The UK-based World Conker Championships is investigating allegations of cheating after the men's champion was found to have a steel chestnut in his pocket, an official has said. The tournament, which ...

David Jakins won the men's World Conker Championships, fair and square, in 2024, its organisers said The organiser of the World Conker Championship said it received a "ridiculous" number of entrants ...

We have, alas, become accustomed to seismic sporting scandals down the years, but has there ever been a more shocking one than 82-year-old David Jakins being accused of using a steel chestnut in the ...

The World Conker Championships is investigating cheating allegations after the men’s winner was found to have a steel chestnut in his pocket. David Jakins won the annual title in Northamptonshire, ...

There’s a UK competition where groups of people get their nuts out, drill them and go head-to-head to smash them against one another. The aim is to split your opponents nuts. But this year there’s a ...

Organisers of next month's World Conker Championships hope to have avoided cancelling it altogether following an appeal for help, after the hot, dry summer caused conkers to drop from their trees ...