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📚🏆 ‘The Escape: The Tour, the Cyclist and Me’ wins the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2025 for its authors Pippa York and David Walsh 👏

🗣️ “Writing this book was emotional and at times difficult” - @pippayork.bsky.social

🗣️ “To win… it’s overwhelming!” - David

#WHSBOTY #SBOTY25
Tour de France memoir 'The Escape' wins William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2025 - Sports Journalists' Association
The travelogue written by Pippa York and David Walsh earns its authors the £30,000 top prize; 'The Escape: The Tour, The Cyclist and Me' among seven books which made final shortlist; York says book wa...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
📚 | 2025 Shortlist

@lilycanter.bsky.social and @emmajourno.bsky.social: Ultra Women

"Shedding light on why female athletes are outperforming men in endurance events, despite the obstacles put in their way." — WHSBOTY 2025 Reading Panel

Check out our full shortlist here ⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📚 | 2025 Shortlist

Jimmy Anderson: Finding The Edge

"How England's finest cricketer processes an unexpected end to his international career." — WHSBOTY 2025 Reading Panel.

Check out our full shortlist here ⬇️

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November 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week?

🗣️ “It’s a hard recommend from me.”

@mattmwilliams.bsky.social takes us through David Walsh and Pippa York’s new book 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞.

Check out Matt’s thoughts in full.
October 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
NEW: Several renowned sports journalists in contention for prestigious @bookieprize.bsky.social as longlist of 15 books is announced 📚

🏆 Along with the coveted trophy, there is also a £30,000 prize for the winner… #WHSBOTY

#sportsmedia #sportsjournalism
15 on longlist for 2025 William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize - Sports Journalists' Association
Several renowned sports journalists, including Miguel Delaney, Joey D’Urso and Jonathan Wilson, are in contention for the prestigious award this year; along with the "Bookie Prize" trophy, there is al...
www.sportsjournalists.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Lovely to see Ultra Women longlisted in @bookieprize.bsky.social amongst a sea of men's sports books. @emmajourno.bsky.social and I fought to have the stories of these women told and we're delighted our perseverance paid off 😃 #WHSBOTY
September 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week?

@mattmwilliams.bsky.social takes us through F1 journalist Frank Hopkinson’s 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐨𝐰. 🏎️

The book details the evolution of the sport from the curves of Monza to long-lost circuits like Pescara.

Check out Matt’s thoughts.
September 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week?

@mattmwilliams.bsky.social delves into Christopher Clarey’s 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫: 𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐲. 🎾

The book details Rafael Nadal's most mind-blowing record of 14 French Open titles.

Check out Matt’s thoughts on the book below.
September 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week?

Matt Williams delves into Ben Robinson's 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐚𝐧.

The book details how Notts County, the world's oldest professional football club, found itself within one of the biggest scandals in football history. ⚽️

Check out Matt’s thoughts.
August 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The US Open starts this weekend, so we’re revisiting #WHSBOTY winner Connor Niland's memory of competing there. 🎾

In 2011, days after food poisoning, he retired vs Novak Djokovic in Round 1.

His book The Racket won our 35th award and is our only tennis winner. ✍️
August 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Entries for this year's #WHSBOTY award will close in just ONE week. 🏆

Still haven’t submitted your entry? Follow this link: bit.ly/ENTRIESSBOTY25 👈
August 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week?

@mattmwilliams.bsky.social gives his thoughts on Donald McRae’s latest book, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥: 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠, an account of being ringside with some of the sport’s greatest fighters.

Sports Book Club episode: bit.ly/BookClubTheLastBell
August 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week?

The fifth edition of The Hundred is underway and @mattmwilliams.bsky.social has given his thoughts on Richard Whitehead's 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚, a detailed account of the Ashes series of 1954-55. 

Check out Matt’s thoughts on the book. ⤵️
August 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week?

@mattmwilliams.bsky.social delves into @nedboulting.bsky.social's ‪𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫-𝐢𝐬𝐭: (𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥) 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝, a behind-the-scenes account of Boutling’s cycling stories from across the world.

Check out Matt’s thoughts. ⤵️
July 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This year’s British Open will see the biggest contingent of LIV Golf players in any major since 2023 (19). 👀

Author Alan Shipnuck breaks down the inside story of the battle between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf in his #WHSBOTY 2024 entry, 𝐋𝐈𝐕 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐞. ⛳️

Is The Open the best major? 🤔
July 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week?

Simon Hughes, a football journalist and author, explores the life and achievements of Egyptian footballer and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, both on and off the pitch, in 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐡: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲. ⚽️

Check out Matt's thoughts on the book. ⤵️
July 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🎙️ | SPORTS BOOK CLUB
 
YouTube Boxing has gained a lot of traction in recent years… Are you a fan of the influencer-led events?
 
Former #WHSBOTY winner Donald McRae delves into the subject in his latest book, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥: 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠. 🥊
 
Listen here: bit.ly/BookClubTheLastBell
July 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week?

Matt Williams gives his thoughts on Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson’s 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭.

The book explores the physiological and psychological differences between the sexes. 

Check out Matt’s standout chapters. ↩️
July 8, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🎙️ | SPORTS BOOK CLUB

🗣️ “Boxers, they talk in such open ways that fewer other sportsmen and women do…”

#WHSBOTY Award-winning author Donald McRae details his relationship with Tyson Fury in his latest book, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥: 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞, 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐠. 🥊

Listen here: bit.ly/BookClubTheLastBell
July 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week?

🗣️ “Molly is examining the path to success in the women’s game…”

Just in time for Wimbledon, Matt Williams delves into Molly McElwee’s 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐬 – foreword by Billie Jean King. 🎾

Check out Matt’s thoughts. ⤵️
June 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week?

Huw Turbervill shares stories of cricket past and present in his latest book 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞. 🏏

Check out Matt’s thoughts on the book. ⤵️
June 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
📚 | #WHSBOTY What are we reading this week?

🗣️ “This one again expertly places the football of the 1980s into its social and political context…”

Matt Williams delves into Jon Spurling’s 𝐆𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐫: 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 '𝟖𝟎𝐬. ⚽️

Check out Matt’s thoughts on the book. ⤵️
June 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Today marks Day One of #RoyalAscot 2025! 🏇

We’ve taken a look back at our last horse racing book to be shortlisted for the #WHSBOTY award (2023). 🏆

📖 𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡
✍️ Kathryn Scanlan
June 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The 125th #USOpen begins today! 🇺🇸

It’s been 30 years since our one and only golf #WHSBOTY winner, 𝐀 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝: 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐆𝐀 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫 by John Feinstein (1995). ⛳️

Do you have a favourite golf autobiography or book?

Let us know in the comments. 👇
June 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
🗣️ “He was an incredible competitor… Probably the sports best ever competitor.”

Throwback to last year’s #WHSBOTY award-winner Conor Niland on his admiration specifically for ‘King of Clay’ Rafael Nadal. 🎾

Will you be watching the men’s #FrenchOpen final later today? 👀
June 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM