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The nonsense of Bielsa's 'Spygate', Andy Murray's life on Earth, and the week's best sportswriting
Why Solskjaer's approach shows players are humans, not sets of data, and more of the week's best sportswriting
22 of our favourite sports books from 2018
Eamonn Magee's 'Lost Soul' joint-winner as William Hill Sports Book of the Year shared for first time
Which of these 7 books deserves to win the 2018 William Hill Sports Book of the Year?
Irish football's new lows, remembering Weeshie and the week's best sportswriting
The tiny football club that won back its home and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
Here are the 7 nominations for William Hill Sports Book of the Year
The Class of '92's 'next George Best' who never made it, and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
The euphoria of a Tiger Woods win and the best of this week's sportswriting
Michael Owen's 'dream' of a Liverpool return, the Tyrone man who played for Dublin and all the week's best sportswriting
Forgetting how to lose, hurling's happy existence in the quiet life and all the best week's sportswriting
Why Man United vetoed Jose Mourinho’s transfer wishlist and all the week's best sportswriting
Seagulls swiping Séamus Harnedy's house keys and more of the week's best sportswriting
Diego Maradona's blatant disregard for the rules and more of this week's best sportswriting
A failed golfer's Masters meltdown and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
Whatever happened to the Zaire player who kicked a ref up the backside and this week's best sportswriting
Appreciating the League of Ireland for its current glories and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
21 of our favourite sports books from 2017
Sumo scandals, finding peace in a Greek monastery and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
How many of these classic Irish sports books have you read?
McCarron, Donaghy and McGrath: The GAA books that got us talking in 2016
Dr. Dalton and Mr. Andy, ‘dying in silence’ at Boavista and all the week's best sportswriting
Finding Ali Dia, Ireland's new hero Conor McGregor and all the week's best sportswriting
American reporter's surfing memoir wins William Hill Sports Book of the Year
Pele's bodyguard in the 70s, the Baby Mourinho and all the week's best sportswriting
Easing football addiction with marijuana, profound effects of glory and the week's best sportswriting
Here are the 6 nominees for Irish sports book of the year
Tragic tale of Tyrone's Adrian Doherty included in shortlist for William Hill award
Tyrone's answer to George Best and the world's best gambler: the week's best sportswriting
The marathon at the home of America's largest death row and the rest of the week's best sportswriting
10 years since Keane's United exit & Phelps' rehabilitation; the week's best sportswriting
Incredible Gatlin, pre-season insight and all the week’s best sportswriting
12 of the most hyped books to read on the beach this summer
Wrestling's greatest mystery appears to have been solved; it's the week's best sportswriting
Why Keane is greater than Giggs and notes on Wrestlemania; the week’s best sportswriting
Ronnie the Rocket, 200-pound roomies and Pele the fraud: It’s the week’s best sportswriting
Tiger's fall, Ireland to win the World Cup and cricket emerging: It’s the week’s best sportswriting
Warren Gatland recalls his school days and David Meyler opens up: It’s the week’s best sportswriting
Drugs in rugby, Joe Brolly's lament and more of the week’s best sportswriting