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Gardiner to contest 200, Thomas 7th in high jump

STEVEN Gardiner will return to competition for the first time since his 400 metre gold medal triumph at the Tokyo Olympics earlier this month.

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Team Bahamas: ‘We are all safe’

By now the Bahamas’ nine-member team should have returned home from the World Athletics’ Under-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, but they had to take a slight detour in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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‘Pork’ adds to his résumé as international baseball umpire

MARTIN ‘Pork’ Burrows continues to add to his résumé as an international baseball umpire.

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Jones ‘Player of the Week’

For the 10th time in her five-year career, Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones has been one of the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Players of the Week.

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Higgs signs in Germany

BAHAMIAN pro basketball player Lashann Higgs will make the move from Spain to Germany for the upcoming season.

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FREEDOM FARM REPRESENTS BAHAMAS WELL AT CAL RIPKEN MAJOR/70 WORLD SERIES

FREEDOM Farm Baseball League returned to the Babe Ruth’s Cal Ripken Baseball Major/70 World Series and finished fourth in the International Bracket.

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Bahamian pros to face off on court as NBA releases full regular season schedule

THE NBA released its full regular season schedule over the weekend, and several marquee games highlight the matchups for the league’s Bahamian players.

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‘Jazz’ scores lone run in Marlins’ 3-1 loss to Reds

The Miami Marlins are mired in a seven-game losing streak after sweeps in consecutive series but Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr has been one of the few bright spots offensively for the struggling club.

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Strachan continues bid to earn spot on opening day roster

MIKE Strachan made his second appearance in the NFL preseason and continues his bid to earn a spot on the opening day roster.

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Chavez Young has most productive hitting stretch of his career

CHAVEZ Young had the most productive hitting stretch of his career and has powered his New Hampshire Fisher Cats offence in AA Baseball.

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Keyshawn Strachan: ‘I tried my best’ at World Under-20s

IT wasn’t what he anticipated, but men’s national javelin record holder Keyshawn Strachan is hoping that his experience at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday will be the impetus to get him ready for his return to the global stage next year.

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Jason Johnson earns another pro card

JASON Johnson will now have plenty of time on his hands trying to juggle his fitness level to compete on stage as both a World Beauty and Fitness Fashion (WBFF) and International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) physique professional bodybuilder.

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Rhema Otabor breaks junior national record in the javelin

Although she produced a junior national record, Rhema Otabor said she was a little disappointed in falling short of getting on the medal podium in the women’s javelin at the World Athletics’ Under-20 Championships.

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Kristin Munroe climbs to No. 26 prospect for Los Angeles Angels

YOUNG Bahamian baseball players continue to progress and climb the ladder in the pipeline of their respective organisations.

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‘Tappy’ Davis helps students get enrolled in boarding school

FOR the past five years, former volleyball/ basketball player Philip ‘Tappy’ Davis has served as a student consultant for boarding and day schools Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee and Tallulah Falls School in Georgia.