Players from across the globe are heading to Northamptonshire in a bid to take home the coveted title during the event's 60th year.

The childhood game of conkers has been played by millions of people across the UK over the years in playgrounds and at home amongst friends and family. The game is typically played between due to the ...

The World Conkers Championships has been embroiled in a cheating row after the men’s winner was found with a steel chestnut. David Jakins, 82, clinched the title at Sunday’s event in Southwick, ...

A summer drought and autumn’s torrential storms were blamed for some competition conkers being smashed to smithereens in seconds. Last week’s event, held in the Northamptonshire village of Southwick, ...

The 2024 edition of a quintessential English competition now includes a controversy, after the men’s winner of the World Conker Championships — a two-person game with the object of crushing a conker, ...

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LONDON (AP) — The World Conker Championships said Tuesday that it was investigating allegations of cheating after this year's men’s winner was found to have a steel chestnut in his pocket. More than ...

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A cheating scandal engulfed the world of competitive chestnut cracking in England. The World Conker Championships said Tuesday that officials launched an investigation into 82-year-old Dave Jakins ...