It could have come straight from the plot of a Shakespearean tragedy. A king is challenged to a battle by a young pretender, with victory earned only by the destruction of the other. The king emerges ...

James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL. In what is sure to be the weirdest cheating scandal of 2024, the time-honored ...

The World Conker Championships is investigating after the men's champion was found with a steel chestnut in his pocket. David Jakins, 82, was victorious in Sunday's event - it was his first win after ...

The winner of the World Conker Championships has been cleared of any wrongdoing after he was found with a steel nut in his pocket. David Jakins, known as King Conker, won the annual title in Southwick ...

The world's best conker competitors swung into action over the weekend, but the annual contest has been marred by controversy after a steel nut replica was found in the pocket of the eventual winner.

These nuts are internally threaded, precision, work-hardened steel with external undercuts on two sides. Used in sheet-metal panels and installed by automatic machinery, they can be attached in open ...

These nuts are squeezed into round, punched or drilled holes in sheet metal between a parallel punch and flat anvil. The nut is flush or less on the back side. No special hole preparation or tooling ...

Image: David Jakins, the World Conker Championships winner, denies cheating and says he had the steel nut on him for 'humour value' The World Conker Championships is investigating after the men's ...