For the uninitiated the world of the pigeon fancier conjures up an image of an old man in a flat cap, with the sport of racing the birds perhaps considered a pursuit for those of a certain vintage.

Christopher Sibug, a 15-year-old aspiring pigeon fancier, trains his pigeons at his home in Manila on April 2. TED ALJIBE/AFP MANILA - It is a brutal 600-kilometer gauntlet during which competitors ...

BEIJING, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Yu Yuguang's heart beats faster every time he stands on his roof, eyes trained to the sky waiting for one of his pigeons to pass through the trap door of its home loft.