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

The ancient Olympic games were crowded with male athletes, but were there opportunities for females to compete in sports?

Public spectacles in ancient Greece consisted especially of athletic competitions and theatrical performances which served to strengthen ancient Greek citizens’ sense of belonging in Greek culture and ...

Your favorite sports are older than civilization itself .From ancient Egypt to Greece, wrestling, boxing, and chariot racing helped shape the sports culture we still love today.

The ancient Greeks would have been puzzled by the modern Olympic obsession with catching athletes who use performance-enhancing substances. "Winning was everything," says Olympic scholar William Blake ...

With an intensive athletes’ boot camp and the threat of execution for unwelcome spectators, the Greek sporting event was a serious affair Sonja Anderson - Daily Correspondent From the real reason ...

Ancient Greek Athletics by Stephen G. Miller Yale University Press, 288 pp., $35 THE MODERN OLYMPIC MARATHON derives its name, of course, from the famous victory of the Greeks over the invading ...

ATHENS (Reuters) - Ancient Greek athletes sometimes resorted to cheating, bribing competitors and potions to secure victory at the Olympic Games, a far cry from the image of the classical sporting ...