BLTA fields two more teams for international competition
ON the heels of the junior Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup teams, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association has fielded two more teams for international competition.
Devynne Charlton breaks her own world record in the 60 metre hurdles
WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
DEVYNNE Charlton lowered her co-women's 60 metres hurdles world record with a gold medal on Sunday to lead the six-member Bahamian team at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
Rashield Williams wins the National Boxing Association Welterweight Title
RASHIELD “Raw” Williams moved into another realm of his young professional boxing career, winning the National Boxing Association welterweight title on Saturday night in Tampa, Florida.
Bahamas Junior Davis Cup team wins first title
THE Junior Davis Cup team of Jerald Carroll, Jackson Mactaggart and William McCartney made history over the weekend by winning The Bahamas’ first Junior Davis Cup Championship at the Junior Billie Jean King Cup/ Junior Davis Cup North, Central American and the Caribbean Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
CR Walker Knights celebrate another GSSSA track and field win
THE CR Walker Knights celebrated their seventh straight Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) Track and Field win in the senior division on Friday at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.
Shannon Hanna ends up 5th at the Pan-Am Olympic qualifier
ONE week after earning The Bahamas’ first international medal for wrestling at the Pan American Wrestling Championships, Shannon Hanna II came up short of an Olympic qualification in the semifinals of the Pan-Am Olympic Qualifiers in Acapulco, Mexico.
Glenn ‘Nassau’ Pratt to be inducted into Hall of Fame
GLENN “Nassau” Pratt, one of the youngest Bahamians to turn professional at the age of 20, will become the latest Bahamian to be inducted into the African American Golfers Hall of Fame.
Tynia Gaither retires
One of the hardest things for any athlete to do is to retire. But it’s so easy to do when you know that you have given it your all and there isn’t anything left in the tank.
CH Reeves Raptors dominate to win 4th straight GSSSA Track & Field Title
THE 30th Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) Track and Field Championships victory was signed, sealed and delivered to the CH Reeves Raptors yesterday at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.
‘All eyes’ on high jumper Donald Thomas at the World Athletics Indoor Championship
AS the world gears up for the highly anticipated World Athletics Indoor Championship in Glasgow, Scotland, March 1-3, all eyes will be on Donald Thomas - the Bahamian high jump sensation who has consistently dazzled audiences with his remarkable talent and unwavering determination.
Junior Davis Cup team advances to the finals
THE Bahamas’ Junior Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup teams performed brilliantly at the Billie Jean King Cup/Junior Davis Cup North, Central American and the Caribbean Pre- Qualifying Tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, yesterday.
DR KENT BAZARD: Principles of excellence in basketball sports performance training
GREETINGS, seekers of athletic mastery and enthusiasts of the courtly ballet! Dr. Kent Bazard here, your guide through the labyrinth of sports science.
Raptors, Stingrays in the lead
30TH GSSSA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The 30th edition of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) Track and Field Championships got underway for the junior and senior schools yesterday at the original Thomas A Robinson stadium.
‘Coach Yo’ and Ole Miss Lady Rebels two conference wins away from making history
GRAND Bahama native coach Yolett McPhee- McCuin and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels are just two wins away from earning the most Southeastern Conference victories in the programme’s history.
ATHLETES OF THE MONTH: Devynne Charlton & Shannon Hanna II shine in February
DEVYNNE Charlton and Shannon Hanna II excelled in athletics and wrestling to be selected as February’s Tribune Athletes of the Month.
