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![Bowls: Finalists eye their first singles title](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bowls: Finalists eye their first singles title
The National men's bowls singles will have a first time winner.
![Bowls: Plenty of competition for champ Kernaghan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bowls: Plenty of competition for champ Kernaghan
Dunedin's Mike Kernaghan will defend his New Zealand men's singles title when the national bowls championships start in Christchurch today.
![Bowls: Great Girdler has 200 reasons to smile](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bowls: Great Girdler has 200 reasons to smile
National skipper Paul Girdler had 200 reasons to be happy when he led his Blackjacks triples team into next week's Asia Pacific Championships gold medal bowls playoff.
![Andrew Alderson: Sporting barriers women can dismantle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Andrew Alderson: Sporting barriers women can dismantle
Michelle Payne's Melbourne Cup win on Prince of Penzance struck a blow against sporting misogyny.
![Bowls clubs could also be sold](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bowls clubs could also be sold
A review of Auckland Council's sport and recreation assets not only involves 13 golf clubs valued at $200 million-plus, but also all the council's bowling clubs.
![Bowls: Youngster bowls over veterans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bowls: Youngster bowls over veterans
A 14-year-old has caused a flutter among the North Harbour bowling community after one of the centre's most startling upset results.
![Bowls: Overcoming the natural bias in bowls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bowls: Overcoming the natural bias in bowls
Compared with some sports, lawn bowls is usually played in a state of calm fairness, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t any bias involved.
![Bowls: Hema's four battle into last eight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bowls: Hema's four battle into last eight
Carlton-Cornwall's Karen Hema, one of Auckland bowls' most bubbly players, and her composite four made the last eight in the national women's championships at Browns Bay yesterday, but did it the hard way.
![Bowls: Star bowler faces down selectors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bowls: Star bowler faces down selectors
Mike Kernaghan, New Zealand's bowler of the moment, confirmed yesterday he was unavailable for national selection because Bowls New Zealand will not select the player he regards as the country's best skip, Gary Lawson.
![Bowls: Close call for Belliss, team of hotshots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bowls: Close call for Belliss, team of hotshots
Peter Belliss and his line-up of internationals and NZ bowls champions came close to being on the receiving end of the day's biggest upset at the national fours championship yesterday.