The man was allegedly struck by his 81-year-old opponent, who has since been arrested, the public prosecutor says.

But Mr Rocher and Mr Lacroix now stand accused of deliberately losing a match against lowly opposition so accomplices could ...

Petanque*, a traditional French game similar to boules, is not just a recreational activity but also a mental workout ...

Pétanque - pronounced "pay-tank", sometimes called boules, is a game that can be enjoyed by all the family and socially with friends for fun or more competitively up to European and World Championship ...

Forget the image of boules (or pétanque, as it is more properly known) as the game of old men in string vests. Suddenly, it's becoming the height of cool – and not just in France According to Martine ...

The latest Google Doodle game shows you how to play the French sport of pétanque, then lets you compete against friends and others online. As you’ll quickly learn from playing today’s Google Doodle ...

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After two years of outdoor play, Carreau Club, the nation’s first pétanque bar has expanded with an indoor location with more space to get your game on while sipping a drink. The new indoor venue ...

There will be 530 events in the upcoming Philippine Southeast Asian Games. Four of them will be in the sport of pétanque: men’s and women’s doubles, and men’s and women’s triples. And unlike in past ...

A 68-year-old pétanque player has died after allegedly being hit with a metal boule during a dispute with a rival team in the French Atlantic resort of Mimizan. The man was reportedly struck after an ...