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.
'Reno' has his fists set on world title shot
Taureano ‘Reno’ Johnson was hoping that he would come home to enjoy the festive Christmas holiday season with his family and friends. But, as it turns out, Johnson finds himself in the gym training with his sister/coach Kayla Johnson in preparation for a big fight next year.
Two-sport start Mavin Saunders is highly sought recruit
FROM humble beginnings to a two-sport star in the Houston, Texas, prep scene, Mavin Saunders has become a highly sought after recruit for the class of 2014.
Muay Thai seminar all set for the weekend
AFTER a successful debut in his Muay Thai career, DC Pratt said he hopes to aid the growth of the sport in the Bahamas over this holiday season.
Bahamians making great strides in the NCAA
IN their new surroundings as freshmen or transfers to major Division I NCAA basketball programmes, Bahamian players have made an immediate impact with their respective schools.
Sturrup forges new relationship with Cuban boxing officials
COMMISSIONED by the Pan American Caribbean Boxing Organisation (PACBO) and the Bahamas Boxing Commission (BBC), veteran sports administrator and media consultant Fred Sturrup travelled to Cuba to meet with chief boxing officials to forge a new relationship that will serve to enhance the national boxing development programme.
Major feels the pain in third round
Although he got knocked down in the third round, Meacher ‘Pain’ Major and his trainer Anthony ‘Chills’ Wilson said the referee didn’t allow him to regain his composure to continue his eight-round bout against undefeated Mexican Joe Felix Jr on Saturday night.
