本书以英语国家主要报纸文章为语料，主要讨论如何分析和鉴赏知名英语报纸期刊中体育新闻的形式和意义。本书共分为16个单元，分别覆盖了16个体育项目，它们是：篮球、橄榄球、冰球、棒球、高尔夫、足球、网球、拳击、自行车、赛车、游泳、赛马、马拉松、田径、羽毛球和斯诺克。每一单元分为三个部分：部分为体育项目背景介绍，第二部分为主要相关体育新闻文本，第三部分为体育知识扩展性新闻文本。

Unit I BASKETBALL
TEXT A
Is James Harden One of the Best Ever? Rockets Coach Mike
D'Antoni Says So
TEXT B
Steve Kerr Is Right: Warriors Are More "Pathetic" Than Dominant
Since Steph Curry Was Injurd
篮球术语
Unit 2 AMERICAN FOOTBALL
TEXT A
How Jimmy Garoppolo Changed the 49ers' Plans to Pursue
Kirk Cousins
TEXT B
Give Dodgers Ownership Kudos for Landing the 2020 All-Star
美式橄榄球术语
Unit 3 ICE HOCKEY
TEXT A
Greenway Aiming to Be Next Great American Player in NHL
TEXT B
O'Ree Making Impact 60 Years After Breaking NHL Color
Barrier
冰球术语
Unit 4 BASEBALL
TEXT A
As a Baseball Fan, Gabe Kapler's Approach Presents a Real
Problem to Me and Here's Why
TEXT B
After the Longest Offseason Ever, We Can Finally Say It:
Baseball Is Back!
棒球术语
Unit 5 GOLF
TEXT A
Tommy Fleetwood: "I Want to Win Majors and Play in Multiple
Ryder Cups"
TEXT B
Bettinardi Takes a Swing at Golf Club Market
高尔夫术语
Unit 6 SOCCER
TEXT A
Giampiero Ventura Was the Wrong Choice for Italy but Further
Issues Behind the Scenes Are Preventing a Renaissance
TEXT B
NFL Draft Helped Lead Julie Ertz to Starring Role on Women's
Soccer Team
足球术语
Unit 7 TENNIS
TEXT A
A Toast to BNP Paribas Open Singles Champion Naomi Osaka
-- Just Don't Make It Sourdough Toast
TEXT B
A Day with Roger Federer: A Tennis Ambassador's Work Is
Never Done
网球术语
Unit 8 BOXING
TEXT A
Deontay Wilder Escapes Luis Ortiz. Anthony Joshua Awaits,
at Some Point
TEXT B
Descendant of Boxing Legend Jack Johnson Hopes for Pardon,
Maybe from Trump
拳击术语
Unit 9 CYCLING
TEXT A
Investigation: Drug Enhanced Wiggins Performance in
Tour Win
TEXT B
The Guardian View on Drugs in Sport: A Deep Corruption
自行车比赛术语
Unit 10 CAR RACING
TEXT A
From Top Down, Stewart-Haas Racing Setting the Bar in 2018
TEXT B
IndyCar Pushes Back Against Self-Driving Car Races
赛车术语
Unit 11 SWIMMING
TEXT A
Caeleb Dressel Becomes First Ever to Win Three Gold Medals
in One Night at Worlds
TEXT B
Different Strokes: How "Our Usain Bolt" Adam Peaty Rules the
Pool
游泳术语
Unit 12 HORSE RACING
TEXT A
The Dubai World Cup, a Story of Horses and Money
TEXT B
Bryony Frost: Why Victory at Wincanton Could Be Her
Breakthrough Moment
马术比赛术语
Unit 13 MARATHON
TEXT A
Bobby Clay: People Keep Quiet But Lots of Girls Are Not
Healthy
TEXT B
Informal Marathon Run Is Half Tune-up, Half Fun
马拉松比赛术语
Unit 14 TRACK AND FIELD
TEXT A
New Stars Emerge at World Indoors to Give Lord Coe and
IAAF Reason for Optimism
TEXT B
Unexpected High Jump and Javelin Successes Boost Golden
Day for Australia
田径比赛术语
Unit 15 BADMINTON
TEXT A
Positive Attitude Sees Marcus/Kevin Become World's Top
Badminton Men's Doubles Pair
TEXT B
The Accidental Dark Horse
羽毛球术语
Unit 16 SNOOKER
TEXT A
"To Be Number One Is the Target." China's Ding Junhui Is
Taking on the World Snooker Championship
TEXT B
Mark Williams Beats John Higgins in Epic World Snooker
Championship Final
桌球术语
Appendix