Basque Pelota, in which the ball can reach speeds of over 300 kilometres per hour, was once an Olympic sport. No longer part of the Games, its popularity has nevertheless reached far beyond the Basque ...

PAMPLONA, Spain (AP) — Their hands protected by layers of tightly bound tape, the players take turns swatting a small, hard ball at speeds that reach 115 kilometers (71.4 miles) per hour. They are ...

With over 100 interviews and reels upon reels of archive footage, Basque Ball is an incisive documentary on Spain, ETA, and the Basque region. Director Julio Medem is best known for his stylishly ...

GUADALAJARA, MexicoGUADALAJARA, Mexico — Cricket is sure to stump a Chilean. Argentines are unlikely to understand American football. Baseball is bound to confound a Russian. And don’t expect a Greek ...

(ATR) It is a fast-paced sport now 700 years old. Basque pelota is played inside a big hard court, surrounded by a net on one side. The goal of Basque pelota is to hit the ball against the wall, using ...

With his tall, muscular frame, tanned face and Red Bull baseball cap, Iñaki Osa Goikoetxea tends to stand out from the crowd in his home town of Zumaia, on Spain's Basque coast. That's not surprising, ...

With over 100 interviews and reels upon reels of archive footage, Basque Ball is an incisive documentary on Spain, ETA, and the Basque region. Director Julio Medem is best known for his stylishly ...