The Northern Echo | Sport

From The Boundary’s Edge by Laurence Griffiths (Atlantic Publishing, £25)

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:28:31 +0000

THE cricket ground at Raby Castle has been awarded pride of place on the front cover of a book of spectacular photographs.

World Motor Sport Records 2011 (Carlton Books, £19.99)

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:30:29 +0000

AS a father of two young boys, sanctuaries are few and far between at home.

The European Football Yearbook 2010/11 (Carlton Books, £25)

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:31:07 +0000

TRUE football anoraks will be salivating over this 1,118 page encyclopedia of the European game, full of reports and statistics from all UEFA competitions, including the full story of this summer’s World Cup in South Africa.

Grand Prix, Yesterday and Today, Bruce Jones (Carlton Books, £20)

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:31:47 +0000

THE joy of motorsport, says Sir Stirling Moss in the foreword to this book, is that the spirit of needing to be the fastest still remains.

Football Yesterday and Today, Tim Glynne-Jones (Carlton Books, £20)

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:32:30 +0000

OBSERVING the same format as the above book, Glynne-Jones tackles our national game in this nostalgic lookback through the years.

Toon battles and Sunday sideline banter

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:45:36 +0100

Race For The Premiership by Steve Wraith and Andy Thompson RACE for the Premiership is a tongue-in-cheek look at two football teams battling it out for a place in soccer’s promised land – the Premier League.

Hype And Glory: The Decline And Fall Of The England Football Team, From Revie to McClaren by Gavin Newsham (Atlantic Books, £20)

Sat, 08 May 2010 11:53:29 +0100

IT always seems to end in tears.

Art of the Formula One Race Car by Stuart Codling and Gordon Murray (Motorbooks, £30)

Sat, 08 May 2010 11:55:33 +0100

THEY might look like amazing devices with their huge wings, aerofoils and chunky tyres, but can Formula One racing cars really be considered art?

Open: An Autobiography by Andre Agassi (HarperCollins, £20)

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:50:15 +0000

FORMER Wimbledon champion Andre Agassi, one-time pin-up boy of tennis and winner of eight Grand Slams, has courted controversy for much of his life, but never more so than now.

The Official Formula 1 Season Review 2009 (Haynes); Jenson Button: A World Champion’s Story (Haynes); The Brawn Story: The Man And The Team That Turned Formula 1 Upside Down (Haynes)

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:36:53 +0000

AFTER one of the most memorable Formula One season in history, here are three books that encompass every aspect of the race for the title.