The Sports Book Awards (previously National Sporting Club Book Awards then Telegraph Sports Book Awards) is a British literary award for
sports writing
Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sporting topics and competitions. Sports journalism started in the early 1800s when it was targeted to the social elite and transitioned into an integral part of the ...
. It was first awarded in 2003 as part of the
National Sporting Club
The National Sporting Club was a club founded in London in 1891, which did more to establish the sport of boxing in Great Britain than any other organisation.
Origins
The club was founded on 5 March 1891 as a private club. Its premises were at ...
. 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
David H. Willis.
Sponsors
The awards' original sponsors included
Ladbrokes
Ladbrokes Coral is a British gambling company founded in 1886. Its product offering includes sports betting, online casino, online poker, and online bingo. The business is split into two divisions, UK and International. UK operations are c ...
,
Virgin Publishing
Virgin Books is a British book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Group, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company.
History
Virgin established its book publishing arm ...
,
Butler and Tanner and
WH Smith
WHSmith (also written WH Smith, and known colloquially as Smith's and formerly as W. H. Smith & Son) is a British retailer, headquartered in Swindon, England, which operates a chain of high street, railway station, airport, port, hospital and m ...
. As of 2015, new sponsors included Cross Pens,
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is a group of British subscription sports channels operated by the satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It ...
,
The Times
''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper ''The Sunday Times'' (fou ...
,
Littlehampton Book Services
Hachette () is a French publisher. Founded in 1826 by Louis Hachette as Brédif, the company later became L. Hachette et Compagnie, Librairie Hachette, Hachette SA and Hachette Livre in France. After acquiring an Australian publisher, Hachette ...
, Robert Walters, TalkSPORT, Freshtime, Human Race Group, Arbuthnot Latham and Procorre.
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 (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’s ...
(Arrow)
Best Autobiography/Biography
*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 ''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
Niall John Quinn (honorary MBE; born 6 October 1966) is an Irish former professional footballer, manager, businessman and sports television pundit.
As a player he was a striker who played top flight football for Arsenal, Manchester City and S ...
and Tom Humphries
Tom Humphries is a former sports journalist and columnist who wrote for ''The Irish Times'' while volunteering at a North Dublin Gaelic games club. His career as a leading sportswriter was ended after his history of child sexual abuse emerged ...
(Headline)
*2004 ''Woody and Nord'' – Gareth Southgate
Gareth Southgate (born 3 September 1970) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a defender and midfielder. He has been the manager of the England national team since 2016.
Southgate won the League Cup ...
and Andy Woodman
Andrew John Woodman (born 11 August 1971) is an English football manager and former player, who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently manager of Vanarama National League club Bromley.
Woodman made league appearances for 10 clubs in England ...
(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-ha ...
(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 Cu ...
(Headline)
*2009 ''Black and Blue'' – Paul Canoville
Paul Kenneth Canoville (born 4 March 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.
He was signed by Chelsea from Hillingdon Borough in 1981, and went on to win the Second Division title with the club in 1983–84 ...
(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 ach ...
(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 and ...
(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 with Sue Mott (Simon & Schuster)
Best Biography
*2003 ''Jack & Bobby: Story of Brothers in Conflict'' – Leo McKinstry
Leo McKinstry (born 1962) is a British journalist, historian and author.
Life and career
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, McKinstry was educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he graduated wit ...
(Collins Willow)
*2004 ''Keeper of Dreams'' – Ronald Reng (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 (Collins Willow)
*2007 ''The Death of Marco Pantani'' – Matt Rendell (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
*2008 ''In Search of Robert Millar'' – Richard Moore (HarperSport)
*2009 ''Regga – Clay Regazzoni'' – Christopher Hilton
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρει ...
(Haynes Publishing)
*2010 ''Harold Larwood'' – Duncan Hamilton (Quercus)
*2011 ''Trautmann's Journey'' – Catrine Clay (Yellow Jersey Press)
*2015 ''Bobby Moore: The Man in Full'' - Matt Dickinson
Matt Dickinson is a film-maker and writer who is best known for his award-winning novels and his documentary work for National Geographic Television, Discovery Channel and the BBC. Dickinson was one of the climbers caught in the 1996 Mount Ever ...
(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 singing ...
(Bantam)
*2017 ''The Maverick Mountaineer'' - Robert Wainwright (ABC)
*2018 ''Ali: A Life'' - Jonathan Eig
Jonathan Eig (born April 26, 1964) is an American journalist and biographer and the author of five books. His most recent book, ''Ali: A Life'', is a biography of Muhammad Ali.
Biography
Eig was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Monsey, N ...
