The organiser of one of five remaining Shrovetide football games to take place around the country say he hopes a decent number of players will still turn up, despite the event falling in term-time ...

Players try to grab the ball from the Henmore Brook during the annual Shrovetide medieval match in Ashbourne (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved ...

This is Royal Shrovetide — a centuries-old ball game played in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, that, frankly, looks nothing like the world's most popular sport. Or any other game for that matter.

Tim Baker recalls the moment that he presented the future King with the Royal Shrovetide football that he had painstakingly painted. It was 2003, and King Charles III - who was Prince of Wales at ...

Ashbourne Shrovetide 2025 rules, start time and why the game is called royal The Up'ards scored twice across the two days in 2024, with goals from Will Nash and Steve Maznenko leading to a 2-0 victory ...