Both games involve chasing a ball with a hand-held club, or in the case of polo, a mallet. And while golfers slog tiredly along the fairways, a horse is the preferred mode of conveying polo ...

Polo is known as the game or sport of kings because it was historically played by royalty and the elite. The game originated from Persia and is played as a field team sport. It has also evolved into a ...

The objective is to hit a small hard ball, earlier made of willow root and now of plastic, into the opposing team’s goal using a long handled wooden mallet. The modern game of polo is derived ...

The sport where people ride horses with a giant mallet ... game of speed and precision.” According to the announcement, the deal will see ESPN broadcast “top North American polo events ...