Seven candidates in the IOC presidential election came to the most sacred Olympic site on Tuesday, two days before the ...

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

The International Olympic Committee kicked of its session in Olympia, site of the ancient Games, on Tuesday that will culminate with the election of a new president on Thursday. Outgoing President ...

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.

It's described as one of the earliest forms of soccer with one ancient rule telling players not to murder each other.

One powerlifter academic may have found a way to build lifelong, full-body strength and stability in a very old and rare ...

An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.

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

ASHBOURNE, England (AP) — This ancient form of soccer has a rule forbidding ... looks nothing like the world's most popular sport. Or any other game for that matter. “It's like tug of war ...