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Gardiner: 'We're still training'

EVERYBODY is coping with the coronavirus differently from each other, including Bahamian quarter-miler Steven Gardiner, who is still in a full-fledged training camp in the United States of America.Gardiner, who lowered his national record in the men’

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Lamar Watkins to join Mustangs in Putnam this fall

LAMAR Watkins will have the opportunity to further his athletic career with one of the top prep basketball programmes in America. Watkins will join the incoming class of the Putnam Science Academy Mustangs in Putnam, Connecticut, this fall. The for

NPBA to distribute care packages to its members

The New Providence Basketball Association, one of the most flourishing sporting organisations in the country, will be making a valuable contribution to its players amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.On Thursday between the hours of 1-6pm at Pastor Arthur D

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Sydney Clarke: UAB ‘is the perfect fit for me’

As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, Sydney Clarke is hoping that she can pack her bags and head off to Birmingham, Alabama, in August to begin her freshman year at the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) on a tennis scholarship.

Long Island Regatta cancelled for first time in 53 years

FOR the first time in its 53 years of existence, the Long Island Regatta, the second oldest and most prestigious in the island nation, has been cancelled.

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Miller-Uibo: ‘I am coping okay with this pandemic’

With the world of sports on hold due to the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, Bahamian Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo and her husband, Maicel Uibo, are busy taking advantage of their makeshift training site at home in Clermont, Florida.

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PM: Pro athletes can now resume their training

DURING his national address on Sunday on the re-opening of the Bahamian economy, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis revealed that professional athletes will be allowed to resume their training yesterday.

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Donte to begin freshman year at Hampton University

WHILE sitting out a year after graduating from high school, Donte Armbrister made the leap from the junior to the senior ranks last year as a tennis player. Now he is preparing to head off to Hampton, Virginia, to begin his freshman year as a collegian at Hampton University.

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Dames and Lightbourne sign letters of intent

JOSHUA Dames and Bradley Lightbourne became the latest Bahamian basketball talents to announce their intention to join programmes at the Junior College level.

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‘PM, allow the elite athletes to resume training at TAR stadium’

With their season still hanging in the balance, high jumper Jamal Wilson is calling on Prime Minister Hubert Minnis to allow the elite athletes to use the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium to resume their training.

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Joshua Burrows commits to Trojans

JOSHUA Burrows’ athletic and academic career will go the prep basketball route for the upcoming year.

Bach: 'We will all need to make the necessary adjustments to the new realities'

INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach issued his first statement to the Olympic Movement on the social, economic, and political impact of the organisation in a post coronavirus world.

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Shalonda Neely signs up with Flash Agency

Bahamian national team standout and former Jacksonville Dolphins women’s basketball player Shalonda Neely looks to make the transition to the pro ranks.

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Williams: 'We basically stay at home every day'

ALTHOUGH they are under strict curfew laws in the Philippines because of the coronavirus pandemic, Bahamian Rashield Williams said he feel safe as he continue his journey to becoming one of the top professional super lightweight boxers in the world.

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THE PRESS BOX: My Cowboys crushed NFL virtual draft

THE 2020 NFL Draft has come and gone, and my Dallas Cowboys crushed it!