(Simon & Schuster)
Best International Autobiography
*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’s ...
(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 Bi ...
(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
Leo McKinstry (born 1962) is a British journalist, historian and author.
Life and career
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, McKinstry was educated at Portora Royal School, Enniskillen, and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, where he graduated wit ...
(HarperSport)
*2008 ''Provided You Don't Kiss Me'' – Duncan Hamilton (Fourth Estate)
*2009 ''Inverting the Pyramid'' – Jonathan Wilson (Orion)
*2010 ''Cantona'' – Philippe Auclair (Macmillan)
*2011 ''Promised Land'' – Anthony Clavane (Yellow Jersey Press)
*2012 ''A Life Too Short'' – Ronald Reng
*2013 ''Barca: The Making of the Greatest Team in the World'' – Graham Hunter (BackPage Press)
*2014 ''The Nowhere Men'' - Michael Calvin[
*2015 ''Thirty-One Nil'' - James Montague (Bloomsbury)][
*2016 ''Cristiano Ronaldo'' – ]Guillem Balagué
Guillem Balagué (born 2 November 1968) is a Spanish football journalist, author, and pundit. He was a regular pundit on Sky Sports' show ''Revista de la Liga'' and has also written for some of Britain's newspapers as well as several Spanish new ...
(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
David K. Foot is a Canadian economist and demographer. Foot did his undergraduate work at the University of Western Australia and his graduate work in economics at Harvard University, where he was supervised by Martin Feldstein. Following his ...
and Ivan Ponting (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 (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997, and as Member of Parliament ...
(HarperPress)
*2009 ''The Way It Was'' – Stephen Chalke (Fairfield Books)
*2010 ''Golden Boy'' – Christian Ryan (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'' - ]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 ...
(Simon & Schuster)[
*2016 ''Chasing Shadows: The Life & Death Of Peter Roebuck'' – Tim Lane and Elliot Cartledge (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
Andrew George Ripley OBE (1 December 1947 – 17 June 2010) was an English rugby union international, who represented England from 1972 to 1976, and the Lions on their unbeaten 1974 tour of South Africa.
Early life
Ripley was born in Liverp ...
(Mainstream Publishing)
*2009 ''Seeing Red: Twelve Tumultuous Years in Welsh Rugby'' – Alun Carter and Nick Bishop (Mainstream Publishing)
*2010 ''Confessions of a Rugby Mercenary'' – John Daniell (Ebury Press)
*2011 ''The Grudge'' – Tom English (Yellow Jersey Press)
*2012 ''Higgy'' – Alastair Hignell
Alastair James Hignell (born 4 September 1955) is an English former rugby union international, first–class cricketer, and broadcaster.
Education
Hignell was born at Ely, Cambridgeshire and educated at Denstone College, an independent school ...
*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, ...
[
*2015 ''Beyond The Horizon'' - ]Richard Parks
Richard David Parks (born 14 August 1977) is a former Wales international rugby union player turned extreme endurance athlete and television presenter.
In rugby he represented Newport RFC, Pontypridd RFC, Celtic Warriors, Leeds Tykes, USA Perp ...
(Sphere)[
*2016 ''No Borders: Playing Rugby for Ireland'' – Tom English (Arena Sport)
*2017 ''The Battle'' - ]Paul O'Connell
Paul Jeremiah O'Connell (born 20 October 1979) is an Irish former rugby union player and coach. When he stopped playing, he was Ireland's third most-capped player (108) and the eighteenth most-capped international player in rugby union histo ...
(Penguin Ireland)
*2018 ''Wrecking Ball'' - Billy Vunipola
Billy Vunipola (born 3 November 1992) is a professional rugby union player who plays at Number 8 for Saracens in the Gallagher Premiership and for the England national team. Born in Australia to Tongan parents, he qualified for England throu ...
with Gershon Portnoi (Headline)
Best Horse Racing Book
*2011 ''The Story of Your Life'' – James Lambie (Matador)
*2012 ''Beyond the Frame'' – Edward Whitaker
Sir Edward Whitaker (1660 – 20 November 1735) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the War of the Spanish Succession and is known for his role in the Capture of Gibraltar and the Battle of Málaga in 1704.
Life
Edward Whitaker ...
*2013 ''Her Majesty's Pleasure'' – Julian Muscat (Racing Post Books)
*2014 ''Henry Cecil: Trainer of Genius'' - Brough Scott
John Brough Scott, MBE (born 12 December 1942) is a British horse racing journalist, radio and television presenter, and former jockey. He is also the grandson and biographer of the noted Great War soldier "Galloper Jack" Seely.
Scott was ed ...
