Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday usually pass without incident for most of the UK, but in Ashbourne where Royal Shrovetide ...

Down'ard Tim Lane, 66, who bought the ball, said he was determined to see it stay in the county.

The Up'ards have sealed victory with a third and final goal, ending play for the hundreds of participants and thousands of ...

ASHBOURNE, UK — 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 watch a ...

A Derbyshire town’s streets will be filled with thousands of spectators and players for a historic and dramatic game, thought to be one of the oldest forms of football in the world.

Players are facing three miles of rivers, fields, and town infrastructure in the way.

It's a 'local game for local people' and there's nothing wrong with that ...