This book describes life behind the scenes of a sportswriter's life. Simon Barnes, journalist on "The Times", has a roving brief as a sports writer and his work takes him around the world covering anything from ice-skating to motor racing. His year included the Grand National and three days backstage at Santa Anita racetrack, Los Angeles. He covered the Tyson v Holmes fight and he interviewed Nelson Piquet and a female jockey, Gee Armytage. Cricket is sampled in Barbados, rugby at the Hong Kong Sevens, and power-boat racing in Guernsey, and finally, the Seoul Olympics.
- ISBN10 043498180X
- ISBN13 9780434981809
- Publish Date 23 October 1989
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 December 1992
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Cornerstone
- Imprint William Heinemann Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English