NEW BEDFORD – It’s been said that lawn bowling originated in ancient Egypt. The game has been played in England since the 13th century. In New Bedford it dates back to the late 1890s, brought here by ...

The World Croquet Federation (WCF) saw history made over the summer when Australian Jamie Gumbrell beat out a former champion to become the first transgender female to win a world title. Gumbrell’s ...

The National Croquet Center will soon add another six courts to its complex off Florida Mango Road in suburban West Palm Beach. It expects to have the new courts built in time to host the Association ...

Regular readers of this column have figured out that golf is a big part of my life. But before golf, there was croquet. Maybe my golf habit has its roots in another sport in which you stand alongside ...

Croquet made its debut in the Commonwealth Games this year, but people have been playing this game for centuries. "Croquet evolved as its own sport in the mid-1800s, and the first major club that had ...

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A row has erupted in the usually polite sport of croquet after a transgender Australian was crowned women’s world champion, infuriating some of her competitors. Jamie Gumbrell, a 23-year-old from ...

The U.S. Croquet Association has named the Green Boundary Croquet Club as its Club of the Year for 2024. The Aiken-based croquet club earned the honor after fitting the criteria in several areas, ...

QUOGUE, N.Y.-- Champagne is popping for an adopted son of Long Island's East End after he was crowned the world champion of golf croquet. "He's a hero," one woman said. "The kids adore him," another ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The legacy of a Louisville man who died last December had his dream come true posthumously on Sunday. Gary Bennett died at his home while shoveling snow last winter. For ...

Those who visit new Fort Worth bar Stewart's Croquet & Cocktail can grab a mallet and head out to the lawn. Shafkat Anowar / Staff Photographer North Texas is now home to a croquet bar and restaurant, ...

Standing on a lush green lawn in Fort Worth, it almost — almost — feels like the British countryside. Stewart’s Croquet Club and Cocktails, which opens May 12, 2025, brings a bit of English sport to ...