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GOLDEN MOMENT: ‘Bahamian super woman’ shines again at Olympics

Not once, but twice the national anthem was played in the Tokyo National Stadium on Friday as the ‘Bahamian Super woman’ Shaunae Miller-Uibo joined ‘speedy’ Steven Gardiner in clinching her victory in the women’s 400 metres in a dominating performance at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Veteran coach Rupert Gardiner says he never felt more humiliated

VETERAN coach Rupert Gardiner, with more than 30 years of experience, said he never felt more humiliated than he did when he was sent home from the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan for what the Bahamas Olympic Committee called an insubordination of team officials.

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Bahamas 41st overall in medal count with 66 world ranking

BEHIND the dominating performances from quarter-milers Steven Gardiner and Shaunae Miller-Uibo, The Bahamas’ 16-member team rode to a 12th place in athletics and was tied with Kosovo at 41st overall in the medal count with a 66 world ranking in what has been termed a successful Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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No.19 pick Kai Jones posts double double in ‘sensational’ NBA Summer League debut

KAI Jones had an immediate impact on the Charlotte Hornets organisation and made the league take notice with a sensational NBA Summer League debut.

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GOLD FOR SHAUNAE MILLER-UIBO

FORGET the injury. Erase the major disappointment of last place in the 200 metres. Shaunae Miller-Uibo was in vintage form as she blew away the field to successfully defend her title in the 2020 Olympic Games women’s 400 metres.

Strachan: ‘I felt something in my left knee’

THREE young collegians were hoping their debut at the 2020 Olympic Games would be memorable in the women’s 4 x 400 metre relay. It was. Just not under the circumstances that it ended.

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John Bradley, 73, dies at home on Grand Bahama

JOVIAL John Bradley, the 73-year-old former versatile athlete turned sports administrator extraordinaire, passed away at his home in Grand Bahama on Wednesday afternoon.

Jones and Munnings look to make impression at NBA Summer League

KAI Jones will make his debut with the Charlotte Hornets organisation while Travis Munnings, with the Golden State Warriors, will have an opportunity to make an impression on several franchises at the NBA Summer League.

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GARDINER’S GOLD: 'It feels amazing'

STEVEN Gardiner accomplished an historic feat as the first Bahamian male gold medalist and the country’s second athlete to win both the World Championship and Olympic Games title in the same event when he powered past his rivals in the men’s 400 metres on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.

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Women's 4x400m relay team don't complete race

THE expectations were not that high for the women’s 4 x 400 metre relay at the 2020 Olympic Games, but it wasn’t anticipated that they would not complete the race on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.

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GOLD FOR STEVEN GARDINER: First medal for The Bahamas in Tokyo

STEVEN Gardiner can now add the 2020 Olympic Games title to his 2019 World Championship crown.

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Valerie Nesbitt to make pro basketball debut in Spain

VALERIE Nesbitt will begin the next phase of her basketball career in Spain - her debut as a professional.

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Medal hopes for Steven Gardiner in 400m

Steven Gardiner heads into Thursday morning’s 400m final with the lofty expectations of claiming The Bahamas’ first medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

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Shaunae storms into 400m final

After a slow start, defending champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo stormed back in the latter part of the race to secure her berth in the women’s 400m final at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

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‘I felt my hamstring so I decided to shut it down’

Citing a hamstring injury that hampered her progress, Shaunae Miller-Uibo couldn’t gut it out with the field yesterday and had to basically jog to the finish line in 24.00 seconds for eighth place in the women’s 200 metres.