The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

In Hawaii, there's an ancient sport that involves a sled and breakneck speed. It's not as well known as surfing, but Native Hawaiian cultural practitioners are working to change that. Hawaii Public ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site on Tuesday, two days before the contest to elect a new leader. Rain at Ancient ...

Long before stadiums sold hot dogs, our ancestors turned basic needs into public shows. Imagine Sumerian stone carvings showing wrestling so intense, it’d make John Cena think twice. Or Egyptian tomb ...

NEW DELHI (AP) For centuries, shirtless and shoeless young warriors gathered and grappled on patches of muddy ground near the foot of the Himalayas, practicing the ancient contact sport of Kabaddi.

ASHBOURNE, England (AP) — This ancient form of soccer has a rule forbidding players from murdering each other. Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside to ...