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 ...

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 ...

Oct 12 (Reuters) - A royal delivery from Windsor Castle helped the World Conker Championships go ahead as planned on Sunday after an unusually dry and warm summer had put the event at risk. When ...

Last year’s World Conker Championships was plagued by a cheating allegation (Jacob King/PA) Competitors at the World Conker Championships were subject to “airport-style” security after last year’s ...

The new World Conkers Champion is Matt Cross from Lincolnshire Queen Conker is Margaret Blake from Corby, Northamptonshire Broadcaster Mark Pougatch was among those vying for glory - but missed out on ...

The World Conker Championships attracts hundreds of competitors and thousands of spectators to an unassuming corner of Northamptonshire An extraordinary international sporting event will mark its 60th ...

It seems I am not alone in being « bonkers about conkers » (folle de marrons) ! It is a life long obsession for me, I can’t resist, in autumn, those beautiful, brown, brilliant conkers just emerging ...

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 ...

Around 250 people from nine different countries entered this year's competition, which was held in Peterborough in eastern England on Sunday, organisers said. The aim of the game is to use a conker -- ...

King Charles has saved the World Conker Championships (WCC). Organisers were concerned the contest would be called off after collectors reported a shortage of large, competition-standard horse ...

Competitors at the World Conker Championships were subject to “airport-style” security after last year’s tournament was plagued by controversy surrounding a steel conker and cheating accusations. Some ...