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BLTA congratulates Zamere Davis

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates Zamere Davis who was top of his Pool (B) in the under-10 division at the end of round robin match play over the weekend.Participating at the U-10 USTA Tennis tournament in Coral Springs, Davis defeate

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Jonquel Jones reflects on her standout season

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun fell one game short in their historic run toward a WNBA Championship, but the fourth year forward has established herself as one of the premier players in the league with her standout season.Jones averaged 19.2 p

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Welcome home Team Bahamas, job well done

THE Bahamas Olympic Committee and the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations held a joint welcome home celebration for Steven Gardiner and Shaunae Miller-Uibo on National Heroes’ Day for their medal winning performances at the 17th IAAF World C

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'Buddy' wants to play for Kings

WITH less than a week left for Buddy Hield and the Sacramento Kings to reach an agreement on an extension of his contract, Hield has been adamant about his desire to remain with the organisation. “We need to get that done. I want to get that done, f

Bahamas 3rd overall at Four-Ball Championships

THE Bahamas had its best showing in the Ramon Baez Romano Trophy Flight for regular players and the country’s six-man team finished third overall at the Caribbean Golf Association’s 2019 Four-Ball Championships over the weekend.The event was held at

Wildcats get win in opener, 10-5

WITH an explosive five-run top of the sixth inning on Saturday night in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, the Sunshine Auto Wildcats blew past the Inventive Intellect Warriors.As they doubled up the Warriors for a 10-5 victory

NPSA men: Hitmen take 1-0 lead

DESPITE suffering an injury to his left hamstring in the first inning, Alcott Forbes managed to work through the pain to complete the game on the mound for the pennant winning CS Hitmen.His five-hitter with nine strikeouts, along with outfielders Mar

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Bodybuilders bring medals home

The Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation’s five-member team gave it their best shot at the Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships held over the weekend at the Renaissance Hotel in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.The young team saw

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Grant: Team Bahamas 'performed exceptionally well' at IAAF Worlds

ALTHOUGH the Bahamas got two medals - gold and silver - and one other appearance in a final event, head coach Fritz Grant said the nine members that competed for the country at the 17th IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar, last week performed exc

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Jones and Sun fall short, Mystics take WNBA title

In a WNBA Finals series where no team won consecutive games, Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun came up just short in their bid to make franchise history. Jones finished with 25 points and nine rebounds, but the Sun fell to the Washington Mystics

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THE PRESS BOX – RATINGS WARS: AEW STILL BEATING UP THE WWE!

TNT’s All Elite Wrestling Dynamite” (AEW) slammed USA Network’s “NXT” (WWE) clean in the middle of the ring on Wednesday night past, winning its second Wednesday ratings war in a row.Wednesday night’s AEW show received 1.018 million total viewers, wh

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Burrows and his team get 100-90 victory in the French Pro League

JARAUN “Kino” Burrows got the best of his former team and led his new club to win in a matchup of LNB French Pro League powerhouses. Burrows’ Aix-Maurienne Savoie defeated Fos-Sue-Mur Provence Basketball Byers 100-90 in Disneyland Paris Leaders’ Cup

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Nations League: Bahamas blank BVI 4-0

TEAM Bahamas won their second consecutive CONCACAF Nations League match, this time on the road. The Bahamas blanked the British Virgin Islands, 4-0 last night at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis. Lesly St Fleur scored a pair of goals (

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Swaby's second pro fight all set for October 26

AFTER making a successful debut last month in Miami, Florida, D’Angelo Swaby will be back on the road to take on his second professional fight, this time in Redding, Pennslyvania. On September 20 at the Joe Celestin Center in Miami, Swaby pulled off

SPORTS NOTES

THE New Providence Softball Association’s best-of-seven fastpitch softball championships will get underway on Saturday night in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.In the ladies’ opener at 7pm, the Inventive In