[
*2015 ''Cheltenham Et Al'' - Alastair Down (Racing Post)][
]
Best Cycling Book
*2015 ''The Race Against The Stasi'' - Herbie Sykes (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 an ...
(Yellow Jersey Press)
*2017 ''Triumphs and Turbulence: My Autobiography'' - Chris Boardman
Christopher Miles Boardman, (born 26 August 1968) is a British former racing cyclist. A time trial and prologue specialist, Boardman won the inaugural men's World time trial championship in 1994, won the individual pursuit gold medal at the 19 ...
(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 g ...
(Virgin Books)
*2004 ''Football Days: Classic Photos'' – Peter Robinson (Mitchell Beazley)
*2005 ''The Olympics Athens to Athens: 1896–2004'' – M Jacque Rogge (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, and a ...
(Collins Willow)
*2007 ''1966 Uncovered: The Unseen Story of the World Cup in England'' – Peter Robinson and Doug Cheeseman (Mitchell Beazley)
*2008 ''Goodbye Gay Meadow'' – Mathew Ashton (GGM Publishing)
*2009 ''In The Frame: Great Racing Photographs'' – Edward Whitaker
Sir Edward Whitaker (1660 – 20 November 1735) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the War of the Spanish Succession and is known for his role in the Capture of Gibraltar and the Battle of Málaga in 1704.
Life
Edward Whitaker ...
(Highdown)
*2010 ''Centre Court: The Jewel in Wimbledon's Crown'' – John Barrett and Ian Hewitt (Vision Sports Publishing)
*2011 ''61 The Spurs Double'' (Vision Sports Publishing)
*2012 ''Wimbledon'' – Ian Hewitt and Bob Martin
*2013 ''21 Days to Glory'' – Team Sky
Ineos Grenadiers () (stylised as INEOS Grenadiers) (formerly Team Sky from 2010 to 2019, and Team Ineos from 2019 to 2020) is a British professional cycling team that competes at the UCI WorldTeam level. The team is based at the National Cycl ...
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, Derbyshire, a ...
(HarperCollins)
*2014 ''Incredible Waves: An Appreciation of Perfect Surf'' - Chris Power[
*2015 ''The Age Of Innocence'' - ed. ]Reuel Golden
Reuel or Raguel (; Edomite language, Edomite: 𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋, ''RʿʾL''), meaning "God shall pasture" or more specifically "El (god), El shall pasture" (as a shepherd does with his flock) is a Hebrew name associated with several biblical and rel ...
(Taschen)[
*2016 ''1/1000: The Sports Photography of Bob Martin'' – Bob Martin (Vision Sports Publishing)
*2017 ''The Lane'' - Adam Powley, Steve Perryman 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'' – Matt Rendell (Aurum Press)
*2004 ''John Daly: Letting the Big Dog Eat'' – Gavin Newsham (Virgin Books)
*2005 '' Feet in the Clouds'' – Richard Askwith (Aurum Press)
*2006 ''My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes'' – Gary Imlach
Gary Imlach (born 1960, at West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire) is a British author, journalist and broadcaster, specialising in sport. After first being known as a sports presenter on TV-am, Imlach has particularly become associated with non-main ...
(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 (Aurum Press)
*2009 ''When Friday Comes'' – James Montague (Mainstream Publishing)
*2010 ''Eclipse'' – Nicholas Clee
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname.
The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the name and its ...
(Bantam Press)
*2011 ''Bounce'' – Matthew Syed
Matthew Philip Syed (born 2 November 1970) is a British journalist, author, broadcaster and former table tennis player. He competed as an English table tennis international, and was the English number one for many years. He was three times the me ...
(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
Anna Krien is an Australian journalist, essayist, fiction and nonfiction writer and poet.
Career
Krien has contributed to a number of Australian publications, including ''The'' ''Monthly'', ''The Age'', ''The Big Issue'', ''The Best Australia ...
(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
*2015 ''Alone'' - Bill Jones (Bloomsbury)[
*2016 ''Barbarian Days: A Surfing Tale'' – William Finnegan (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 Wa ...
*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 ...
*2014 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 Wa ...
[
*2015 ]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 Wa ...
[
]
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 f ...
*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) on B ...
*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
Brian Lester Glanville (born 24 September 1931) is an English football writer and novelist. He was described by ''The Times'' as "the doyen of football writers—arguably the finest football writer of his—or any other—generation," and by Ame ...
*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). Aft ...
*2018 John Woodcock
References
{{Reflist
External links
British Sports Book Awards
official website.
British literary awards
Sports writing awards
Books about sports
Awards established in 2003
2003 establishments in the United Kingdom