About Canalside Sports

Canalside Sports is an independent publication about sports played in British pubs and clubs. It covers darts, snooker, pool, bowls and club cricket.

What we publish

• Rules guides, written against the current published rules of each game.
• Guides to formats: leagues, cups, handicaps and scoring systems.
• Practical guides to equipment and set-up.

How guides are checked

Measurements, scoring values and rules are checked against the rule books of the relevant governing bodies. Where a game has more than one rule set in common use, as English pool does, the guide says which rules it is describing.

House rules vary from venue to venue. If your league’s rule sheet differs from a guide on this site, the rule sheet is what counts on the night.

Independence

Canalside Sports is an independent publication. It is not affiliated with any sports club, venue, league or governing body, and it does not represent any organisation that has used a similar name.

This domain was relaunched in 2026 under new ownership. The present site has no connection with any earlier website at this address.

Editorial policy

Our editorial policy sets out how guides are researched and corrected.

Corrections

If you spot an error, please tell us which page it is on and what the correct information is.

Email: [email protected]