Unveiling cricket’s greatest entertainer! The first Australian cricketer to play 100 internationals across all three levels (Tests, ODIs and T20s), David Warner is a champion of his generation; fabulous but flawed. No Australian opener in history has surpassed his rapid-fire strike rate in excess of 70 runs per 100 balls. Only one other has ......
In this new edition of the top seller, award-winning sports writer Ron Reed and journalist Chris McLeod pay tribute to the Australian champion and women’s tennis World No. 1. With up-to-date statistics and analysis of all her games including her 2022 Australian Open and 2021 Wimbledon wins, Tokyo Olympics campaign and the 2021 US Open.
Green and Golden Boots profiles eleven men and one woman who have been Golden Boot winners in overseas competitions since 1989, with a Foreword by former Socceroo captain John Kosmina. It provides an insight into Australia's rich football culture and heritage.
The name ‘Buddy’ is synonymous with Lance Franklin. Every Australian rules footy fanatic knows the name ‘Buddy’ with the name’s reverence in Australia akin to ‘Pele’ in Brazil or ‘Magic’
Johnson in the States.
Kyrgios celebrates Australia’s ultimate tennis headliner featuring yarns, quotes, interviews and stats on the small-town boy discovering his natural talents at a sport he initially didn’t like.
The Untold Story of Australia's First Land Speed Record
A rollicking ride through the early days of Australian motorsport. Set in 1900 - 1918 in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, the true story of bitter rivalry between two Brisbane car importers/ dealers: E.G. Eager & Son and Canada Cycle and Motor (CCM). There are four main characters.
When the first lockdown came, finding himself without cricket for the first time in his life, Geoffrey Boycott sat down and began to write a retrospective warts-and-all diary of each of his Test match appearances.
When Mum and Dad See Me Kick is a series of short stories profiling ten individuals who came to love football and how it changed their lives. The stories demonstrate that 'the Beautiful Game' is home to a diverse community of people from all walks of life, united by the call of football.
This book provides the first in-depth look at the controversial Hale-America National Open, won by Ben Hogan in 1942 against the backdrop of the wartime home front. Peter May champions Hogans claim that it should have counted as an official US Open, which would have given him a record five US Open titles.
