Centre'' -

Simon Halliday Simon John Halliday (born 13 July 1960 in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales) is a former English rugby union international. He also played nine first-class cricket matches. He was educated at Downside School, Somerset and St Benet's Hall, O ...

*2015 ''Beyond The Horizon'' - Richard Parks (Sphere) *2016 ''No Borders: Playing Rugby for Ireland'' – Tom English (Arena Sport) *2017 ''The Battle'' - Paul O'Connell (Penguin Ireland) *2018 ''Wrecking Ball'' - Billy Vunipola with Gershon Portnoi (Headline)

Best Horse Racing Book

*2011 ''The Story of Your Life'' – James Lambie (Matador) *2012 ''Beyond the Frame'' – Edward Whitaker *2013 ''Her Majesty's Pleasure'' – Julian Muscat (Racing Post Books) *2014 ''Henry Cecil: Trainer of Genius'' - Brough Scott *2015 ''Cheltenham Et Al'' -

Alastair Down Colonel Sir Alastair Frederick Down (23 July 1914 – 22 October 2004) was a Scottish army officer, accountant, and oilman. He is best known for his tenure from 1975 to 1983 as chairman of Burmah Oil, which he rescued from near-bankruptcy. Bi ...

(Racing Post)

Best Cycling Book

*2015 ''The Race Against The Stasi'' -

Herbie Sykes Herbie Sykes is a British sports journalist and writer. His first book, ''The Eagle of the Canavese'', was published in 2008. A biography of the Italian cyclist Franco Balmamion, it's framed through the story of his victory at the 1962 Giro d'Ital ...

(Aurum Press) *2016 ''The Racer'' –

David Millar David Millar (born 4 January 1977) is a Scottish retired professional road racing cyclist. He rode for Cofidis from 1997 to 2004 and Garmin-Sharp from 2008 to 2014. He has won four stages of the Tour de France, five of the Vuelta a España and ...

(Yellow Jersey Press) *2017 ''Triumphs and Turbulence: My Autobiography'' - Chris Boardman (Ebury Press) *2018 ''Tom Simpson: Bird on the Wire'' - Andy McGrath (Rapha)

Best Golf Book

*2012 ''The 100 Greatest Ever Golfers'' – Andy Farrell *2013 ''Bobby's Open: Mr Jones and the Golf Shot that Defined a Legend'' – Steven Reid (Icon Books)

Best Motorsports Book

*2012 ''Ultimate E-Type'' – Philip Porter *2013 ''That Near-Death Thing'' – Rick Broadbent (Orion)

Best Illustrated Book

*2003 ''Peter Alliss’ Golf Heroes'' –

Peter Alliss Peter Alliss (28 February 1931 – 5 December 2020) was an English professional golfer, television presenter, commentator, author and golf course designer. Following the death of Henry Longhurst in 1978, he was regarded by many as the "Voice of ...

(Virgin Books) *2004 ''Football Days: Classic Photos'' – Peter Robinson (Mitchell Beazley) *2005 ''The Olympics Athens to Athens: 1896–2004'' –

M Jacque Rogge M, or m, is the thirteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''em'' (pronounced ), plural ''ems''. History Th ...

(Weidenfeld & Nicolson) *2006 ''Speed Addicts: Grand Prix Racing'' –

Mark Hughes Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963) is a Welsh football coach and former player who is the manager of Bradford City. During his playing career he usually operated as a forward or midfielder. He had two spells at Manchester United, an ...

(Collins Willow) *2007 ''1966 Uncovered: The Unseen Story of the World Cup in England'' – Peter Robinson and

Doug Cheeseman Doug is a male personal name (or, depending on which definition of "personal name" one uses, part of a personal name). It is sometimes a given name (or "first name"), but more often it is hypocorism (affectionate variation of a personal name) which ...

(Mitchell Beazley) *2008 ''Goodbye Gay Meadow'' –

Mathew Ashton Mathew is a masculine given name and a variant of Matthew. It is also used as a surname. As a given name Notable people with the given name include: * Mat Erpelding (born 1975), American politician * Mat Kearney (born 1978), American singer-s ...

(GGM Publishing) *2009 ''In The Frame: Great Racing Photographs'' – Edward Whitaker (Highdown) *2010 ''Centre Court: The Jewel in Wimbledon's Crown'' – John Barrett and

Ian Hewitt Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in S ...

(Vision Sports Publishing) *2011 ''61 The Spurs Double'' (Vision Sports Publishing) *2012 ''Wimbledon'' –

and Bob Martin *2013 ''21 Days to Glory'' – Team Sky and

Dave Brailsford Sir David John Brailsford (born 29 February 1964) is a British cycling coach. He was formerly performance director of British Cycling and is currently general manager of UCI WorldTeam . Early life Brailsford was born in Shardlow, Derbyshir ...

(HarperCollins) *2014 ''Incredible Waves: An Appreciation of Perfect Surf'' - Chris Power *2015 ''The Age Of Innocence'' - ed. Reuel Golden (Taschen) *2016 ''1/1000: The Sports Photography of Bob Martin'' – Bob Martin (Vision Sports Publishing) *2017 ''The Lane'' - Adam Powley,

Steve Perryman Stephen John Perryman MBE (born 21 December 1951) is an English former professional footballer who is best-known for his successes with Tottenham Hotspur during the 1970s and early 1980s. He has won the FA Cup, League Cup, and UEFA Cup all twi ...

and Martin Cloake (Vision Sports Publishing) *2018 ''The History Makers'' - Sarah Juggins and Richard Stainthorpe (Pitch Publishing)

Best New Writer

*2003 ''Kings of the Mountains: How Colombia's Cycling Heroes Changed Their Nation's History'' –

(Aurum Press) *2004 ''John Daly: Letting the Big Dog Eat'' –

Gavin Newsham Gavin is a male given name originating from Scotland. It is a variation on the medieval name Gawain, meaning "God send" or "white hawk" (or falcon). Sir Gawain was a knight of King Arthur's Round Table. '' Sir Gawain and the Green Knight'' is an e ...

