One of the earliest rules was 'no murder' - and one of the most recent is 'the ball must not be carried in a motorised vehicle!' ...

The Royal Shrovetide Football Match is played every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in Ashbourne, Derbyshire – and has been since at least the 1660s. Shrovetide ball games have been played in England ...

Doctors push back as parents resist vaccines in Texas measles outbreak Dr. Ana Montanez is working overtime in Lubbock to contact vaccine-hesitant parents, explaining the grave risks posed by a ...

Residents of an English town gathered on Tuesday (March 4) to play a traditional soccer game with a twist – there are unlimited players and a three-mile pitch. Supreme Court rejects Trump’s ...

The Up'Ards face the Down'Ards in this annual traditional soccer match which takes place every Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday in the English town of Ashbourne.

Set off by David Adcock this year and won by Rob Adcock the game was full of excitement and fun for all involved. The game is organised and guided by leading families in the village. The action ...

A woman picked to start a traditional Shrove Tuesday ball game which dates to the 12th Century said it was "amazing" to be chosen for the role. Chantelle Chetwynd will begin the annual Atherstone ...

Chantelle Chetwynd said she was nervous but excited to be chosen to start this year's ball game A woman picked to start a traditional Shrove Tuesday ball game which dates to the 12th Century said ...

and one of a dwindling number of ancient football games played across Britain on Shrove Tuesday, known as Fat Tuesday in the United States. King John is said to have initiated the town’s first ...

Hundreds of people gathered in Alnwick on Shrove Tuesday for an unusual tradition ... for 207 years and is said to be one of only five games left that are still played in the country.