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From the history-steeped ‘home of cricket’ at Lord’s, to the
mecca of Indian cricket at Eden Gardens, this encompassing guide
ranges across five continents to bring you the best cricket venues
the world has to offer. Accompanied by corresponding articles from
The Times of notable matches at each venue, discover the history
behind these remarkable grounds. With its beautiful, full-colour
photography, scorecards, and locator map, this is an essential book
for all fans of cricket. Grounds include: Adelaide Oval, Australia
Bangabandhu National Stadium, Bangladesh Centurion Park, South
Africa Dubai International Cricket Stadium, United Arab Emirates
Eden Gardens, India Eden Park, New Zealand Edgbaston, England Galle
International Stadium, Sri Lanka Harare Sports Ground, Zimbabwe
Iqbal Stadium, Pakistan Kensington Oval, Barbados Lord’s, England
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia Newlands, South Africa The
Oval, England St John’s, Antigua
The ideal gift for football fans to read between matches during the
2022 Qatar World Cup Pairing epic sports photography with articles
from The Times and The Sunday Times archive, this volume brings
together 100 of the most iconic moments from World Cup history.
With striking, full-colour photography, rarely seen archival images
and sensational reporting on the action, The Times World Cup
Moments tells the unofficial story of the world's largest single
sporting event as it unfolded on - and off - the pitch. Featuring
the greatest goals, most historic line-ups, heroic players and
unforgettable controversies, these split-second moments have
changed the course of World Cup history and generated a global
sensation along the way. The perfect Christmas gift for any
football fan, some of the best moments from this book include: *
The first World Cup, Uruguay 1930 * North Korea's fairy tale,
England 1966 * David Beckham's perfect free-kick, France 1998 *
Brazil's golden line-up, Mexico 1970 * The infamous Hand of God,
Mexico 1986 * Roger Milla's celebration, Italy 1990 * Zinedine
Zidane's chipped Panenka penalty, Germany 2006 * Germany's
humiliation of the hosts, Brazil 2014 * Cristiano Ronaldo's
spectacular hat-trick, South Korea 2018
For 150 years the FA Cup has been at the heart of English sport.
From Stanley Matthews to Bob Stokoe, Bert Trautmann to Arsene
Wenger and Ronnie Radford to Billy the white horse - its heroes,
myths and legends form the fabric of our national game. The Cup
celebrates the story of the world's greatest football competition
with more than 100 stunning and evocative photos. Here is an epic
tale of glorious sporting heritage and extraordinary longevity.
From its Victorian beginnings as a competition for teams of former
public schoolboys, to the vast Edwardian crowds flocking to the
Crystal Palace, to the human dramas at Wembley in the 1950s and the
heyday of the 1970s. Each photo is accompanied by the stories
behind the people, places and occasions, going well beyond the
familiar FA Cup tales. From the early rounds through to the pomp
and pageantry of the final - this book brings you the full FA Cup
story.
Shane Warne, who died in 2022, is universally acknowledged as one
of the greatest cricketers of all time - and the greatest spin
bowler ever. Warne in Wisden records the highlights of an
exceptional career - handpicked from all Wisden publications over a
twenty-plus-year period and curated for a global audience. Warne in
Wisden features coverage from Warne's first Test against India in
1992 - where he took one wicket - to his retirement from Test
cricket in 2007, having taken 708 Test wickets. It includes
complete reports and scorecards for key Tests, as well as Wisden's
assessment of his impact on the English county game and the Indian
Premier League, and his journey from master spinner to global
celebrity. Warne combined a prodigious talent for leg-spin with a
turbulent life off the pitch. While Wisden's focus was generally on
his cricket, Warne in Wisden also relates the controversies and
rows that earned him a occasional mention in the Chronicle section
of the book. Wisden's authoritative and independent voice/writing
provides a unique insight into one of the most discussed cricketers
in history. Warne in Wisden includes: Cricketer of the Year by Vic
Marks, 1994 'A Spin-Doctor Writes' by Ashley Mallett, 1997 Five
Cricketers of the Century, 2000-13 Leading Cricketer in the World,
2004-2005 'The mighty craftsman' by Mike Atherton 2007 'The Ashes
Masters' by David Frith 2009 The ebbs and flows of Warne's 21 -year
-long career His obituary and related articles from Wisden
Cricketers' Almanack 2023 Scorecards of his most significant Test
matches Colour plate section
The Cricket World Cup in 2019 was the first to be held in England
for 20 years and expectations were high. It did not disappoint.
Over six weeks and 48 matches it showcased the best that the
one-day game has to offer, with compelling individual performances
and spellbinding matches - all culminating in England's
unforgettable victory over New Zealand in the final. The Times
England's World Cup gives you a chance to relive the drama as it
happened with the best of cricket writers.
From the earliest FA Cup finals in the 1870s played between teams
of former public schoolboys, to twenty-first-century Champions
League matches contested by teams of billionaires - with stops
along the way for Leicester City's extraordinary Premier League
triumph, the Hand of God, and the 1966 World Cup - this is football
history as it happened, straight from the pages of The Times. 'The
players came off arm in arm. They knew they had finally fashioned
something of which to be proud.'
England against Australia for the Ashes - it is one of the oldest
and greatest rivalries in sport and almost its entire history has
been covered in The Times. The whole story is here: from Shane
Warne's ball of the century in 1993 to Gilbert Jessop's power
hitting at The Oval in 1902; from the infamous Bodyline tour of
1932-33 to England's surrender to the pace of Lillee and Thomson in
1974-75; from Len Hutton's Coronation-year triumph in 1953 to the
long years of defeat before the Ashes were finally recaptured in
2005. The Times on the Ashes showcases great batsmen like Bradman,
Ponting, Gower, Trumper, Boycott, Greg Chappell, and the great
bowlers of Trueman, Warne, Larwood, Lillee, Underwood, McGrath,
Anderson, along with the great captains such as Brearley, Ian
Chappell, Vaughan, Armstrong, Jardine, Steve Waugh and Hutton. This
book recaptures more than a century of the highs and lows of Ashes
cricket through the pages of The Times and features some of the
greatest writers in the history of the sport.
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