(Virgin Books) *2005 ''

Feet in the Clouds ''Feet in the Clouds: a tale of fell-running and obsession'' is a cult 2004 fell running book by British journalist and author Richard Askwith. The book was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and the Boardman Tasker Prize ...

'' –

Richard Askwith Richard Askwith is a British journalist and author. He is best-known for the cult 2004 fell running book '' Feet in the Clouds'', which won him the Best New Writer prize at the Sports Book Awards. The book was also shortlisted for the William H ...

(Aurum Press) *2006 ''My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes'' – Gary Imlach (Yellow Jersey Press) *2007 ''The Hour: Sporting Immortality the Hard Way'' – Michael Hutchinson (Yellow Jersey Press) *2008 ''The Pyjama Game: A Journey into Judo'' –

Mark Law Mark Alexander Law (born November 1944) is a British journalist and author, known for his book on Judo called ''The Pyjama Game, A Journey Into Judo''. Career Law began his career as a reporter on Woodrow Wyatt’s group of provincial papers ...

(Aurum Press) *2009 ''When Friday Comes'' – James Montague (Mainstream Publishing) *2010 ''Eclipse'' – Nicholas Clee (Bantam Press) *2011 ''Bounce'' – Matthew Syed (Fourth Estate) *2012 ''The Ghost Runner'' – Bill Jones *2013 ''Running with the Kenyans: Discovering the secrets of the fastest people on earth'' – Adharanand Finn (Faber and Faber) *2014 ''Land of Second Chances'' - Tim Lewis *2015 ''Night Games'' - Anna Krien (Yellow Jersey Press) *2016 ''Two Hours: The Quest To Run The Impossible Marathon'' – Ed Caesar (Viking) *2017 ''And The Sun Shines Now'' - Adrian Tempany (Faber & Faber)

Outstanding Sports Writing Award

*2014 ''Everest'' -

Harriet Tuckey Harriet(t) may refer to: * Harriet (name), a female name ''(includes list of people with the name)'' Places *Harriet, Queensland, rural locality in Australia * Harriet, Arkansas, unincorporated community in the United States * Harriett, Texas, ...

*2015 ''Alone'' - Bill Jones (Bloomsbury) *2016 ''Barbarian Days: A Surfing Tale'' –

William Finnegan William Finnegan is a staff writer at ''The New Yorker'' and author of works of international journalism. He has specially addressed issues of racism and conflict in Southern Africa and politics in Mexico and South America, as well as poverty ...

(Corsair) *2018 ''Centaur'' - Declan Murphy and Ami Rao (Black Swan, Transworld Publishers)

Best Publicity Campaign

*2010 ''The Man Who Cycled the World'' – Campaign by Madeline Toy (Random House) *2011 ''It's All About the Bike'' – Campaign by Mari Yamazaki (Particular Books) *2012 ''Run!'' – Campaign by Clare Drysdale (Allen & Unwin) *2013 ''Be Careful What You Wish For'' – Campaign by Bethan Jones (Yellow Jersey Press) *2014 ''Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography'' - Campaign by Karen Geary and Rebecca Mundy (Hodder) *2015 ''The Second Half'' by Roy Keane with Roddy Doyle - Campaign by Elizabeth Allen (Weidenfeld & Nicolson), with Jane Beaton from Kew Publicity *2016 ''The World of Cycling According to G'' – Campaign by Fiona Murphy (Quercus)

Sports Book Retailer of the Year

*2012

Waterstones Waterstones, formerly Waterstone's, is a British book retailer that operates 311 shops, mainly in the United Kingdom and also other nearby countries. As of February 2014, it employs around 3,500 staff in the UK and Europe. An average-sized W ...

*2013

Foyles W & G Foyle Ltd. (usually called simply Foyles) is a bookseller with a chain of seven stores in England. It is best known for its flagship store in Charing Cross Road, London. Foyles was once listed in the ''Guinness Book of Records'' as the w ...

*2014

*2015

Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing

*2012

Nick Hornby Nicholas Peter John Hornby (born 17 April 1957) is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir '' Fever Pitch'' and novels '' High Fidelity'' and '' About a Boy'', all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work ...

*2013

Christopher Martin-Jenkins Christopher Dennis Alexander Martin-Jenkins, MBE (20 January 1945 – 1 January 2013), also known as CMJ, was a British cricket journalist and a President of MCC. He was also the longest serving commentator for '' Test Match Special'' (TMS) o ...

*2015

Michael Parkinson Sir Michael Parkinson (born 28 March 1935) is an English broadcaster, journalist and author. He presented his television talk show '' Parkinson'' from 1971 to 1982 and from 1998 to 2007, as well as other talk shows and programmes both in the U ...

*2016 Brian Glanville *2017

Hugh McIlvanney Hugh McIlvanney (2 February 1934 – 24 January 2019) was a Scottish sports journalist who had long stints with the British Sunday newspapers '' The Observer'' (30 years until 1993) and then 23 years with '' The Sunday Times'' (1993–2016). A ...

*2018 John Woodcock

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Best Football Book

Best Cricket Book

Best Rugby Book

Best Horse Racing Book

Best Cycling Book

Best Golf Book

Best Motorsports Book

Best Illustrated Book

Best New Writer

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