MADRID (AP) — A small sport popular in Spain’s northern Basque Country has stirred up a political controversy that triggered court action and fanned the region's long-held feelings of nationalism.

It’s a Wednesday night... game night for Ysabel Bilbao. She’s part of a women’s league that plays the Basque racket sport of pelota. "As we go downstairs, this is what I describe as the fight club ...

The Estadio Español de Las Condes has been confirmed as the venue for Basque pelota and 3x3 basketball at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games. Organising Committee chief executive Gianna Cunazza was ...

This Memorial Day weekend, as is tradition, the Kern County Basque Festival highlighted the talent of both local residents and those living afar. This weekend, visiting players from the pelota ...

In an unfortunate yet avoidable twist, the Basque Pelota Federation (FIPV) has been declared non-compliant with the Anti-Doping Code by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), putting its future at ...

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 ...

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Filmmaker Emily Lobsenz dives into the world of pelota, or handball, a wildly popular Basque sport that traces its origins to the Middle Ages. To play, athletes smack a small hard ball against a wall; ...

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