In the game of life, we all expect a few curveballs, but in lawn bowling, there’s a curve to every ball you roll.

In sport nearly everyone loves a good David and Goliath story and the place to be for such a battle at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games is the lawn bowls competition.

With her foot touching the mat, Tess Ball bowls during a tournament at the San Francisco Lawn Bowling Club in Golden Gate Park on Aug. 18.