Borussia Dortmund have confirmed the appointment of Niko Kovac as their new head coach. The Athletic reported on Wednesday Dortmund were set to appoint Kovac, with an agreement in place on a ...

A "full sphere" Conker, which is also the most likely to work as a home, is 3.8 meters (12.4 feet) wide and 3.9 meters (12.8 feet) high and can be designed around the user in terms of layout ...

Queen Conker: How a 34-year-old from Indianapolis became the first American world champion of a sport you’ve never heard of By Jamie Barton , CNN 5 minute read ...

Organizers said they accepted Jakins’ claim “that he had had the [steel] conker to amuse people and as part of his role as ‘King Conker,’” and had used a real chestnut in the contest. They also said ...

David Jakins, 82-year-old World Conker Championships winner for 2024, was investigated having been found with a steel nut in his pocket; The investigation concluded that he won fairly; Jakins says ...

The first recorded conker game was on the Isle of Wight in 1848 and the World Conker Championships were set up in 1965. Organisers say they have raised £420,000 (€504,000) for charity ...

However, Mr Jakins said he only carried the steel conker in his pocket to show people "as a joke", and he has been cleared of cheating after the investigation found no evidence that it was used in ...

A man accused of using a conker made of steel to win a competition "achieved his title fairly", an investigation concluded. David Jakins, 82, won the men's competition at the World Conker ...

The World Conker Championships has dismissed complaints of cheating against this year's men's champion David Jakins following an investigation, a statement issued on Monday by tournament ...

The men's World Conker Championships winner has been cleared of cheating after a steel chestnut was found in his pocket. David Jakins, 82, known as "King Conker", won the tournament in Southwick ...

The king of conker championships has been cleared of cheating accusations in the world tournament. David Jakins, 82, was thrown into the eye of the storm after a metal conker was discovered in his ...

Later, Jakins showed a fake, steel conker, painted and almost indistinguishable from a real conker, to a journalist who then informed organisers and this is where the drama ramped up a notch.