Recruitment programme for young student athletes
Keeping with the theme of guiding the Bahamas toward the “business of sports,” Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson said the development of junior programmes across the country will be enhanced with the establishment of a National Sports Academy.
17th Annual Ray Minus Sr. Boxing Day tourney is on
CHAMPION Amateur Boxing Club’s 17th Annual Ray Minus Sr Boxing Day Tournament began yesterday and concludes the following Saturday at Wulff Road Boxing Square.
‘Bahamians are natural athletes...I think we can start at a later age and still excel’
AS MORE and more Bahamians explore the path to football stardom in Canada, one player that has reached the pinnacle of the sport reflected on his third and perhaps best season to date.
Top honours for 'Golden Knights'
The gold medal performance of the Golden Knights men’s 4 x 400 metre relay team of Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu and Ramon Miller at the Olympic Games in London, England, in August was good enough to convince the media to select them as the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ 2012 Charlie Major Athletes of the Year.
Devin Mullings is No. 1
THE draw got harder but Devin Mullings proved once again why he’s the top male tennis player in the country.
Simone Pratt wins title
THERE’S a saying that lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same spot, but for the second consecutive year, it was Simone Pratt who prevailed over Kerrie Cartwright to clinch the women’s singles title at the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s 2012 Giorgio Baldacci Elite Tennis Tournament at the National Tennis Center on Friday.
My Christmas list for sports . . .
As we continue the countdown, I wish to take this opportunity to wish each and every one of our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year.
Top seeds to clash in the singles final
IN a rematch from last year, top seeded players Simone Pratt and Kerrie Cartwright are slated to clash once again in the final of the women’s singles in the Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge at the National Tennis Center today.
Golden Gates clinch co-ed title
GOLDEN Gates routed St John’s 39-25 in the third and deciding game as they clinched the co-ed title with a 2-1 series decision to bring the curtain down on the Baptist Sports Council’s 2012 Softball Classic in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Monday night.
Top seeds advance to next round
Day one of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge Tennis Tournament held true to form as most of the top seeds in the main draw dominated en route to the next round.
‘We are going well ahead into the business of sports’
THE National Sports Authority will mark the formal recognition of a new industry in the Bahamas, the sports tourism business.
Awards for top athletes
More than 100 athletes have been nominated for the various categories when the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) selects its 2012 Athletes of the Year during the Awards Luncheon at the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort on Sunday.
BLTA gets in gears for exciting showdown in the main draw
WITH the qualifying rounds completed, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is gearing up for an exciting main draw in the Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge Tennis Tournament at the National Tennis Center today.
'Catch Me If You Can' Regatta to hit Montagu Bay
IT’S still early but Eleazor ‘The Sailing Barber’ Johnson says he just wants to remind the public that the 26th version of his Valentine’s Day ‘Catch Me If You Can’ Sailing Massacre is set for February 16-17 in Montagu Bay.
NPVA all set for Best of the Best Tournament
THE New Providence Volleyball Association (NPVA) is scheduled to hold the 2012 Best of the Best Tournament during the Christmas break.
