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Ayton hosts supplies donation drive at Fry's grocery store in Phoenix

PHOENIX Suns centre Deandre Ayton said he was overwhelmed at the level of support the people of Phoenix offered to the Bahamas and the victims of Hurricane Dorian. Ayton hosted a supplies donation drive at Fry’s grocery store in the Phoenix area and

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Jones named to WNBA's All-Defensive 1st team

The postseason accolades have begun to roll in for Jonquel Jones as her Connecticut Sun prepare for a postseason run.Jones made her debut as a member of the WNBA’s All-Defensive First Team when the league announced the awards yesterday.She finished t

Jordan donates $1m to assist Dorian victims

WIDELY regarded as the greatest professional basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan has made the largest personal donation of any sports icon toward Hurricane Dorian relief. A frequent visitor to Baker’s Bay in Abaco, Jordan announced his don

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Nesly Jean enjoying new role as head coach of Team Bahamas

HE could have easily been on the field kicking the ball around and setting up his team-mates for a goal. But Nesly Jean said he’s enjoying his new role as the head coach of the men’s national soccer team as he gets to call the shots from the sideline

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Chelsi russell gets scholarship from ITF Olympic Solidarity for Coaches

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulates coach Chelsi Russell, who received a six-week scholarship from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Olympic Solidarity for Coaches to participate in the ITF Coaching Advanced Players Course (Leve

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Junior Chess players return home with 23 team points

THE Bahamas junior chess team recently returned home from the prestigious North American Youth Chess Championship (NAYCC) with a total of 23 team points. Although no team member medalled, team coach and president of The Bahamas Chess Federation, Elto

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Nothing but praise for our men's national soccer team

CONCACAF general secretary Philippe Moggio had nothing but praise for the Bahamas men’s national soccer team following their 2-1 triumph over Bonaire in the Nations League match on Monday night at Thomas A Robinson National Stadium. “Every one of ou

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Jones and Sun get set for WNBA playoffs

THE WNBA regular season concluded and now attention shifts to the playoffs for Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun. Jones led the league in rebounding for the second time in her career and finished tied for the league lead in blocks. She finished

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Bahamas earn 2-1 win over Bonaire

Playing with a heavy heart as he led in the hurricane relief efforts for Abaco and Grand Bahama, an emotionally charged Happy Hall and and his long-time team-mate Cameron Hepple lifted the Bahamas in a celebratory mood with a 2-1 victory over Bonaire

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Buddy: 'I'm just trying to raise awareness where people can donate water, food'

BUDDY Hield continues to extend the reach of his platform and galvanise support for the victims of Hurricane Dorian. Hield appeared on ESPN’s flagship show “SportsCenter” to discuss the effects of the catastrophic storm and NBA personalities from ac

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Rahming secures bronze at Pan Am Open

In her continued trek towards cementing her berth in judo for the Bahamas at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, Cynthia Rahming secured a bronze medal at the Pan American’s Santo Dominican Open in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, over the weekend, improving on a fifth place finish two years ago.

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‘Tum Tum’ back with Spartans

LOURAWLS “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr is back with the Michigan State Spartans programme.

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Pray for The Bahamas

Miami Hurricanes took the field on Saturday wearing the Bahamas flag sticker on their helmets . . .

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Shaunae pledges $25,000 to help with hurricane recovery

SHAUNAE Miller-Uibo became the latest high profile Bahamian athlete to use their platform to aid the Hurricane Dorian relief effort. The national 200m record holder and reigning 400m Olympic champion pledged $25,000 to assist the rebuilding of churc

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IAAF Worlds: Miller-Uibo ranked 4th overall

Heading into today’s deadline for athletes and teams to be confirmed for the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Championships, Shaunae Miller-Uibo is currently sitting in fourth place overall in the women’s world ranking.The world rank