The annual World Conker Championships take place every October in the grounds of the Shuckburgh Arms, a pub in rural Northamptonshire. The 2024 event was overshadowed by cheating allegations, which ...

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 ...

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 Britain's horse chestnut ...

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 -- ...

LONDON - 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some 256 people from nine different countries, including Japan, entered this year’s competition, which was held in Peterborough on Sunday. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Competitors at the World Conker Championships were subject to “airport-style” security after last year’s tournament was plagued by ...

Mags Blake and Matt Cross have officially been crowned as this year’s winners. They both look delighted sat on their respective thrones. Fancy being part of the fun? The event will be back again in ...

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 ...