Local Sports

Subscribe

Tease photo

Spurs expecting 'hard-fought' match against Jamaica

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club are looking forward to travelling here to play a “hard-fought match” against the Jamaican “Reggae Boyz” at the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium next Thursday. But before they arrive, forward Clinton Dempsey said they have to take care of some important business in England.

Tease photo

Swift's 19-medal haul at US Masters Nationals

SWIFT swimming club had its best performance thus far at the 2013 US Masters Swimming Spring Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Tease photo

Romanian fighter withdraws from bout with 'Tank'

SHERMAN “Tank” Williams’ return to the ring hit a major snag with the withdrawal of Romanian heavyweight Bogdan Dinu from this weekend’s bout.

Tease photo

PM: Land for first-class sporting facilities in Family Islands

GOVERNMENT has identified land in the Family Islands to build first-class sporting facilities, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.

Tease photo

Pennant winners all set for best-of-3 finals

ALL three pennant winners will have the opportunity to finish off the Baptist Sports Council’s 2013 basketball season as double champions when the best-of-three finals gets underway at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex this weekend.

Tease photo

Grass surface at stadium 'levelled' for big match

IN preparation for the inaugural international soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and the Jamaican “Reggae Boyz,”the National Sports Authority (NSA) has engaged the service of Nick Phillips to ensure that the turf on the infield of the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium is in tip-top shape to play on next week.

Tease photo

New stadium ready for 'Reggae Boyz' v Spurs

National Sports Authority chairman Leroy Archer said the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium is “stadium ready” for the hosting of Tottenham Hotspur versus Jamaican “Reggae Boyz” exhibition game 8pm Thursday, May 23.

Tease photo

Bid to develop beach soccer in the Bahamas

IN a relatively short time span, the Bahamas has become a major regional player in beach soccer and now the Bahamas Football Association seeks to join the rest of the Caribbean in making the development of the budding sport a major initiative.

Tease photo

Spurs stars heading for the Bahamas

Andre Villas-Boas has been to the Bahamas before but is eager to return simply because he’s bringing his famed Tottenham Hotspur soccer club to play an exhibition match against Jamaica’s “Reggae Boyz” in the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on May 23.

Tease photo

Body building and fitness championship set for July

AS a part of the Bahamas’ 40th anniversary of Independence celebrations, the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation is slated to hold the 40th version of its National Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.

Tease photo

Karate team brings home medals

THE team of Naashon Hall (4), Sy LaRoda (12), Elverton G Bain (11), Miles Ferguson (7) and Nathaniel Woodside (11) turned in a strong performance at the 46th annual Japan Karate Ryobukai Gaisshuku Seminars and International Tournament in Anaheim, California, earlier this month.

Tease photo

Sports in brief

BAHAMIAN players Trae Sweeting and Ian Mayers helped lead Christ School Greenies to victory in the first round of the State Playoffs with a 7-1 victory over No.9 seed Metrolina Christian High School.

Tease photo

BLTA looks to promote tennis in schools

THREE newly elected officers of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association, along with John Goede, the visiting International Tennis Federation development officer for the Caribbean, met with members of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology with the view of promoting the sport in the school system.

Tease photo

More than 100 pro golfers in LPGA Classic

THE Bahamas will play host to more than 100 professional women golfers competing in the inaugural Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association) Classic at the Ocean Club Golf Course, Paradise Island.

Tease photo

USA wins, Bahamas sixth

They fell short of the ending many anticipated, but a gallant effort by Team Bahamas ended with a loss on penalty kicks in their final game of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying beach soccer tournament.