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In 2021, Emma Raducanu shocked and charmed the tennis world as she raced to the US Open title with a smile on her face. But how did a little-known 18-year-old from Kent become the first ever qualifier to win a Major? Now Mike Dickson, who as tennis correspondent of the Daily Mail was one of the few journalists present in New York to see her lift the trophy, reveals what it took to become Britain's first woman Grand Slam champion since Virginia Wade in 1977.

An instant New York Times bestseller! “Rapinoe's 'signature pose' from the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup is synonymous to the feeling we got when finishing this book: heart full, arms wide and ready to take up space in this world.”—USA Today Megan Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and...

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Believe by Nicola Adams, read by Emma Swan. At London 2012, Nicola Adams made history. The flyweight boxer - nicknamed the smiling assassin - becamethe first ever woman to win an Olympic Gold medal for boxing. In Rio 2016, with...

Few people know the answers better than Emma Hayes. As the coach of Chelsea FC Women, she has led the club to 14 major trophies. She is a widely celebrated figure in sports media as a woman starting to get equal recognition in this space, and has been named TV pundit of the year by both Broadcast Magazine and the Sports Journalists Association. In this book, Emma shares her experience of managing a high-performance football team to draw out life lessons and techniques that listeners can apply to their own professional and personal circumstances.

Emma Igelström simmade snabbast i världen och tog en mängd medaljer som bevisade det. Dessutom var hon mamma till lilla Olivia. Men hon hade bestämt sig för att hon inte ville leva. Kylan var svår och själv var hon kraftigt berusad när hon gjorde sig beredd att hoppa ner i det iskalla vattnet. Kvällen den 26 november 2010 kulminerade sex års problem med ätstörningar, alkoholism och självmordstankar. Men kvällen slutade inte i vattnet utan på sjukhus och händelsen blev starten på ett nytt och friskt liv för Emma.

‘You don’t get to be six-time British Superbike Champion without having talent and desire’ – Wayne Rainey, Three-time 500CC World Champion. Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne knows what it is like to live on the edge. The most successful rider in British Superbike history, he is the only person to...