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Buddy equals season high in scoring but 1-9 Pelicans continue to struggle

BUDDY Hield equalled his season high in scoring, but his New Orleans Pelicans continue to struggle with just a single win on the season thus far.

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Four new champions crowned in fourth annual Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon

Four new champions were crowned as a record field of 215 competitors took part in the fourth annual Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon at Jaws Beach on Saturday.

Britain falls to Israel in World Baseball Classic Qualifier

TEAM Great Britain’s valiant effort toward World Baseball Classic 2017 qualification came to an end in the tournament finale.

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Holowesko earns US National Cycling Junior Time Trial Championship

LIAM Holowesko, one of the most talented young cyclists in the Bahamas, continues to make an impression on the international scene.

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CBC U-16: Team Bahamas brings home the gold

BASED on the historic performance of the junior men’s national team at the recent Caribbean Basketball Confederation Under-16 Championships, the future looks bright for the country’s national team programme.

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Bahamas wins Davis Cup opener

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association men’s national team won their opening match of the American Zone III Davis Cup tie at the National Tennis Club in La Paz, Bolivia.

Running Tide, Susan Chase and WG Thunderbird emerge as the winners

THE All Andros and Berry Islands Regatta, held over the Independence weekend in Morgan’s Bluff, North Andros, in honour of the late colourful legend Frank Hanna, saw Running Tide, Susan Chase and WG Thunderbird emerge as the A, B and C class winners respectively.

Warhawks, Ravens win titles in Bahamas Flag Football League

THE 2016 Bahamas Flag Football League season produced a pair of new championship winners at the Winton Rugby Centre on Sunday. The A Sure Win Warhawks won the men’s title while the Summit Academy Ravens won the women’s title in the season finale. Both were first time wins for the respective clubs.

LA back on the sporting map as Sparks fly and Lakers rebuild

As most sports fans know this is the most boring portion of the sporting calendar! Nothing, zilch, nada, zero.

NBA Summer League: Buddy struggles but rebounds in loss to Jazz

BUDDY Hield struggled in his first Summer League appearance but on Bahamian Independence Day, he broke out of that slump to give the Pelicans fanbase a glimpse of what they can expect in the near future.

Former boxer Bertram ‘Bert Perry’ Perigord dead at 72

BERTRAM ‘Bert Perry’ Perigord, one of the country’s most prolific boxers, was found unresponsive in his apartment on Monday morning.

2nd annual Blue Marlin Track Classic doesn’t produce many qualifiers for Brazil Olympics

ABOUT 70 athletes from more than 16 countries came to town to participate in the second annual Blue Marlin Track Classic.

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Women’s 4x400m relay team makes the last 16 for Rio

The women’s 4 x 400 metre relay team took advantage of the Blue Marlin Track Classic on Independence Day to clinch the last of the 16 spots for the trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2016 Olympic Games.

Men’s 4 x 100 relay team hoping to make top 16 cut for Rio Olympics

WITH the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay team already locked down for next month’s trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the men’s 4 x 100m team is hoping that they will also get a chance to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games.

For first time, BAAA assembles relay training camp at home ahead of Blue Marlin Classic

FOR the first time, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAAs) has assembled a Relay Training Camp at home with the view of getting the teams ready to compete in the Blue Marlin Track Classic on Sunday.