Claim that 'elections were ambushed'
HEADED once again by Wellington Miller, the Bahamas Olympic Committee elected a new executive board at the Police headquarters on Friday night.
Sports in brief
BRAJAXBA Tennis is slated to host its third Age Group Tournament for 2013 at the National Tennis Centre on Saturday and Sunday.
Shaunae Miller wins gold in 200m at Spec Towns track meet
TWO days before she celebrated her 19th birthday, Shaunae Miller sped to the fastest time this year under all conditions to win the women’s 200 metres at the Spec Towns Track Meet in Athens, Georgia.
Collie finished marathon before explosions
Sidney Collie has established a reputation as one of the most successful roadrunners in the Bahamas and his success in the sport thrust him into the line of fire at a horrific scene in the world’s oldest marathon.
Brandon Murray named National Player of Week
BRANDON Murray produced a career day that most players - at any level - can only dream of having on the baseball diamond and set several school records in the process.
Kirani stuns 'Golden Knights'
Chris “Fireman” Brown stood with keen interest as he watched Grenada’s Kirani James heat up the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium to highlight an action-filled evening in his inaugural Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational.
Hastings upsets Campbell-Brown in 200m
AMERICAN quarter-miler Natasha Hastings produced one of the most exciting performances in the first global international meet for elite athletes at the inaugural Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational at the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.
McPhee-McCuin first Bahamian head coach in NCAA Division 1 basketball
HISTORY-making milestones have become commonplace for Yolett McPhee-McCuin over the course of her storied basketball career and the latest may give her the greatest opportunity to influence young lives.
Rugby: Bahamas falls to USA South 42-15
IT will be back to the drawing board for the Bahamas Rugby Football Union and its national programme after suffering a dissappointing loss at home in regional play over the weekend.
Mailbot Cybots win national title
FOR the Mailboat Cybots, a dominant season ended in fitting fashion when they captured the Bahamas Basketball Federation national title.
Wellington Miller back in as BOC president
ALTHOUGH the meeting was interrupted by three outgoing officers, who were totally disappointed in the structural set up for the elections, the Bahamas Olympic Committee went on to elect its new executive board to serve for the next four years.
'Young guys' beat out Thomas, Barry
DONALD Thomas and Trevor Barry, the 1991 and 2011 IAAF World Championship men’s high jump gold and bronze medallists respectively, had to bow out to two young stallions in Ryan Ingraham and Jamal Wilson as they competed in the inaugural Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational.
Sculling to highlight 60th National Family Island Regatta
WHEN the 60th version of the National Family Island Regatta is held in Elizabeth Harbour, Georgetown, Exuma, the sculling championships will be a major part of the festivities.
Track stars arrive for the Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational
THE international stars are here for the inaugural Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational. LaShawn Merritt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Justin Gatlin, Kellie Wells and Candyce McGrone were just a few of the athletes met at the Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday where they were interviewed in the VIP Lounge before being escorted to the Games Village prior to Saturday’s event in the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.
STUBBS OPINION: Let's give a hand to Chris Brown
Not too many of our athletes have had the initiative to put their reputation on the line by stepping out of the box and putting on an event that attracts some of the top athletes in their sport to come to the Bahamas to compete.
