fromwww.theguardian.com6 months agoLondonNut pimping, stampsies anything goes': Peckham hosts rival to world conker contestThe 2023 World Conker Championships faced an unprecedented cheating controversy involving 82-year-old David Jakins and his alleged steel conker.
fromwww.nytimes.com6 months agoDigital lifeA Very English Sporting Scandal: Did a Steel Conker Taint a Title?The World Conker Championships face controversy due to cheating allegations involving the recently crowned champion David Jakins.
fromwww.theguardian.com6 months agoLondonNut pimping, stampsies anything goes': Peckham hosts rival to world conker contestThe 2023 World Conker Championships faced an unprecedented cheating controversy involving 82-year-old David Jakins and his alleged steel conker.
fromwww.nytimes.com6 months agoDigital lifeA Very English Sporting Scandal: Did a Steel Conker Taint a Title?The World Conker Championships face controversy due to cheating allegations involving the recently crowned champion David Jakins.
fromESPN.com6 months agoMiscellaneous'King Conker' accused of cheating, found with steel chestnut in pocketA men's champion at the World Conker Championships is under investigation for potential cheating after being found with a steel conker.
fromwww.theguardian.com7 months agoMiscellaneousCheating alleged after men's world conker champion found with steel chestnutInvestigation underway for cheating claims in World Conker Championships involving men's winner David Jakins found with a steel chestnut.
fromESPN.com6 months agoMiscellaneous'King Conker' accused of cheating, found with steel chestnut in pocketA men's champion at the World Conker Championships is under investigation for potential cheating after being found with a steel conker.
fromwww.theguardian.com7 months agoMiscellaneousCheating alleged after men's world conker champion found with steel chestnutInvestigation underway for cheating claims in World Conker Championships involving men's winner David Jakins found with a steel chestnut.
fromMail Online7 months agoOMG scienceScience behind the perfect conker - and why bigger isn't always betterThe advantage in conker matches often lies in choosing smaller conkers for their density and structural integrity, not size.