An extraordinary international sporting event will mark its 60th anniversary this weekend - when hundreds descend on a village to do battle for the world conker crown. As well as competitors. the ...

Organisers have had to source conkers from around the country due to them falling from their trees early [PA Media] Organisers of next month's World Conker Championships hope to have avoided ...

A person dressed as a Stormtrooper participated at the World Conkers Championships Photo: Nigel Hume With thick fog rolling in across the fields, like the opening scene of Macbeth, it felt like a good ...

LONDON, Sept 22 (Reuters) - Britain's hot and dry summer has put this year's World Conker Championships in jeopardy with a series of heatwaves leading to smaller than normal conkers, organisers say.

Competitors at the UK-based World Conker Championships were subject to "airport-style" security after last year's event was plagued by cheating allegations. Around 250 people from nine different ...

King Charles has come to the rescue of a beloved British tradition by providing hundreds of chestnuts to organisers facing a critical shortage. Windsor Castle dispatched a parcel containing more than ...

If cricketers’ leather on willow is the most English of sounds, there was a time in school playgrounds when conker smacking against conker came close. On October 12th some 250 competitors gathered in ...