IF ASKED TO name the archetypal English sport, many people would probably plump for cricket. But there is another game—both older and, for much of its history, more popular—which fits the description ...

At first glance, the crowd dressed in white gathered at the southwest corner of Eisenhower Park in East Meadow might look as if they’re playing bocce, the popular summer sport of backyard barbecues.

The 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland attracted more than 4,500 athletes from 71 nations and territories that once comprised the British Empire. The Games — which concluded on Aug. 3 — ...

Long painted as the preserve of pensioners and pipe-smokers, lawn bowls is launching an overhaul that it hopes will roll it closer to Olympic recognition – and hopefully unearth the sport’s own ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Pickleball is popular. You might have played bocce ball. But have you heard of lawn bowling? It's been around for centuries: a game based on skill versus strength, and one of the ...

Elaine C Smith joined sports stars to try out indoor lawn bowls (Jane Barlow/PA) The world’s largest ever indoor bowls lesson has taken place in Scotland, coached by a team of athletes who wish to ...

About a half dozen people are gathered on a sunny day in hats and polo shirts, ready to play. The group heads first to their clubhouse, pulling out equipment and setting up on a lush green reserved ...

The majority of the Washington Park Lawn Bowling Club is comprised of people who happened to be walking by the green and were curious to know more. It starts with a question. For example, “Is this ...

One sports cliché to make it far beyond the world of sports is “The ball’s in your court.” But when it comes to one game popular in the British Commonwealth, the cliché can perhaps be modified to “The ...