The Bowls International Hot Shots Club is famous throughout the bowls playing world.It was launched more than 20 years ago to reward players achieving a maximum score on one end of a competitive match and remains as popular as…

Onto the turf we go! After seven months of indoor, or hibernation from bowls in which we have recharged our levels of enthusiasm and energy, we awake from our winter slumbers to embark on a new season (writes John Rednall). Unless we…

In a recent article, our Ask the umpire expert Allan Thornhill discussed the importance of skilled markers and their vital role in singles matches. Not long after that article was published, a discussion appeared on social media which, for…

When I first started playing bowls 50 years ago, my coach said that bowls is aboutgetting your bowl to bend into the jack by doing everything in a straight line (writes Allen Harvey, World Bowls coaching advisory panel member). What he…

After the success at the World Bowls Championships in Australia where the men picked up medals in each of the four disciplines for the first time ever and the ladies came back with a bronze in the triples, Irish bowls made history when…

A start to this story is to explain where it began. I played in my last British Isles event in Chelmsford back in 2019. There I was introduced to a lovely young girl who had a great impact on me. I saw in her the enthusiasm for the sport…

Four new world champions have been crowned at the World Bowls and IIBC Indoor Championships. Welsh-born Jason Greenslade gave the spectacular showcase of bowls a fairytale finale for the hosts Guernsey – winning the men’s singles at his…

New names will appear on all three of the coveted trophies up for grabs in the World Bowls and IIBC Indoor Championships in Guernsey when finals day takes place today (Saturday). What’s more, four players from the field of 58…

Day two at the LDIBIS in Falkirk and a brilliant atmosphere from all three teams to start the day. Singing and chanting and team building (writes Janice Gower). What an amazing time was had by all. Smiles. Smiles. Smiles. Then down to…

Day five saw the completion of section play in the World Bowls Indoor Championships at Guernsey Indoor Bowls Association where most of the favourites made it through to knockout stages of the men’s and women’s singles and mixed pairs. …