Iain McLean beat Malaysia's Fairus Jabal 6-5, 11-7 in yesterday's men's final to give the Scots a clean sweep after Lorna Smith won Saturday's women's final.

Rob Ashton overcame a sluggish start and a tough opponent in Canterbury's Alvin Gardiner to achieve a notable first in the final of the New Zealand Open bowls men's singles at Henderson yesterday.

Rob Ashton, soon to join Auckland's Carlton-Cornwall club after dominating Wellington bowls for years, moved to the brink of an unprecedented double at the New Zealand Open at Henderson yesterday.

World champion Peter Belliss will head a strong entry of former national titleholders and former Black Jacks when the qualifying rounds for the NZ Open start on the bowling greens today.

New Zealand's bowls team's preparation for the biggest challenge they'll face at the Commonwealth Games moves up a gear this weekend.

Selina Goddard is taking a clever approach to her first appearance at the Commonwealth Games in July.

NZ's world No1 women's bowls player Jo Edwards is this week set to take on the top Australian men in a revolutionary new competition, branded the sport's version of Twenty20.

New Zealand's top lawn bowlers will try to get a handle on the slow greens expected at the Commonwealth Games by heading to the Northern Hemisphere this weekend.

Danielle Wright meets a group of teenage lawn bowlers at the New Lynn Bowling Club.

The New Zealand men's and women's bowls teams lost the transtasman series decider against Australia at Howick yesterday.

New Zealand made a dramatic recovery to win the men's and women's bowls tests to level the transtasman series at Howick yesterday.

Giving a master class of draw bowling, Kernaghan gave Dunedin a flying start in the final against Manawatu's Ross Ellery with a 25-19 win.