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BORN 27 October, 1931 - DIED 26 August, 2020 Bowlers everywhere will be saddened to learn that David John Bryant, CBE, an iconic figure in the sport of bowls, passed away in a Care Home in Clevedon (Somerset) yesterday. He was…

The Bowls Development Alliance (BDA) is delighted to announce that the British Crown Green Bowling Association (BCGBA) are re-joining the BDA as a National Governing Body partner. The news is a great step forward for the sport with…

Following the recent World Bowls board meeting it was announced that next year’s World Singles Champion of Champions winners will be crowned in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. In fact, the 2021 and 2022 championships will both be hosted at the…

The WBT announced today that the 2020 Scottish International Open has been cancelled in light of Covid-19. A statement from Richard Maddieson said: "The World Bowls Tour have been monitoring the Global Covid-19 Pandemic very closely…

Nancie Colling, for decades a formidable presence on the scene of international women's bowls, has died in Seaton at the age of 101, passing away peacefully in her sleep at the Manor House Care Home in that pretty South Devon coastal…

The ASF 2020 Organising Committee have been monitoring the ongoing outbreak of Covid-19 and the responses from respective Governments and health agencies and have decided to cancel the inaugural 2020 event with the best interests of all…

The British Isles Bowls Council (BIBC) have announced that the BIBC Championships and Junior Internationals for 2020 have been cancelled due to the current ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. All venues for the cancelled 2020 events…

World Bowls, the global governing body of lawn bowls, is delighted to announce the arrival of its international ‘Local Sports Stars Wanted’ marketing campaign. This is intended to provide MNAs with the effective 'tools' to assist with…

In light of continued restrictions surrounding mass gatherings, combined with the unprecedented impact on all of us from Covid-19, the Grounds Management Association’s (GMA) Board of Directors has taken the unanimous decision to move…

Featured in the May 1990 issue of Bowls International: Stephen Rees of Swansea, one of the quiet men of bowls, produced play more eloquent that words to emerge from a field which included 14 internationals to win the Robert Hutchinson…