Petanque refs threaten to boycott French contest over drunk players ‘The day we have a death in the field because of alcohol, we will say: "Something should have been done",' said one referee
Glow-in-dark boules ball solved night game problem for French inventor The electronics engineer found his evening pétanque sessions cut short by poor light - he invented the answer
Pétanque escapes Covid ban by becoming an 'individual' sport in France It is no longer considered a team sport, which means it is once again allowed
news French pétanque jack factory threatened by caterpillar The only manufacturer of traditional-style wooden boules ( pétanque ) jacks in France is becoming threatened by a type of caterpillar that is attacking the tree wood it uses for production.
Pétanque could soon be on the French lycée curriculum The French Pétanque Federation ( La Fédération Française de Pétanque ) is aiming to get pétanque on to the national lycée curriculum.
Pétanque set for Paris Olympics Pétanque could be made an official Olympic sport for the 2024 Paris Games with the French Olympics sports federation looking at proposing it along with other ‘traditional French sports’ such as billiards/snooker as well as squash.
Finnish pétanque is taking France by störm As France stacks the footballs away after Euro 2016, Brittany is readying itself for another international event: the Mölkky World Championship, to be held near Rennes on August 20-21.
