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 ...

The new King and Queen Conker have been crowned after a closely-fought contest at the World Conker Championships. Hundreds of competitors went into battle in Northamptonshire for the event's 60th year ...

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

It's just lost rights to show the Boat Race but the BBC has a cracking consolation for sports fans – the broadcaster is sending a team of 11 to cover Sunday's world conker championships. The ...

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 ...

The King and Queen were crowned after six hours of competing The new King and Queen Conker have been crowned after a closely-fought contest at the World Conker Championships. Hundreds of competitors ...