Davis Cup team simply didn't have experience to advance, says captain
IN his first appearance as team captain, Dentry Mortimer said he felt the team played as well as expected, but simply
National teams named
FOLLOWING the completion of the BAAA Scotiabank National Open Track and Field Championships, national teams for the NACAC Under-23 and IAAF World Junior Championships have been released. The NACAC Under-23 Championships is all set to
Jimico was a ‘fun-loving, quiet’ teenager who loved to play basketball
SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Jimico Brown will be remembered as a “fun-loving, quiet” teenager who loved to play basketball.
Atkins, Sturrup regain sprint titles
Back in action after missing last year's event in Grand Bahama, Chandra Sturrup and Derrick Atkins both regained their sprint titles at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) Scotiabank National Open Track and Field Championships.
Barry wins high jump title
AFTER playing second fiddle behind arch-rival Donald Thomas for the past two years, Trevor Barry regained his men’s high jump title that he last held in 2009.
New ‘king’ of the quarter-mile
THE BAAA purposely switched the men’s 400 final to the last event on the Scotiabank National Open Track and Field Championships’ calendar and Demetrius Pinder delivered a victory for the history books on Saturday night.
'War brewing between rival beer companies'
HAVING had Sheldon Gibson build four new dingy boats, James 'Jimmy' Sands was hoping to revive the art of sculling at various Family Island homecomings and regattas around the Bahamas.
Sports news in brief
THE Bahamas All-Star/Alongside Suns Basketball Summer Basketball and Soccer Camp is slated to get started today at the Temple Christian High School, starting at 8:30am.
Knowles to team up with Hanley for Wimbledon
FOR the past 21 years, Mark Knowles has not missed a trip to London, England, to participate in Wimbledon – the most prestigious Grand Slam Tournament on the ATP circuit.
Bahamas reaches Zone III playoffs
AFTER dropping its first game on Wednesday, the Bahamas men's national rebounded to sweep Nicaragua 3-0 to wrap up second place in the American Zone III Davis Cup tie and now in the playoffs with a chance to get promoted to Zone II for 2013.
Bahamas crushes Nicaragua 116-62
MITCH Johnson had a monster game on Friday at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coloseum in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico to get the Bahamas men's national basketball team back on track, but it came a little too late to get through to the playoffs of the CentroBasket Championships.
Lone Olympic swimmer is eager to race
MUCH more mature and focused, she is expected to make her second appearance at the Olympics - this time as the only swimmer in the Bahamian contingent.
DONATING $10,000, NYGARD ON BOARD AS MAJOR REGATTA SPONSOR
WHILE the stage is set for the participation of about 20 boats in the 19th All-Andros and Berry Islands Regatta next month, Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard came on board as a major sponsor for another year.
Bahamas in 2nd after 2-1 loss to Puerto Rico
AFTER winning their first two matches with 3-0 sweeps in the American Zone III Davis Cup tie at the Shaw Park Tennis Facility in Trinidad & Tobago, the Bahamas men's national team lost their first match in the Group B round robin play on Wednesday.
Garth Brown signs a letter of intent to attend Texas college
ONCE again showing his commitment to the youth of our country, coach Norris Bain watched one of his basketball players commit to furthering his career in sports and education.
