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Cleveland Eneas takes charge on day one

THE defending champions of the New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association (NPPPSSA) Track and Field Championships led competitors after day one of competition at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.

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BUDGET COMMUNICATION 2024/2025: Key Budget measures

As he outlined key budget measures, Mr Davis underscored the 2024/2025 Budget has no new taxes, with some adjustments made to fees on government services where the cost of providing that service has increased.

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CARIFTA Triathlon team announced

Following the completion of its Aquathon and Triathlon National Championships over the weekend, the Bahamas Triathlon Association has announced its team to represent the Bahamas at the 2024 Carifta Triathlon and Aquathlon Championships.

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BFA: Draw set for Samuel P Haven soccer

The draw has been set and now it’s time to kick around the ball as the Bahamas Football Association moves its annual Samuel P. Haven National High School Soccer Nationals into its playoff and championship rounds this week. BFA technical director Bruce Swan conducted the draw yesterday at the BFA’s Beach Soccer facility at the foot of the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge. He revealed that it was the first time the draw was done, which was similar to what FIFA does with its draw selection for their international events.

Oldtimers Softball: The Masqueraders rout Corner Boys 14-4, Rebels clobber Pros 18-8

THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association continued its regular season action over the weekend with a double header played at the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park, Southern Recreation Grounds. In a lopsided affair, the Masqueraders routed the Corner Boys 14-4, while the Rebels clobbered the Dozer Heavy Equipment Pros 18-8 in another blowout.

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Denisha Cartwright pleased with her season

SHE was more than pleased with how her collegiate career ended, but Denisha Cartwright is now more than eager about what is to come as she gets set to venture into the professional ranks as a track and field athlete.

Special Olympics Bahamas picks up three medals

SPECIAL Olympics Bahamas continues to excel in local, regional and international competition. Recently, athletes Colette Grant and Krystal Clarke travelled to the first Caribbean Regional Bocce Tournament, hosted by Special Olympics Cayman Islands in Grand Cayman at the Lions Centre, and racked up three medals in the process. The duo were joined by coach Cynthia Rolle and HOD Johneice Blyden over the weekend. Grant and Clarke teamed up in doubles action and ended with a bronze medal finish in the female doubles division (F2).

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Sydney Clarke: ‘It’s a great way to get my professional career started after college’

SYDNEY Clarke, in launching her professional tennis career after graduating from the University of Arlington at Birmingham, is currently competing in the Herrner Tennis-Turnier um den St Elizabeth-Cup. The German club league runs for seven weeks and matches are played every Sunday. Clarke is playing as the top seed in both singles and doubles. “It’s a great way to get my professional career started after college,” Clarke said. “I got this opportunity to travel here to compete in the tournament and I’m glad that I did.”

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Denisha Cartwright crowned double champion

In pulling down the curtain on what has been one of the most decorated collegiate performances at Minnesota State, Denisha Cartwright wrapped up her final appearance for the Mavericks on Saturday at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships with some stellar accolades. At the Francis G Welsh Stadium in Emporia, Kansas State, Cartwright was crowned a double champion and a runner up in three of the four events she competed in to lead a host of Bahamians competing throughout the United States, including her new rival on the horizon on the professional ranks, in national record holder Devynne Charlton.

Budget must ‘move needle’ on creditworthiness, growth

The upcoming Budget must focus on “moving the needle” on The Bahamas’ access to affordable foreign currency financing and higher economic growth, a governance specialist urged yesterday.

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David Watson makes his breakthrough in ‘Hyrox’

THE Bahamas has had representation in just about every sport you could imagine.

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Teams advance in high school soccer nationals

Three teams kept their quest of winning the 2024 Samuel P Haven Jr High School Soccer Nationals alive yesterday at Roscow A L Davies Soccer Field while another trio of teams were eliminated from the tournament.

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‘JJ’ is the fastest player in WNBA history to grab 2,000 rebounds, make 250 3s

JONQUEL ‘JJ’ Jones already has a long list of notable career accolades and she recently added one more during the New York Liberty’s recent four-game winning streak.

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Paul de Souza is ILCA Bahamas Open National Champion 2024

IN a competitive mixed fleet of 28 sailors, defending champion Paul de Souza - head coach at the Bahamas National Sailing School - was crowned the ILCA Bahamas National Champion 2024.

Veteran cyclist Jay Major overall winner of Lucozade Sprint Classic

THE New Providence Cycling Association held its Lucozade Sprint Classic No.2 on Sunday at the Clifton Heritage Park.

American man charged with indecent exposure

AN AMERICAN man was denied bail yesterday after he was accused of indecently assaulting and exposing himself to a woman earlier this week.

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Wrestler Shannon Hanna II ranked 14th at last chance Olympic qualifier

SHANNON Hanna II had one last chance to try and book a trip to France for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games but he came up short at the World Olympic qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey, last weekend.

American man charged with indecent exposure

AN AMERICAN man was denied bail yesterday after he was accused of indecently assaulting and exposing himself to a woman earlier this week.

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Jazz and Miami Marlins run away with 1-0 win over Detroit Tigers

Jesús Sánchez drove in Bryan De La Cruz with a 10th-inning groundout, and the Miami Marlins beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Tuesday night.

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Joanna Evans’ suspension increased to four years

BAHAMIAN two-time Olympian Joanna Evans took to social media on Monday to voice her grievances with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after her initial two-year doping ban from the sport was doubled to four years following her attempt to appeal the decision through the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).