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In small towns, there is always that group. The privileged kids—the ones who appear to have it all. But beneath the deep bond between the Master’s Eight lies deceit. On a beautiful Australian seaside, the Master’s Eight gather once yearly for a round of golf. When a national TV network gets wind of their tradition, cameras roll to create a documentary. Little did the filmmakers know the explosive and devastating secrets this production would reveal.

A global soccer star’s epic ride to the 1950 World Cup places him in shooting distance of his dreams and his own death. Gilbert Chevalier’s life is a mid-century miracle: wealthy, handsome, beloved by every woman he meets, and blessed with incomparable talents on the soccer field. And it’s...

Für Auggie Schnuck sieht die Zukunft so gut aus wie nie zuvor. Als Wrestler hat er fast alles erreicht. Mit Nadine, der Liebe seines Lebens, plant er ein gemeinsames Zuhause. Doch er traut seinem Glück nicht. Je besser es läuft, desto mehr verwandelt sich Auggie, der eigentlich zum Film will, in seine Figur ›The Aug‹. Ein raffiniert erzählter Roman über Träume, die wahr werden und an den Rand von Verstand und Wirklichkeit führen, über Künstlichkeit, Kampf und Zärtlichkeit.

The final day of the Open Championship and storm clouds are gathering over the links of Muirfield. Fighting his way into the elite field of millionaire golfers, billionaire financiers, frenzied journalists and pompous officials is a journeyman golfer who is out of his depth and about to drown.18 short chapters, over 18 long holes of one extraordinary round of golf. All eyes divert from the game’s star players to a golfer no one has ever heard of. There is no precedent for what unfurls. Nothing about our hero is normal. Commentators are dumbfounded. Rules officials are apoplectic.

Einmal die Cheerleading Nationals in Daytona gewinnen – das ist der Traum, auf den ich mein Leben lang hingearbeitet habe. Und nun ist er in greifbarer Nähe. Ein Platz im Team des OCJ-Colleges ist mein Weg an die Spitze. Gäbe es da nicht etwas, das alles zerstören könnte: mein eigener Körper. Ich bin Diabetikerin und da Insulin im Hochleistungssport ein großes Risiko birgt, ist das Mittel, das mich am Leben hält, auch mein größter Gegner. Schon einmal hätte es mich beinahe meinen Traum gekostet.

From the author of Finding Her Edge—now streaming on Netflix! She’s at the top of her game…can she risk falling for him? A tennis star takes a big swing on a secret romance in this juicy sports rom com filled with friendship, rivalries, and drama. Indiana Gaffney’s first love has always...

Raised on a ranch in Saskatchewan’s rugged Thickwood Hills, where the prairie transitions to forest, Willomena Swift, home from playing for the Rockford Peaches of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, finds a precious foal killed by a rogue stallion. The stallion’s owner, once Willo’s baseball coach, now chairs the committee heading up the new cooperative pasture—a pasture that is set to swallow her family lease, where she grew up, learned to love and understand horses, and dreamed of returning to raise them.

Hailee Raine deve riuscire a sopravvivere solo un altro anno in quella città ossessionata dal football. Un ultimo anno con Jason, il suo crudele fratellastro, e i suoi amici, un branco di giocatori di football presuntuosi e arroganti. Cameron Chase ha il mondo ai suoi piedi: è bello, ha talento e ha un incredibile fascino.

Occhi sulla palla! Nel caso di Kevin Young, giovane stella dei Royal London Knights, la frase è da prendere alla lettera. Sopravvissuto a un'infanzia di dolore, segnato nel profondo dell'anima, ha un solo obiettivo: diventare il miglior calciatore di sempre. Le ragazze vanno bene, ma l'amore no. I cuori spezzati possono sempre rompersi due volte, e nessuna distrazione è concessa a uno sportivo come lui. Ma una sera, in un esclusivo Club di Londra, quando la cameriera più maldestra e più bella del mondo gli finisce addosso, non rovina solo la sua T-shirt, ma gli devasta il cuore.

Dopo la perdita del nonno, Kingston Wells è determinato a seguire l'unico insegnamento che la sua guida gli abbia mai lasciato: divertirsi finché si ha tempo per vivere. A diciotto anni, Camden ha preso seriamente il suo ruolo di uomo della famiglia, occupandosi della madre e badando alla sorellina. Tuttavia, più Kingston e Camden trascorrono il tempo insieme, più affiora qualcosa che cambierà per sempre le loro vite.

