A RARE silver-handled curling broom made by Alexander Drummond of Perth is being auctioned in Edinburgh next month, writes Melanie Bonn. The curling broom, made in 1864, is part of a treasure ...

He also was involved in instruction; he combined with fellow Canadian Curling Hall of Famer Warren Hansen to form the Silver Broom Curling School in 1972. Hunter and his fellow members of the Duguid ...

Using a sleeved elbow, he rubbed away enough dust to read the engraved words: The 1972 Silver Broom. The world curling championship. Second place. ADVERTISEMENT.

Curling has been a staple of Canadian ... a younger Meleschuk can be seen throwing an extremely important rock for Team Canada at the 1972 Silver Broom world championship in Garmisch ...

Bob PICKEN will always remember when Winnipeg was selected to host its first Air Canada Silver Broom in 1978. The world curling championship for men’s teams was considered a natural fit f ...

The last time the Silver Broom had been staged in Scotland was in Perth, in 1975. The “Mother Country of Curling”, Jack Webster wrote in these pages ten years later, “is determined that the ...

Curling gets its moment in the spotlight every four years and this February will be no exception when the sport kicks off its Olympic tournament on Feb. 2. ... winning gold in 1998 and 2014, silver in ...

Sixteen teams took part in this year’s annual Silver Broom Bonspiel, at the Dundas Granite Curling Club. Fun was had by all, and the competition was fierce. The championship game was ...

New curling broom technology developed in secrecy for Canada's Olympians is now available to the masses. The Equalizer broom head features a strip of insulation which directs more heat onto the ...

Britain had won the first curling gold awarded, at the 1924 Games in Chamonix, France, before the sport with brooms and heavy, sliding stones promptly disappeared from the Olympic program for 74 ...