Local Sports

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hundreds of athletes burn up the track at Fritz Grant Invitational

CLOSE to 800 athletes, including elite athletes Andretti Bain, Adrian Griffith, Wesley Neymour, Ryan Ingraham and Jamal Wilson, competed in the Ambassadors Track Club’s sixth annual Fritz Grant Invitational.

Bucs take out Hitmen for 10-3 win

AVERY Rolle spun a four-hitter with six strike outs to help the AG Construction Buccaneers jump out to a quick start in the men’s division of the New Providence Softball Association 2013 season.

Sports in brief

THE Champion Amateur Boxing Club hosted its 18th annual Wellington “Sonny Boy” Rahming Silver Glove Amateur Boxing Tournament at the Wulff Road Boxing Square on Saturday.