Equal parts MMA and World War Z, Japan’s bo-taoshi is capture-the-flag game on steroids
Take the classic children’s game of capture-the-flag, mix in the zombie hoard from the popular World War Z video game and some MMA-style grappling, […]
Top ten high-flying monsters of men’s volleyball starring Bartosz Kurek, Ilia Vlasov and Taylor Sander
Most athletically-gifted men who possess serious hops will gravitate toward basketball as their sport of choice, but there are plenty of world-class leapers that […]
Parkour passport: Freerunning with Jason Paul from Frankfurt, Germany to Tokyo, Japan
Jason Paul’s love affair with freerunning began in 2005 when his best friend introduced him to the sport via a parkour documentary. From that […]
Watch school girl Wang Zhuoxin break jump-rope world record by skipping over 110 ropes at once
Jumping a single rope twirled by a couple friends can be challenging enough, but imagine multiplying the challenge one hundred fold and performing in […]
Jason Paul relies on parkour skills to evade angry samurai and ninjas in medieval Japan
Jason Paul’s love for freerunning adventures has compelled him a become a frequent traveller to parts far and wide, but recently — with some […]
Abruzzi Spur: Watch Takayasu Semba’s breathless step-by-step ascent of savage K2
Looming large in the Karakoram range, Pakistan’s towering K2 is the second highest mountain in the world at 8,611 meters (28,251 ft). It is […]
Starr Cards Infographic: Percentage of MLB players from USA, Dominican Republic and every other country
The oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, Major League Baseball has been getting steadily more international […]
Marvel as one dozen looping Japanese school kids set new jump-rope world record by a team
For years, Japan has been known as a global leader in robotics, but increasingly it is getting recognition for a considerably less high-tech endeavor […]
90 in 90: Watch all Round of 16 match highlights from the 2018 FIFA World Cup
The 2018 FIFA World Cup has entered its one-and-done phase as losers are unceremoniously sent packing from Russia back to their respective homelands. Before […]
Breaking jump rope world records can be a real pain in the butt
Guinness World Records’ weekly Meet the Record Breakers series travelled to Wako in the Saitama Prefecture of Japan to watch Sadatoshi Watanabe attempt three […]
Top Ten Fan Cards — December 9, 2017
This week’s Top Ten Fan Cards chart sees a football card holding on to the top spot. The card tally by sport has football […]
Top Ten Fan Cards — December 2, 2017
This week’s Top Ten Fan Cards chart sees a football card taking over the top spot. The card tally by sport has football with […]