In the 826-year-old Atherstone Ball Game, there are two rules, locals say: Keep the big leather ball on the main street, and don’t kill anyone.

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

Unvarnished truth is that any crowing we’re doing is mostly in jest – we presume this moment of success will pass before long ...

The use of saliva to shine one side of the old ball and keep the other rough helps fast bowlers get the leather ball to swing late and can be a lethal weapon in the final few overs of an ODI match.

The golden rule in rugby is then to secure ... misjudged the flight of the ball, which sailed over his shoulder. The oval piece of synthetic leather than bounced away from Van den Berg, and ...

I know club rugby isn't international rugby but ... would he agree to playing that way? Kicking the leather off the ball? Certainly as an outside-centre, I wouldn't enjoy just chasing it all ...

A leather ball, the size of a large pumpkin ... Players wear their own clothes — such as random soccer or rugby jerseys — rather than matching uniforms. On Tuesday, it took more than 45 ...