Nel corso dell'ultima stagione calcistica, in occasione delle partite dell'Inter, uno sceneggiatore di fiction in crisi di ispirazione incontra a San Siro un vecchio tifoso che, domenica dopo domenica, gli racconta la storia e le imprese di Giuseppe Meazza, el Peppin. Finché lo scrittore non decide di mettere proprio il "Balilla" al centro del suo nuovo soggetto televisivo. Le vicende personali del protagonista si intrecciano con quelle agonistiche delle partite e con la narrazione delle gesta, sportive e non, del campione, fino alla spiazzante rivelazione finale.

Un romanzo ispirato al vero esordio di Pierino Ghetti (Piulina) storico calciatore del Bologna, in un affresco dell'Italia negli anni Sessanta e Settanta.

L'appassionata prefazione del celebre telecronista sportivo Bruno Pizzul introduce questa raccolta di racconti dedicati ai miti dello sport. Con testi di Carlo Lucarelli, Patrick Fogli, Marcello Fois e Nicoletta Vallorani.

The Republic Baseball League tells the fascinating story of Kevin Dempsey, a college professor obsessed with baseball, and his quest to earn his PhD in economics. Professor Dempsey's PhD thesis and dissertation will change professional baseball forever....

Und plötzlich ist es Liebe. Im Privatleben von Phoenix King läuft es gar nicht rund: Ein Gossip-Blog enthüllt die Affären des Virginia-Kings-Stürmers und drückt ihm damit endgültig den Bad-Boy-Stempel auf. Als seine Geburtstagsparty eskaliert, hat sein Vater die Nase voll. Phoenix muss sein Image geraderücken, sonst drohen ihm Konsequenzen. Kurzerhand erfindet er eine Freundin, um seinen Vater zu besänftigen. Dumm nur, dass der unangekündigt in Charlottesville auftaucht, um die Auserwählte seines Sohnes kennenzulernen.

Auch Sportler verdienen eine zweite Chance. Nick staunt nicht schlecht, als ausgerechnet Bree, die beste Freundin seiner Schwester, einen Job in seinem Stammcafé annimmt und kurz darauf auch noch in seine WG einzieht. Alles kein Problem, würde Little Miss Sunshine dem Keeper der Virginia Kings mit ihrer guten Laune nicht permanent auf die Nerven gehen. Und dann wäre da auch noch die Sache mit dem One-Night-Stand, die nicht nur für mächtig Zündstoff, sondern auch für sprühende Funken zwischen den beiden sorgt.

One Thing About Life tells the story of two childhood friends—Dap and Bo—as they navigate college life in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dap is fatherless and virtually motherless. He’s a hustler though, and his resourcefulness always helps him keep his head above water. However, will Dap’s cleverness save him from the danger that is breathing down his neck this time? And can this young man, who seems to be a thug, let his guard down enough to find love?

Sportler daten birgt Verletzungsgefahr. Nachdem Jolee Stanford den Rücken gekehrt hat, will sie nur eins: In Ruhe ihren Abschluss an der University of Virginia absolvieren. Allerdings hat sie die Rechnung ohne ihren Bruder Nick gemacht, der sie dazu verdonnert, seinem Mitbewohner unter die Arme zu greifen. Ausgerechnet Kyle Blackmoore, Captain des Fußballteams und Hottie der UVa.

When Liam Shaw arrives in London on the morning of the opening ceremony, he jumps into the spellbinding social world of the 2012 Olympics. Liam thinks he’s attending the games to support his high school friend, British diver Danny Litenn. But then, out of the blue, Danny’s sister Heather asks for help with keeping a man named Karis Brindamoure alive. Suddenly, amidst sporting events of all sorts, Liam begins his new role as an unofficial bodyguard. With the assistance of a ghostly figure, Liam investigates Karis’s past, striving to unravel the mystery. Something is very wrong.

Neste romance do jornalista e escritor brasileiro Xico Sá, a narração de um jogo de futebol, lance a lance e minuto a minuto, na perspectiva de alguém em campo–o goleiro–mesclando-se a fragmentos de memória e inquietações desse personagem tão central em um time.