Episode 3111: The Second Captains Sports Book Of The Year Show

It’s one of our favourite shows every year, as Malachy Clerkin and Sinéad O’Carroll are in studio to review the best sports books of 2024 – and it’s a really strong selection this time round.

We discuss the William Hill Sports Book of the Year winning The Racket: On Tour with Tennis’s Golden Generation and we also reveal what other books made our shortlist – from autobiographies by Joe Canning and Johnny Sexton, to Munichs by David Peace and States of Play: How Sportswashing Took Over Football by Miguel Delaney.

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“Exceptional”@msmirandasawyer of The Observer has given her verdict on the new ‘Stakeknife’ podcast which is also the @guardian‘s pick of the week.

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