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.

Basque sports are an integral part of Basque identity. Springing from the traditional activities of day-to-day farming and fishing life, the competitive nature of Basque people created a series of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scrum-half Maxime Lucu will lead out Bordeaux-Begles in the Champions Cup final against Leinster in Bilbao on Saturday and ...

“Here, each village was its own universe, cut off from everywhere,” says Bernardo Atxaga. “San Sebastian is only a short drive away these days, but back then it was like another world.” Atxaga is one ...

The turf at Albertsons Stadium turns temporarily green for the first Basque Soccer Friendly, an international exhibition between Spain’s Athletic Bilbao and Mexico’s Club Tijuana. A huge platform was ...