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 ...

ASHBOURNE, England, Feb 14 (Reuters) - For two days every year, residents of the English market town of Ashbourne set aside friendships in favour of geographical rivalries and family ties to play ...

An ancient football game in Derbyshire has finished with a victory to the Down'Ards. Thousands of players turned out again for Royal Shrovetide Football in Ashbourne, which is held on Shrove Tuesday ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Shrove Tuesday each year - which falls on February 17 in 2026 - everyone's focus in one Derbyshire town turns to the Ashbourne ...

Down'Ard Martyn Taylor was clapped and cheered as he was carried to the Greenman pub after scoring on Tuesday evening Theories have emerged over the two-hour disappearance of the ball on the first day ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Joseph Raynor/ Reach PLC (Joseph Raynor/ Reach PLC) At 2pm on Shrove Tuesday in a Derbyshire town, everyone's focus turns ...