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Judo team brings home gold, silver and three bronze

A 10-member team returned from the USA Junior Cup and Cherry Blossom Tournament with five medals, including a gold, a silver and three bronze.

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Saints rout Blue Waves 31-15 in sudden death semifinals

SAINTS head coach Randy Cunningham said he is in the midst of building a junior girls programme set to dominate high school basketball for the next five seasons and if last night’s playoff game was any indicator, the Saints are well on their way to achieving that goal.

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junior Boy Comets cruise to 67-33 win over Kingsway

UNDEFEATED in the regular season, the Queen’s College Comets, a perennial powerhouse in recent years in the league’s Junior Boys basketball division, cemented their status as favourites to claim another title.

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Star Performers Track Classic 'a greet meet'

THE Flying Angels Track and Field Academy from Toronto, Canada, joined the return of the St Jago Track Club from Jamaica, in adding the excitement to the Star Trackers Track Club’s 11th annual Star Performers Track Classic on Saturday.

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Stingrays win the Boil Fish Bowl title

MISSED opportunities by the defending champions, and a dominant performance by one of the league’s top running backs propelled the V8 Fusion Stingrays to the 2014 Commonwealth American Football League Boil Fish Bowl title.

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Boxer’s ‘life flashed before his eyes’ when he was shot

Professional boxer Valentino Knowles, expected to make a full recovery, said he doesn’t hold any animosity for the young men who opened fire on him and his friends on Saturday, January 19, in the Kemp Road area.

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Karlton Rolle: I'm really grateful to sponsor

IT’S not every day that one of our Bahamian athletes attains a NCAA Division One athletic scholarship and they graduate with a degree. Sprinter Karlton Rolle is the latest success story.

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Children bring out the toys at Trike-A-Thon Bahamas

Kids of all ages brought out their riding toys last Friday at the Sandals Foundation sponsored Trike-A-Thon Bahamas in aid of the St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Pros seek second consecutive Boil Fish Bowl title

THE Orry J Sands Pros are looking to continue their control of the Commonwealth American Football League when they go after their second consecutive Boil Fish championship title on Saturday.

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Waltiea Rolle continues to dominate in the NBL

THE move to Bulgaria has been a productive one for Bahamian basketball icon Waltiea Rolle as she has been one of the most dominant performers in the league since she made the move to the country’s National Basketball League.

‘Sports, faith and prayer go well together on the field’

One of the leading sporting organisations in the country, the Bahamas Olympic Committee, saw fit to open the year with a thanksgiving service aimed at showcasing the ties between sports and religion.

'Promote Cat Island Regatta Month'

THE Cat Island Sailing Club will embark on a public relations blitz for the month of February and have designated it “Promote Cat Island Regatta Month” February 1-28.

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Nassau Select prevails over HMS Richmond

HMS Richmond crew members played against Nassau Select, a group of players selected from all the rugby clubs in New Providence, in an exhibition match on Tuesday.

Cyclists to start season with Super Bowl Sunday race

BEFORE everybody gets bogged down in front of the television to watch the National Football League’s Super Bowl, New Providence Cycling Association members are hoping that they can come out on Sunday to show their support to the local cyclists as the 2014 season officially gets underway.

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Sports in brief

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season on Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the Y-Care Wreckers and the Commonwealth Bank Giants both coming out victorious.