International

Quote: 'I was practising in the early hours of the morning at a time when other players were returning home at 3am from a night out on the town' Leader Chief Sports Editor Andrew Atkinson speaks to Bowls...

Quote: 'I called David Bryant 'God' to his face. No one will surpass his record. I was devastated when I heard he had passed away' Quote: 'David Bryant would get the salt and pepper pots out at dinner...

The Waterloo Bowls Championship five-times winner Gary Ellis talks to Andrew Atkinson in an Exclusive interview about the future of the 114-years-old prestigious Crown Green event's future. Quote: 'Once repairs are done we will get a 10 year...

By Andrew Atkinson Exclusive The 2021 Crown Green Waterloo Bowls Championship has been cancelled for a second consecutive year, due to the ongoing situation of the Blackpool based stadium needing thousands of pounds worth of refurbishment, added to the COVID-19...

The story started as you probably know with me representing Spain in the 2008 and 2009 World Cup at Warilla Bowling Club in NSW Australia. After winning a Bronze Medal in 2009, I was offered full time employment at...

Like tennis is a brilliant game that is played by such countless greats. From the Pole Laver period to this advanced time of Roger Federer, we have seen probably the best players ever that have stepped on the court....

By Andrew Atkinson Bowls England has announced its preliminary squad at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as part of Team England. Three-times Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Ellen Falkner and a return to the elite level for fellow Commonwealth Games Gold Medallists...

Quote: 'We are not hopeful of a solution. We are going to stop all expenditure on The Waterloo with immediate effect' - five times Waterloo Champion Gary Ellis By Andrew Atkinson EXCLUSIVE The future of the famous Waterloo bowling championship...

Tournament dates - 2 / 3 and 4th of Sept. 2022 Following our successful earlier events, following two years of coronavirus pandemic, we have decided to organise this international bowls tournament on the Enschedese Green in the Netherlands. We invite you...

By Andrew Atkinson Secretary of the Leeds Crown Green Bowls Association Steve Olivant has praised the decision not to cancel plans to close half of Leeds’s council-maintained bowling greens, in a U-turn. Leeds City Council's budget proposed reducing the number of...