Local Sports

Fed Cup captain: With teamwork, we will be able to do well

FRESH off his role as captain of the Bahamas men’s Davis Cup team, John Farrington will now prepare to travel to Santa Tecla, El Salvador, next week as the captain of the women’s Fed Cup team.

Knowles and Lisicki lose by walkover

IT wasn’t the finish that Mark Knowles had anticipated, but he can take consolation in the fact that his mixed doubles partner Sabine Lisicki of Germany is having the time of her life in the women’s singles at the Wimbledon Grand Slam Tennis Tournament in London, England.

Tennis ace O'Neil follows in his uncle's footsteps

O’NEIL Mortimer is fast becoming one of the bright young talents to watch in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association.

Salem Union Baptist are volleyball champions

SALEM Union Baptist carted off the top prize in the Baptist Sports Council’s 2013 Co-Ed Volleyball Classic at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Saturday.

Team Bahamas brings CAC age group championship title home

THE Bahamas’ eight-member team to the Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships returned home from Willemstad, Curacao, as the overall champions for the third time.

Student athletes to join COB athletics programme in fall

NINE student athletes, who have distinguished themselves in track and field events, will join The College of The Bahamas’ athletics programme this fall.

NPSA: Division leaders stay atop the standings

DIVISION leaders kept atop the standings in the New Providence Softball Association with a pair of Saturday night contests that went the distance at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

Jeff Rodgers Summer Basketball Camp

The 26th annual Jeff Rodgers Summer Basketball Camp officially tipped off yesterday, highlighted by guest appearances from the Bahamas’ greatest basketball icon, and his son who is on the rise as one of the top players in the NBA.

Sports in brief

BASEBALL: BBF CONGRATS WINNERS

BAAA names 27-member team for Senior CAC Games

THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) has named a 27-member team - 12 females and 15 males - for the Senior Central American and Caribbean Games in Mexico July 5-7.

Lisicki, Knowles win mixed doubles opener

After getting bounced in the first round of the men’s doubles, Mark Knowles is hoping that he can keep the post-retirement party going a little longer in the mixed doubles.

Bahamas in Junior Caribbean Volleyball Championships

THE Bahamas men’s junior national volleyball team is scheduled to represent the country in the 9th Junior Caribbean Volleyball Championships in Guadeloupe, July 21-28.