Local Sports

Subscribe

Tease photo

Munnings and team look to claim 3rd straight title

TRAVIS Munnings and his UD Oliveirense head into Portugal’s Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) playoffs as the No.5 seed as they look to claim a third consecutive title.

Tease photo

Chisholm Jr moves into the leadoff spot

JAZZ Chisholm Jr moved into the leadoff spot for the first time this season and continues to produce at the plate for the Miami Marlins.

Tease photo

Deandre Ayton is 'Mr Efficiency'

Deandre Ayton’s efficiency has been an integral part of the Phoenix Suns’ rise in the NBA standings.

Tease photo

No Bahamas team for the World Relays

The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations will not be sending a team to the fifth edition of the World Athletic Relays, scheduled for May 1-2 at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland.

Final decision on fate of CARIFTA in May

A FINAL decision on the fate of the 2021 CARIFTA Games will be announced in May.

Tease photo

New mother Kerrie Cartwright thrilled to lead Team Bahamas in the Billie Jean Cup

WHILE she’s thrilled about being a new mother, Kerrie Cartwright is also thrilled to be leading the Bahamas team to the Billie Jean Cup in June in Panama.

Tease photo

‘Like me, athletes and coaches around the world have conflicting feelings about Tokyo 2020’

WITH the postponed 2020 Olympic Games fast approaching, Cora Hepburn, the first female to be named as the Chef de Mission by the Bahamas Olympic Committee, said she’s eager about the trip to Tokyo, Japan, for the world’s greatest sporting spectacular from July 23 to August 8.

Tease photo

Lathaniel Bastian and the Cardinals advance

The Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals got back into the win column and advanced to the second round of the NJCAA Division I National Championship Tournament.

Tease photo

‘The kids needed this scrimmage’

WITHOUT any formal competition for his Freedom Baptist Academy teams to compete in, coach Josiah Major was delighted to take advantage of the scrimmage against the Diamond Basketball Development Programme.

Tease photo

Shavaul Butters commits to Vaqueros Basketball

JUST over a week after he picked up his official offer from Texas Rio Grande Valley, Shavaul Butters chose to conclude his recruitment process and committed to the Vaqueros men’s basketball programme.

Tease photo

Collie Jr hits 1st home run of his collegiate career

DOMINIQUE Collie Jr hit the first home run of his collegiate career but his Webber International Warriors remain in a closely contested competition in the Sun Conference baseball standings.

Tease photo

BLTA names Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup teams

DESPITE not having a chance to work together because of the coronavirus pandemic, Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) president Perry Newton is confident that both the Davis Cup team for men and the Billie Jean King Cup for women will perform very well.

Tease photo

Jonquel Jones and Foxes win title

Jonquel Jones and the UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes claimed their sixth FIBA EuroLeague Women’s title in club history.

Tease photo

Steven Gardiner off to impressive start

ABACO native Steven Gardiner got his 2021 outdoor season started with an impressive performance in the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational on the Percy Beard Track at the University of Florida on Saturday.

Tease photo

Stuart and volleyball team are champions

IT was another historic moment for Bahamian sports internationally as Eugene Stuart and his Arcada Galati men’s volleyball team emerged as the champions of the Romania Division A1 League.