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Updated edition of this beautiful and award-winning official coffee
table book which celebrates one of sport's most historic and iconic
venues - from the epic matches played on Centre Court and the
legends who have graced its hallowed grass to the uniquely English
atmosphere of ball boys, boaters and Robinson's barley water. This
new edition includes the London 2012 Olympic tournament held at
Wimbledon and Andy Murray's historic Gentlemen's Singles title in
2013.
Officials of football's world governing body, FIFA,are arrested in
dramatic dawn raids in Switzerland and America. Sport has, once
again, encountered the law. From Match Fixing to Murder looks at
101 diverse cases involving sport or sporting personalities that
have ended up before courts or tribunals: from the 'body in the
trunk 'murder by a former Wimbledon finalist to the fixing of
baseball's 1919 World Series; from a transsexual tennis player
seeking to play in the women's singles at the US Open to a wife's
claim in the divorce courts that 'golf was his mistress'. Written
in an entertaining style for the general sports fan,the book
includes football's Eric Cantona, Bobby Moore andJohn Terry; Tony
Greig and Ian Botham from cricket; golfersTiger Woods and Rory
McIlroy; Lewis Hamilton from motor racing; jockeys Lester Piggott
and Kieren Fallon; rugby's JPR Williams; and cyclist Lance
Armstrong. All have contributed,some reluctantly, to the history of
sporting encounters with the law.
Britain is rich in sporting heroes (men, women and animals!) and
many are celebrated in sculptures around the country. These
'sporting immortals' are the focus of this beautifully illustrated
and unique book. The author, Ian Hewitt, set out to discover the
story of Britain's sporting legacy through the sculptures and
distinctive memorials inspired by these heroes. The result of his
travels is this book that provides a fascinating and vivid view of
the history and development of British sport. Divided into eras of
our sporting history, the book features a wide array of immortals
accompanied by informative text about each subject and by specially
commissioned, striking photographs of some truly fascinating
sculptures. Legends include: Dixie Dean, Jackie Milburn, Mary Rand,
Brian Clough, Fred Trueman, W G Grace, Virginia Wade, Fred Perry,
Bobby Moore, Steve Redgrave, Matthew Pinsent and many others from
15 different sports.
A very special new edition of this beautiful and award-winning
official coffee table book which celebrates one of sport's most
historic and iconic venues as it celebrates its 100th birthday. The
Centre Court at Wimbledon is known throughout the world and is
famous for the legends who have graced its hallowed grass and the
wonderful matches that have been played out in front of awed
sold-out crowds. It truly is a fantastic theatre where players meet
with 'triumph or disaster'. As it reaches its centenary year,
Centre Court's place in the pantheon of sporting theatres is
assured - and this book is a fitting tribute to its rich history.
What began as a late night discussion between a Christian and a
Humanist, evolved to become an attempt to reconcile their differing
beliefs. When that didn't work the writers took the discussion into
deeper waters. It was clear that the friends would never agree...
but could they offer up an explanation of what they did believe,
and would that withstand cross-examination from the other? 'God
Knows' offers both points of view in a single collaboration. This
book mirrors other conversations that bridge the gap between
believer and free thinker: but the humor, irreverence,
confrontation and honesty allows the conversation to be instructive
to both sides alike. In the end, the writers found that their
common bond of humanity allowed for a respectful and thoughtful
disagreement; that they shared much more in common than not.
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