Rugby 7s: Team Bahamas 8th overall
After two days of competition against the top teams throughout the region, the Bahamas finished in eighth place at the 2013 North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens Championships.
Peace Run returns to Bahamas
THE Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, a global relay that promotes international friendship and understanding, got started in the Bahamas on Monday and will remain here until Saturday, November 16.
Ferguson wins Bay Street Mile
David Ferguson had a little extra to do, but that didn’t take away from his ability to hold off the field to win the open men’s division of the once popular Bay Street Mile that was returned to the Bahamas Association of Athletic Association’s calendar on Saturday.
Sports in brief
THE Baptist Sports Council completed the first week of the 2013 Coca-Cola Softball Classic in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday with the Bahama Island Baptist Association (BIBA) making the most noise.
40 honoured at Women and Sports Luncheon
THE chatter in the audience was continuous as they marvelled at the beauty, strength, grace and achievements of 40 Women in Sports who, through the years and against all odds, have excelled and made the Bahamas proud.
'Great turnout' for Kids' Athletics Academy's first road race
THE Kids’ Athletics Academy hosted its first road race on Saturday and, judging from the participation of both the competitors and the spectators, organisers are already looking forward to the second annual event next year.
Stingrays get revenge with 20-6 victory over Pros
In a rematch of the 2012 Boil Fish Bowl, the V-8 Fusion Stingrays got some short term revenge on the Orry J Sands Pros in week three of the Commonwealth American Football League.
Global baseball scout to see what Bahamas has to offer on the diamond
WHILE its election of officers will take place next weekend during its annual general meeting, the Bahamas Baseball Federation will benefit from an all-expense paid trip by James William Stoeckel and Fermin Coronel of the Cincinnati Reds this weekend.
Swimmers get set for the 23rd Speedo Winter Championships
Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex was crowded this past weekend as spectators from Abaco, Grand Bahama and New Providence watched as swimmers tried to achieve times to qualify for the 23rd Speedo Winter Swimming Championships in Plantation, Florida, on November 21-24.
'Vote of no confidence' in BAAA executive board
With all the bickering and disruptions going on in their meetings, members of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) have casted a “vote of no confidence” in the entire executive board, paving the way for fresh new elections one year after the team, led by president Mike Sands, was voted in office.
NPBA season to open at AF Adderley on Saturday
LOCAL basketball in New Providence is expected to be in full swing this weekend as the New Providence Basketball Association is slated to tip off its 2013-14 campaign, joining the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association which opened last weekend.
Bahamas 'a land of relays, champions and athletics'
A NEW venture, both for the Bahamas and the IAAF, the Bahamas emerged from the rigorous selection process based on its rich athletics history and attraction as a sports tourism destination.
BAISS softball championship series next week
After two days of sudden death playoff rounds, championship series are all set to conclude the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ softball season next week.
Sports in brief
THE lanes at Mario’s Bowling & Entertainment Palace were on fire Monday night as the City Bowling League continued its regular season action.
'We are the Rockets, we soar very high'
Over the past two years, no other team has enjoyed the kind of success in both the boys’ and girls’ Carlton E Francis Rockets teams.
