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Operators rout RBDF Waves

THE Bommer G Operators routed the Defence Force Waves 73-40 as the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association continued its regular season at the DW Davis Gym on Saturday night.

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Freshman sharpshooter Stephen Strachan Jr emerges as a leader for the Eagles

IN JUST his freshman season, sharpshooting swingman Stephen Strachan Jr has emerged as a leader for the Faulkner University Eagles, an NAIA powerhouse.

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Pros down Jets 28-6

A dominant defence which forced five turnovers and a breakout performance on the groud propelled the Orry J Sands Pros to a decisive 28-6 win over the BaOilCo Jets in week four of the Commonwealth American Football League at the DW Davis field.

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Ray Minus Jr: Lindelauf should win this fight

RAY Minus Jr said he’s thrilled to have had the opportunity to work with so many boxers in the past. Now he’s afforded the chance to work with rising young professional boxer/kick boxer Yolaine Lindelauf.

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Meacher Major all set for 'Pain & Glory'

MEACHER ‘Pain’ Major feels a good home showdown is exactly what he needs to revitalise his young professional boxing career.

Kemp returned as president of Baseball Federation

CRAIG ‘Salty’ Kemp, already on the job preparing for his next tenure in office, was returned as president of the Bahamas Baseball Federation for the fourth consecutive time, beating out challenger Clarence McKenzie 5-4 in a closely contested voting procedure on Saturday.

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Elite 8 in Battle 4 Atlantis

Organisers of the Battle 4 Atlantis are looking forward to bringing the top ranked men’s division one basketball team to Paradise Island for the third consecutive year as they have now emerged as the top men’s division one pre-season tournament to be held outside of the United States.

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Major 'Pain' to face veteran Roger Rosa

PRO boxing is expected to return to the Bahamas next month after a hiatus with Meacher “Pain” Major as the headliner against Roger Rosa, a crafty veteran from Brazil.

Sports in brief

Dr Jennifer Davis, DC, a sports and spine rehab specialist in Rockville, Maryland, has been selected for inclusion in the forthcming 2014-15 edition of the Trademark Who’s Who.

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NCAA: Danrad cleared to play

THE battle with NCAA decision makers lasted over a year and now redshirt freshman Danrad Knowles will finally have an opportunity to battle players on the floor and begin his collegiate basketball career.

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Valentino improves record to 2-0

BACK in the ring following a nine-month layoff since his professional debut, Valentino Knowles improved his record to 2-0 in a successful return.

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New York Yankees sign Richardson to minor league contract

ANTOAN Richardson has moved one step closer to playing in the Major League of Baseball again, this time in the farm system of one of the most popular franchises in all of sports.

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Big Red Machine win third straight softball title

St Augustine’s College’s junior boys became the first team to claim one of the four coveted Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) softball titles this year.

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Star power expected at Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational

THERE’S always a lot of excitement brewing for the Mark Knowles Celebrity Tennis Invitational and this year is no exception.

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Cybots' thanksgiving basketball tourney

COACH Wayde Watson said his Cybots basketball club is eager to stage its 11th annual Primary Youth Community Development basketball programme’s Thanksgiving tourney.