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The British Isles Bowls Council (BIBC) and British Isles Women’s Bowls Council (BIWBC) have announced the cancellation of all events for the 2021 season. A statement said: "The decision reflects the challenges related to the ongoing…
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Mark Dawes has been crowned the 2021 World Indoor Singles Champion after beating Greg Harlow in a final he dominated from the start. Taking a three on the first end of the first set, Mark set out his stall early on and continued this…
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Julie Forrest and Stewart Anderson won their first ‘JUST’ World Mixed Pairs title, beating Carla Banks and Rob Paxton 8-3,6-5 in the final. Forrest has reached the final before, losing in 2016 with Alex Marshall against Darren Burnett…
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The 2021 World Open Pairs title was this afternoon won by Mark Dawes and Jamie Chestney, who beat Ellen Falkner and Greg Harlow in the final. Defending champion Harlow was teamed up with Falkner after Nick Brett was forced to pull out…
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Even three weeks after hearing his wrist snap when he fell on it while playing golf, Nick Brett was hopeful that competing at the World Indoor Championships at Potters would be on his horizon. "I had just walked off the green where it…
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Five times Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games representative Barbara Cameron says she’s ‘bowled over’ at being honoured with a BEM in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. The 58-year-old staff nurse at Belfast City Hospital who plays for…
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Margaret Smith, who has been involved in disability bowls for more than 25 years in significant and influential roles that have had worldwide impact, has been awarded an MBE. She was so shocked that she initially thought it was a scam…
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England's Ellen Falkner has been honoured with an MBE for services to the sport of Lawn Bowls in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. The list is usually published in June to mark the monarch's official birthday but was delayed this summer so…
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