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Lilly Higgs back for second semis

BIRMINGHAM, England — Back for her second semi-final swim at the Sandwell Aquatic Center at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Lilly Higgs moved up to a 15th place finish after she got another eighth place in her heat of the women’s 100 metre breaststroke last night.

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Rashield Williams loses on points after shedding pounds to make weight class

BIRMINGHAM, England: Despite having to overwork himself to shed 11 pounds to make the weight, Rashield Williams gave it a gallant effort in his light welterweight match at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, but was a little too weak to withstand Namibia’s Jonas Jonas.

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Davante Carey breaks his national record at Commonwealth Games

BIRMINGHAM, England: In a national record breaking performance in the men’s 50 metre backstroke on Sunday, Davante Carey became the second Bahamian to advance to a semi-final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Carl Hield stopped in first round at Commonwealth Games

BIRMINGHAM, England: Before he could get started in his fifth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, Carl Hield was done. His opening match on Saturday at the NEC Hall didn’t last past the first round.

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Izaak Bastian finishes seventh in his 100 metre breaststroke heat

BIRMINGHAM, England: With a day’s rest to watch to his compatriots compete in their individual events, co-flag bearer Izaak Bastian got his first dip in the pool at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Bahamian swimmers in action at Commonwealth Games

BIRMINGHAM, England: One day after she was the co-flag bearer for the Bahamas, Lilly Higgs said she was delighted to be able to reach the semi-finals of the women’s 50 metre breaststroke considering all that she had to go through to get to the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Armando Moss celebrates birthday with Commonwealth Games triathlon appearance

BIRMINGHAM, England: Former swimmer turned triathlete Armando Moss celebrated his 30th birthday on Friday with a 38th place finish in the men’s individual sprint distance final of the triathlon at Sutton Park.

Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation forced to withdraw from CAC

THE Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation was forced to cancel all plans for travel and withdrew from the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.

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Commonwealth Games: Boxers Williams, Hield ready to fight

BIRMINGHAM, England — With their competition expected to start today at the NEC Building, the two-man team of Carl Hield and Rashield Williams both indicated that it’s now or never for them to get through the rounds and ascend the podium.

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Bahamas suffers first loss at Billie Jean King Cup

AFTER a day off on Wednesday, Team Bahamas returned to competition in the Billie Jean King Cup and they suffered their first loss against host country Dominican Republic yesterday.

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Lilly Higgs and Izaak Bastian carry flag for Bahamas at Commonwealth Games

BIRMINGHAM, England: While they are set to start competition on Friday, the Bahamas team was just overjoyed to make their grand entrance into the Alexander Stadium for the opening ceremonies of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Bastian and Higgs to fly the flag for Bahamas

BIRMINGHAM, England: When the Commonwealth Games gets underway today, swimmers Izaak Bastian and Lilly Higgs will be the joint flag bearers for the Bahamas during the march past of athletes.

Basketball icon and son visit the Jeff Rodgers camp

The 34th Jeff Rodgers Summer Basketball Camp continued its tradition of showcasing local talent in the sport.

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Injured Strachan to miss start of Colts training camp

As the Indianapolis Colts look to make major transitions on the offensive side of the ball, Mike Strachan is expected to miss the start of training camp as he continues to recover from an offseason procedure on his knee.

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Freedom Farm Baseball League to take team to Florida tournament

FREEDOM Farm Baseball League will be taking an 8U All- Star Team to the Babe Ruth Cal Ripken Machine Pitch World Series July 29th – August 7th in Ocala, Florida.