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Battles of Boca: Tennis ace Sydney Clarke puts together impressive run to the semis

TENNIS player Sydney Clarke put together an impressive run at the multi-day Battles of Boca tournament in Boca Raton, Florida, at the Rick Macci Tennis Center this past weekend, fighting her way through multiple rounds to reach the semifinals of the $10,000 first place prize event.

Top hurdlers in the world invited to meet

DANIELLE Williams, Masai Russell and Megan Tapper - a few of the top female high hurdlers in the world - are expected to be in town this weekend to participate in the highly anticipated Devynne Charlton Invitational at the Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

Bahamas Cycling Federation gets 10 bicycles thanks to UCI

THE Bahamas Cycling Federation has been blessed with 10 Scott bicycles to help with the development of the sport throughout the Family Islands.

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Rhema Collins named CUSA Player of the Week for third time this year

BAHAMAS forward Rhema Collins continues to excel in her transfer year as a junior with the Florida international University Panthers women’s basketball team.

BLTA holds its first tournament of season

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association successfully concluded its first tournament for the 2026 tennis season.

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Analysts still have ‘VJ’ near the top of the rookie ladder

VALDEZ “VJ” Edgecombe kept pushing through the midseason chatter and turned what some called a “rookie wall” into a reminder of why the 76ers invested a top three pick in him.

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SAC’s Big Red Machine rolls past Charles W Saunders Cougars 29-23

THE St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine got off to a sluggish start but still managed to roll past the Charles W Saunders Cougars yesterday.

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Rhema earns Player of the Week again

RHEMA Collins added another hardware piece to her breakout season, earning Conference USA’s Player of the Week for the period ending January 18 - her second time receiving the honour this year.

Everette ‘Elisha’ Obed Ferguson would have been 74 years old today

HAD he been alive, today would have marked the 74th birthday of The Bahamas’ former world boxing champion Everette ‘Elisha’ Obed Ferguson.

Everette ‘Elisha’ Obed Ferguson would have been 74 years old today

HAD he been alive, today would have marked the 74th birthday of The Bahamas’ former world boxing champion Everette ‘Elisha’ Obed Ferguson.

UB Mingoes fall to Panthers in straight sets

THE University of the Bahamas Mingoes women’s volleyball team got their four-game winning streak broken with a 3-0 loss to the Panthers in New Providence Volleyball Association (NPVA) action at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Sunday.

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Ayton makes Lakers history

DEANDRE Ayton turned in one of the most efficient games of the NBA season in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 110–93 win over the Toronto Raptors on January 18.

Red-Line Athletics team turns in another credible performance

THE Red-Line Athletics, one of two teams from New Providence competing, turned in another credible performance at the Carl Lewis Invitational in Houston, Texas, over the weekend.

Newly formed UPward Performance Track Club makes its presence felt at Carl Lewis High School Invitational

THE newly formed UPward Performance Track Club made its presence felt along with others at the Carl Lewis High School Invitational over the weekend in Houston, Texas.

Bahamas National Chess Championship set for January 23 to February 1 at Boost Academy

THE Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF) is proud to announce the return of the Bahamas National Chess Championship 2026, the federation’s premier over-the-board competition and one of the country’s most enduring annual sporting traditions.