From the former Maya stronghold of Belize comes the story of the slow revival of this ancient ball game—perhaps the oldest of its kind ...

A 3,400-year-old ball court in the southern mountains of Mexico suggests many societies contributed to the development of an ancient, well-known Mesoamerican ball game.

An ornate stone yoke that may have been worn by players of ancient Mesoamerican ball games has been returned to Mexico after officials there intervened to prevent the artefact's sale at an ...

Football, known as soccer in some regions, is the world’s most beloved sport, uniting millions through passion, pride, and competition. But how did this “beautiful game” rise to global dominance? This ...

The first ball game is thought to have been a life-or-death type of Dodgeball, played with a 4kg rubber ball that could break bones or even kill, practised around 3,500 years ago in Mesoamerica, a ...

Video. To celebrate Mexican heritage, a group of Mexicans organised and participated on Saturday (April 14) in the national championship for the Mesoamerican Ballgame in the middle of the grounds ...

Google's Arts & Culture division released its first game yesterday, which we can all play in a browser or on a mobile device to learn more about the world of ancient Mesoamerica. The game is ...