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Gardiner doesn't make cut for Male Athlete of the Year

THE International Amateur Athletic Federation reduced its list of 11 nominees to the final five for the Male Athlete of the Year but, unfortunately, Bahamian Steven Gardiner did not make the cut.Gardiner, the Abaco native who ended the year as the IA

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IC Rod Laver North American Junior Challenge rocks National Tennis Centre

THE Bahamas, Mexico, the United States and Barbados competed at the National Tennis Centre in the IC Rod Laver North American Junior Challenge over the weekend. Team Bahamas consisted of Gabrielle Simms, Peyton Anderson, Jacobi Bain and Denali Notta

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Paul Greene named tournament MVP as J Addison claim Pinky Lewis Invitational title

PAUL Greene continues to excel at the prep basketball level in Canada with an MVP in his latest tournament appearance. J Addison School captured The Pinky Lewis Invitational championship title and Greene was named tournament MVP after he averaged 21

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‘Sonny Boy’ Memorial: Boxing fans get their money’s worth

The Bahamas Amateur Boxing Federation’s four-country showdown in the first Wellington ‘Sonny Boy’ Rahming Memorial Amateur Boxing Show didn’t come off as planned, but the fans got their money’s worth with the five bouts staged.

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First Baha Mar Cup brings out the stars

AS part of the first Baha Mar Cup, Bahamian legendary tennis player Mark Knowles was joined by Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Andy Roddick, Tommy Haas, James Blake and Bob Bryan to put on a spectacular display of tennis during an exhibit

SPORTS NOTES

THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools is slated to begin its best-of-three softball championship series today, but instead of playing at Freedom Farm, they will use the various high school home fields.• Here

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Rain hampers GSSSA annual Cross Country Championships

THEY had a change in venue, but the competition was just as keenly contested this time around as the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association hosted its annual Cross Country Championships outside of the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. Sat

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Waltiea Rolle takes time out to meet 'Mother' Pratt

AS she gets prepared to be honoured by the Bahamas Hoopfest, the Bahamas’ first player to participate in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Waltiea Rolle took the time out to meet Cynthia ‘Mother’ Pratt, the first female to serve as a

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Top jet skiers in world face off at Atlantis today

The top jet ski riders in the world are set for a busy and exciting weekend in Nassau Harbour for the next three days at the P1 Aqua Cross (branded Aqua X) Racing World Championships.

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Tennis legend Mark Knowles excited over first Baha Mar Cup

BAHAMIAN legendary tennis player Mark Knowles said he’s excited about the way things are shaping up for the first Baha Mar Cup.

Bahamas Bowl in its 6th year

WE are going on the sixth year of the Bahamas Bowl. For those that only pay attention to the New Year’s Six, the Bahamas Bowl has been held in Nassau, Bahamas towards the end of December each year since its inception in 2014. The first game was an

Bahamian players clash in Canada U Sports Basketball

CANADA’s U Sports Basketball season opened with several matchups between Bahamian players with their respective programmes.Jordan Wilson and Shamar Burrows are in their second year with the Dalhousie Tigers, the No.2 ranked team in the country. Dalho

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THE PRESS BOX: In the NFL, it's the battle of wounded knee in the Big 'D'

DALLAS Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper underwent an MRI on his injured knee Wednesday and missed practice yesterday, according to Michael Gehlken of the Dallas Morning News. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport also added that the MRI was precautionary

Amateur Boxing Federation to host its first 'Sonny Boy' Rahming Memorial Championships

THE Amateur Boxing Federation of the Bahamas will host its first Wellington ‘Sonny Boy’ Rahming Memorial Boxing Championships this weekend.The event, featuring teams from the Cayman Islands, Haiti and the United States against the Bahamas, will get s

Lockhart and Hoyte are financial MVPs

THE top scorer on Wednesday night in the Financial Bowling League was Sonith Lockhart of the BTC Night Hawks with a 638 high three-game series. The runner-up was Charles ‘CQ’ Johnson of the Moonlight Strikers with a 244 high game and a 624-secon