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‘Tum Tum’ says Team Bahamas is ready for FIBA AmeriCup

AFTER two successful exhibition games and a training camp this past week, head coach Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn said The Bahamas men’s national basketball team is prepared for the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup.

Team Bahamas 17U boys dominate Hoopfest in Paradise Tournament

THE Bahamas’ 17U boys national team claimed the Bahamas Hoopfest in Paradise platinum division with a 57-52 win over Team NYC Puma in the championship at Loyola Hall.

Bahamas earns a shot at the promotion round

Captain Kim O’Kelley had two words to describe the performances of The Bahamas’ team at the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup tie yesterday in Santa Tecla, El Salvador - focused and confident.

Sailor Eliza on Jr Pan Am gold medal win: ‘It was pretty tough'

BAHAMIAN sailor Eliza Denning delivered a patriotic performance to win the gold medal at the Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay this past week, overcoming early setbacks.

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Bahamas pulls off 2-1 victory over Jamaica

Team Bahamas, in overcoming its most difficult opponents, pulled off a 2-1 victory over Jamaica to snatch the top spot out of Group B of the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup American Zone III tie yesterday in Santa Tecla, El Salvador.

Bahamas’ Volleyball Ladies suffer 3-1 loss to JA

DAY five of the CAZOVA Senior Volleyball Championship brought another action-packed evening at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium yesterday with both the women and men of Team Bahamas in action.

Minister celebrates return of Junior Pan American sailors

MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg gave his remarks at a press conference held at the Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday to celebrate the return of Bahamian sailors who represented The Bahamas at the Junior Pan American Games in Paraguay.

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Bahamas ladies sweep Suriname 3-0 in the Billie Jean King Cup

Team Bahamas stayed undefeated with a 3-0 sweep over Suriname on day two of the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup in Santa Tecla, El Salvador.

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Bahamas’ goodwill swimmers three-peat

TEAM Bahamas produced another splashing performance, winning the Goodwill Games Swimming Championships for the third consecutive year in Bridgetown, Barbados, over the weekend.

Bahamas Bodybuilding, Wellness & Fitness Federation hosts its 2024 National Championships

THE Bahamas Bodybuilding, Wellness & Fitness Federation (BBWFF) successfully hosted its 2024 National Championships on July 26 at the University of The Bahamas, marking a groundbreaking moment in national bodybuilding history with the introduction of a Gym/Trainer-Coach Points Competition.

11-member team selected to participate in 52nd Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships

AN 11-member team has been selected by the Bahamas Bodybuilding, Wellness and Fitness Federation to participate in the 52nd Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.

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‘Peaceful protest’ at BLTA headquarters

A GROUP of Bahamian tennis coaches and former top players staged a peaceful protest outside the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) headquarters on Saturday, calling for greater transparency, improved communication and accountability, along with democracy within the federation.

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Clarence ‘CJ’ McKenzie remembers his father

BAHAMAS Baseball Association president Clarence “CJ” McKenzie had nothing but fond memories of his deceased father Selwyn “Pinny” McKenzie Sr.

EXUMA BASKETBALL CLUB HOOPERS U CREDITS DONATION FROM RESIDENT BUSINESSMAN FOR UPGRADE FROM LOCAL TO AMATEUR

HOOPERS U, a boys’ youth basketball club with players from Nassau and Exuma, just scored its biggest win yet – leaping from traveling team to an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) membership, thanks to a donation from long-time George Town, Exuma resident and developer of Turtlegrass Resort & Island Club Bob Coughlin.

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ASURE Win Gaming officially announces its sponsorship of North Eleuthera Family Island Regatta

ASURE Win Gaming officially announced its sponsorship of the 2025 North Eleuthera Family Island Regatta, which is slated to begin on the island of Eleuthera October 9-13.