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Literary award
The Sports Book Awards (previously National Sporting Club Book Awards then Telegraph Sports Book Awards ) is a British literary award for
sports writing . It was first awarded in 2003 as part of the
National Sporting Club . 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 award was founded by
David H. Willis .
[1]
The awards' original sponsors included
Ladbrokes ,
Virgin Publishing ,
Butler and Tanner and
WH Smith . As of 2015, new sponsors included Cross Pens,
Sky Sports ,
The Times ,
Littlehampton Book Services , 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 (Simon & Schuster)
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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)
[3]
2016 My Fight, Your Fight –
Ronda Rousey (Arrow)
Best Autobiography/Biography
Best Autobiography
Best Biography
2003 Jack & Bobby: Story of Brothers in Conflict –
Leo McKinstry (Collins Willow)
2004 Keeper of Dreams –
Ronald Reng (Yellow Jersey Press)
2005 Basil D'Oliveira –
Peter Oborne (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 (Haynes Publishing)
2010 Harold Larwood –
Duncan Hamilton (Quercus)
[8]
2011 Trautmann's Journey –
Catrine Clay (Yellow Jersey Press)
2015 Bobby Moore: The Man in Full -
Matt Dickinson (Yellow Jersey Press)
[3]
2016 Speed Kings –
Andy Bull (Bantam)
2017 The Maverick Mountaineer - Robert Wainwright (ABC)
2018 Ali: A Life -
Jonathan Eig (Simon & Schuster)
Best International Autobiography
Best Cricket Book
2007 Sixty Summers: Cricket Since the War –
David Foot and
Ivan Ponting (Fairfield Books)
2008 More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket’s Early Years –
John Major (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
2013 On Warne –
Gideon Haigh (Simon & Schuster)
[4]
2014 The Great Tamasha - James Astill
[4]
2015 Wounded Tiger: The History of Cricket in Pakistan -
Peter Oborne (Simon & Schuster)
[3]
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 (Allen & Unwin)
2018 Over and Out, Albert Trott - Steve Neal (Pitch Publishing)
Best Rugby Book
Best Horse Racing Book
Best Cycling Book
2015 The Race Against The Stasi -
Herbie Sykes (Aurum Press)
[3]
2016 The Racer –
David Millar (Yellow Jersey Press)
2017 Triumphs and Turbulence: My Autobiography -
Chris Boardman (Ebury Press)
2018 Tom Simpson: Bird on the Wire - Andy McGrath (Rapha)
Best Golf Book
2012 The 100 Greatest Ever Golfers –
Andy Farrell
[12]
2013 Bobby's Open: Mr Jones and the Golf Shot that Defined a Legend – Steven Reid (Icon Books)
[4]
Best Motorsports Book
2012 Ultimate E-Type – Philip Porter
[4]
2013 That Near-Death Thing – Rick Broadbent (Orion)
[4]
Best Illustrated Book
2003 Peter Alliss’ Golf Heroes –
Peter Alliss (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 (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 (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 and
Dave Brailsford (HarperCollins)
[4]
2014 Incredible Waves: An Appreciation of Perfect Surf - Chris Power
[4]
2015 The Age Of Innocence - ed.
Reuel Golden (Taschen)
[3]
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 (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 (Bantam Press)
2011 Bounce –
Matthew Syed (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)
[4]
2014 Land of Second Chances -
Tim Lewis
[4]
2015 Night Games -
Anna Krien (Yellow Jersey Press)
[3]
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
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)
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2015 The Second Half by Roy Keane with Roddy Doyle - Campaign by Elizabeth Allen (Weidenfeld & Nicolson), with Jane Beaton from Kew Publicity
[3]
2016 The World of Cycling According to G – Campaign by Fiona Murphy (Quercus)
Sports Book Retailer of the Year
Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing
References
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