Many of today’s sports were practiced by the Ancient Egyptians, who set the rules and regulations for them. Inscriptions on monuments indicate that they practiced wrestling, weightlifting, long jump, ...

If you're into sports—or any type of physical game, for that matter—then you're in for a treat. Indeed, there are several ancient sports that many of us have never heard of. Some are absolutely brutal ...

ANKARA, July 2 (Reuters) - Despite being a pioneer of sports, wrestling struggles to win over fans after almost losing its place in the Olympic Games in 2013, when the International Olympic Committee ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Wrestling is a really ancient sport. It has been documented in prehistoric cave paintings. There are literary allusions of wrestling matches in 13th century BC, when the Greeks ...

Ancient civilisations, in particular, engaged in a variety of intense, unusual, and sometimes terrifying sports. People back then loved competition and entertainment just as much as we do today. But ...

The man depicted on the jar had a broken nose and was likely an ancient Thracian wrestler. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

The largest course at Hobart and William Smith Colleges this semester, dwarfing all others by at least 200 students, is in the classics department -- a department that counts no seniors and only three ...

Long before modern stadiums and safety rules, ancient civilizations played violent, bizarre, and downright insane sports. In this video, I dive into brutal gladiator fights, Aztec ball games with ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. Iran's "ancient sport" -- or "varzesh bastani" -- a traditional form of athletics that combines elements of Islam and ancient Persian beliefs, has long been ...

Elite athletes seek the latest, greatest expertise from sport psychology experts, as well they should. But how about the wisdom of Stoic philosophers from ancient Greek and Roman times? Alabama ...

NEW DELHI (AP) An ancient Indian sport that looks like a mixture of tag, dodgeball and wrestling has barreled back into the Indian national consciousness to become one of the country's most popular ...