Sporting Memorabilia & Equipment

On a wintry February day in 1789 in a field on the outskirts of Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, a fight between Irishman Michael Ryan and English champion Thomas Johnson was heating up.

An auction of Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks and Cricket Books at Knights Sporting Auctions (20% buyer’s premium) in Norwich on September 14-15 was led by a first edition of the first separately published poem on cricket.

The 1968 Mexico Summer Olympics were the first Games to be staged in Latin America.

The 1908 Olympic Games in London included duels with wax bullets, tug of war and the world’s oldest Olympic champion.

An FA Cup winner’s medal belonging to a Newcastle United goalkeeper who won the trophy with the Magpies 100 years ago sold for £7800 on June 27.

Extensive collection on tennis theme inlcudes early Wimbledon designs and Broders view of Monte Carlo

According to the engraved plaque, this Russian silver cycling trophy, offered by Antiqon (25% buyer’s premium) in Riga, Latvia, on May 18, was presented by Grand Duke Sergei Mikhailovich to the best cyclist in northern Russia and champion of the Tour of St Michaels.

Television host's collection yields rare studies at London auction

News that Celtic and Rangers no longer automatically qualify for the Champions League next season put a bit of a dampener on Scottish football.

Sports stars are always looking for small incremental improvements in performance that can prove crucial to the result.