A veteran petanque player saw his dreams of international victory shot down when his boules were mistaken for a bomb and seized by bungling airport security. Star roller Keith Boleat, 63, was heading ...

Enthusiasts of the French game petanque will descend upon the wine country town of Sonoma this weekend for one of the country’s largest petanque tournaments, according to the Valley of the Moon ...

THE second and third rounds of the annual competition to find the 2011 Welsh club champion was held recently, with four clubs getting back on the terrain to compete for this title. THE second and ...

COVENTRY Pétanque Club finished third in the annual West Midlands Pétanque Association Inter-Club competition. COVENTRY Pétanque Club finished third in the annual West Midlands Pétanque Association ...

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EIGHT teams from around the Midlands contested Coventry Pétanque Club’s annual Autumn Open Triples competition. EIGHT teams from around the Midlands contested Coventry Pétanque Club’s annual Autumn ...

The Jersey Petanque Association is set to host its first ever international competition on the island in 2010. Teams from Scotland and Ireland are scheduled to travel to Jersey to take part in a ...

Bangkok (AFP) – Thailand said Tuesday it would "clarify misunderstandings" after the world governing body of petanque effectively barred the nation from hosting the sport at this year's SEA Games. The ...

MANILA: Malaysia won gold in the petanque competition for the men’s triples at the SEA Games in Angeles. Mohd Hafizuddin Mat Daud, Syed Ali Syed Fikri and Musmin Saiful Bahri beat Thailand 13-11 in ...

Thailand said Tuesday it would “clarify misunderstandings” after the world governing body of petanque effectively barred the nation from hosting the sport at this year’s SEA Games. The World Petanque ...