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Bahamas draw 2-2 with USVI

IN the team’s final match in group stage play, the Bahamas failed to improve on its fourth place in the Group A standings.

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Hewitt to sport Sands Beer logo

Former world No.1 Australian professional tennis player Lleyton Hewitt will once again sport the Sands Beer logo when he competes in the US Open as he did when he competed in Wimbledon 2013.

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Pratt advances to semis, Thompson eliminated

SOME of the Bahamas’ best junior tennis players continue their tour of tournaments around the Caribbean, with the latest stop this week in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

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LJ Rose to play for Houston Cougars

HOUSTON Cougars transfer LJ Rose will not have to wait the customary season on the sidelines before he takes the court for his new programme this fall.

Cape Fear Heroes to hold open tryouts in Freeport

THE Cape Fear Heroes, a professional indoor football team from Fayetteville, North Carolina (USA), and the Bahamas American Football Federation have formed a relationship to help promote the sport of American Football in the Bahamas.

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U-17 girls to depart for Centrobasket tournament next week

IT WAS a heartbreaking finish for the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s under-17 men’s team at last week’s Centrobasket Championships.

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Sports tourism to get boost as Bahamas hosts NCAA postseason

SPORTS tourism in the Bahamas achieved another milestone when it was announced that the Bahamas was one of two new venues set to host NCAA postseason games in 2014.

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Team named for Jr Pan Am Championships

AFTER much debate about whether the Bahamas would in fact be able to field a team for the Junior Pan Am Championships, a four-member team was finally named just days before competition.

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Thomas set to fly high in Diamond League

Following a performance at the 14th IAAF World Athletics Championships which proved he’s still among the elite at the international level, Donald Thomas will be back amongst the talented field which produced one of the most thrilling finishes in Moscow last week.

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COCACAF Under 15: Bahamas lose to Cayman Islands

ANOTHER loss at the inaugural CONCACAF Boys Under-15 tournament places the Bahamas fourth in Group A after four games.

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Giants beat Bradley University 77-74

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s ‘Summer of Thunder’ is just over three weeks in and local teams have already achieved unprecedented success, with three wins in the summer-long series against top tier NCAA Division I teams.

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Centrobasketball team 'a force to reckon with'

THE Bahamas was one of four teams to finish the 2013 Centrobasket Under-17 Championship with a single loss on their record and, despite a fifth place finish, established themselves as a force to reckon with in the region.

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BRENT STUBBS: No medals but Bahamas did well for small nation

MOSCOW, Russia — The 14th IAAF World Championships didn’t end the way Team Bahamas expected.

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Hosts Bahamas ‘should stack up very well’ at inaugrual IAAF World Relays

MOSCOW, Russia — With the 14th IAAF Worlds over and done with, the focus now switches to the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ hosting of the inaugural IAAF World Relays next year.

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National record for men's 4x100 relay team, women's team disqualified

MOSCOW, Russia — The time: 38.70 seconds. It was posted as a national record for the quartet of sprinters Adrian Griffith, Warren Fraser (he was under the weather over the past few days), Jamial Rolle and Shavez Hart as they clinched third place in the last of three heats in the semifinal of the men’s 4 x 100 metre relay.