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Greg Harlow and Nick Brett were involved in one of the great tussles on the portable rink, requiring an incredible FIVE tie-break ends to defeat the newly formed pairing of Ashley Nethercliffe and Wayne Willgress. The…

Young qualifiers Lee Calver and Connor Cinato caused an upset on the second day of the World Indoor Championships from Potters Resort, defeating Mark Royal and Robert Paxton in straight sets. Both players looked at home on the portable…

Simon Skelton and Mike Stepney were the first pair to reach the quarter-finals of this year’s Open Pairs at the World Indoor Bowls Championships, holding off a spirited fightback from Trevor Taylor and Stuart Airey. Skelton and Stepney,…

The British Isles Short Mat Bowls Council has confirmed that the British Isles Championships, due to be held in Scarborough on 29/30 January 2022 will still go ahead. The English Short Mat Bowls Association, who are hosting the event,…

Scotland’s Darren Burnett is eager to return to the portable rink at Potters Resort this year after missing out on last year’s World Indoor Championships due to injury. The 45-year-old police officer suffered a broken arm in the line of…

Following a meeting of the British Isles Indoor Bowls Council’s (BIIBC) Executive Committee held on Tuesday 4th January 2022, a decision was made to postpone all the scheduled International events due to be held in February and March 2022.…

BBC Commentator and Bowls International columnist, David Corkill, gives his insight into the upcoming World Indoor Bowls Championships at Potters Resort: Later this week, the Potters jamboree of bowls will start in Hopton-on-Sea. The…

News that the number of compulsory sports that Commonwealth Games hosts will have to stage in future is set to be cut from 16 to just two has sparked concern for the future of bowls in the event. Described by one leading official as a…

As the indoor season begins, celebrate your success with the Bowls International Hot Shots Badge. Whether you are new to the game or have been playing for years, test your skills and see if you can get a hotshot - it is harder than it…

When Barry Stafford was asked what he, his dad and young son like most about playing bowls, his answer was ‘the camaraderie and banter associated with bowls and the many different types of people you get to meet’. Barry’s son Carson,…