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Muggles, Rejoice: Quidditch is Becoming a Serious Sport
The Harry Potter-inspired game is now played by more than 300 teams around the world
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The Latest Sign That the Robot Uprising Is Nigh? Camel Racing
A centuries-old pastime in the United Arab Emirates gets a reboot
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How the Soccer Ball Could Save the Golf Course
Enter the sport of footgolf, which is exactly what it sounds like
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“Look Ma, No Hands!” A Rock Climber Scales Cliffs Without Using His Hands
Famous British rock climber Johnny Dawes puts a twist on his sport
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There’s a Competition to Be the Last to Hear About the Super Bowl Winner
It’s hard to last past Monday morning
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Meet the Insane Surfers Who Travel to the Arctic Ocean to Catch a Wave
Photographer Chris Burkard takes pleasure in working through the misery of the ice-cold waters of Norway
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The World Championships in Medieval Combat
Steps from a 15th century Spanish castle, combatants took to arms
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“The method is to tame the horse according to its nature , avoiding cause fear and pain, and by earning their trust and loyalty”
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Combat Juggling Is Your New Favorite Sport, Now That You Know It Exists
The premise of combat juggling is pretty simple: juggle three items, and try to get your opponent to drop his three
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America’s Favorite Sport Used to Be… Competitive Walking
Pedestrianism was popular in the late 19th century
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The Little-Known History of How the Modern Olympics Got Their Start
Acclaimed sportswriter Frank Deford connects the modern Games to their unlikely origin—in rural England
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The Daredevil of Niagara Falls
Charles Blondin understood the appeal of the morbid to the masses, and reveled when gamblers took bets on whether he would plunge to a watery death
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Made popular by a recent James Bond film, a new urban art form called free running hits the streets
Orlando Martinez, who lives and breathes the age-old sport of pigeon racing, goes for the Main Event
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Curling is chess on ice, with broomsticks
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