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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.

Enter the Dragon Boat

THE Goodman’s Bay shores will come alive again over the weekend of August 30-31 when the fourth annual Bahamas Dragon Boat International Festival is held.

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Senior Women’s National Volleyball Team falls to Trinidad & Tobago 3-0

YESTERDAY at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium, The Bahamas’ senior women’s national volleyball team lost to Trinidad and Tobago with a score of 3-0 in the CAZOVA Senior Volleyball Championships.

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Sprinter anthonique strachan CLAIMS the gold in 200

WITH all that she’s gone through, Anthonique Strachan was delighted to walk away with the women’s 200 metre gold medal at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships.

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Rising star point guard ‘Tweety’ Charlton looking ahead to Austin Peay

VERONAYE “Tweety” Charlton, one of the rising young Bahamian point guards, is looking forward to making her transition in women’s college basketball from North Alabama to Austin Peay this year.

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Bahamas wins

Team Bahamas clinched a 2-1 victory over Trinidad & Tobago to open their Billie Jean King Cup competition yesterday on a high note in Santa Tecla, El Salvador.

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DOUBLE GOLD

Kaiwan Culmer and Anthonique Strachan both secured a gold medal to lead Team Bahamas at the fifth North American, Central American and Caribbean Track and Field Championships over the weekend.

Kendrick Thompson claims the silver in decathlon

AFTER leading for most of the way, Kendrick Thompson couldn’t finish the gruelling 1,500 metres and American Austin West went on to clinch the gold in the men’s decathlon at the 5th North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships over the weekend.

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Men’s national basketball team pounds host Nicaragua twice in prep for FIBA AmericaCup

IN preparation for the 2025 FIBA AmericaCup, the men’s national basketball team pounded host Nicaragua in a pair of friendly matches over the weekend.

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Minister welcomes visiting athletes for 19th CAZOVA Volleyball Championships

THE 19th edition of the CAZOVA Senior Volleyball Championships began this past Saturday at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium with an official opening ceremony attended by teams, officials and fans from across the Caribbean.

Bahamas ready to compete in Billie Jean King Cup

AFTER staging their first practice in Santa Tecla, El Salvador on Saturday, Sydney Clarke said Team Bahamas is ready to compete in the Billie Jean King (BJK)Cup.