The Racket among six nominees shortlisted for William Hill Sports Book of the Year

Conor Niland’s book was written in collaboration with The 42′s Gavin Cooney.

THE SHORTLIST FOR the William Hill Sports Book of the Year has been announced.

Six books have been nominated for the award, including ‘The Racket’ by former Irish tennis player Conor Niland. ‘The Racket’ was written in collaboration with The 42′s Gavin Cooney.

Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes is also among the six authors shortlisted for the award.

The shortlist is as follows and the winner will be announced on Tuesday, 19 November.

William Hill Sports Book Of The Year

These Heavy Black Bones: Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
When I Passed The Statue Of Liberty I Became Black: Harry Edward
Unique: Kelly Holmes
The Racket: Conor Niland
Munichs: David Peace
My Beautiful Sisters: Khalida Popal

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Oct 31st 2024, 9:06 AM

Brilliant read, well deserved!

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Oct 31st 2024, 10:11 AM

The Racket is a great read and deserves any awards it gets.

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Oct 31st 2024, 7:17 PM

This is great for Conor Niland. A great read.

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Oct 31st 2024, 7:00 PM

Fantastic book, one of the best sports books I’ve read

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