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 ...

The deadly altercation unfolded on a shaded pétanque court in the village of Mimizan in south-west France on Wednesday.

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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 ...

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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 ...

The Carreau Club’s co-owners Dana Bunker and Aaron Weeks know how tough bars have had it the past five months since New York City banned indoor gatherings. But while their plans to open a sprawling ...

Game’s image of elderly men in sleepy squares at odds with claims some Belgian players use cocaine The sleepy world of pétanque has been rocked by claims that Belgian players are turning to stronger ...

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 ...