The history and techniques of Pankration, an ancient Greek martial art, have had a significant impact on modern mixed martial ...

With nowhere to quench their need for glory or to release their pent-up aggression, this posed a dangerous threat to the ...

Not many events in history show what the culture of ancient Greece was like as well as the Panhellenic Games do.

Walking into the ruins of an ancient tomb in southern Greece, archaeologists inadvertently joined a centuries-long tradition.

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Located over 100 km from Hanoi, Co Le Pagoda in Nam Dinh is a unique Buddhist site featuring a blend of Eastern and Western ...

An engineer, a former college athlete and everyone in between tried their hands — and their brooms — the ancient sport of ...

The first Kabaddi World Cup to be staged outside Asia is under way in Wolverhampton. Events will be held in venues across the ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece (AP) — The IOC is the undisputed champion of running the most tightly managed sports election, one compared by veteran Olympic watchers to a conclave to pick a pope.

“Seeing that mammoth tusk just brings the ancient world to life,” Juett said. “Now, I can’t help but imagine that huge animal wandering around the hills on the O2 Ranch. My next thought is always ...

No one tells you the truth’ - IOC PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Lord Coe faces a seven-way fight to becomes president of the IOC in Thursday’s election in Greece. Lawrence Ostlere delves behind the scenes in ...