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FIBA U-17: Bahamas men settle for bronze

ROMAD Dean controlled the boards for Team Bahamas all tournament and came up with his most timely offensive rebound and score to lift the team to a bronze medal at the FIBA Centrobasket Under-17 Championship for Men. With the win, the Bahamas will a

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All-Star Jones posts double double

Jonquel Jones made her second WNBA All-Star appearance and posted a double double in the 2019 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game.

Sports Notes

SOFTBALL BANKERS LEAGUE AFTER taking a break, the Banker's Athletic Association will resume its softball league on Saturday at the Banker's Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. Here's the schedule of games on tap: 1 pm BAF Financial vs CI

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Leevan 'Superman' Sands plans to retire next year

HE will skip this year’s National Track and Field Championships this weekend in Grand Bahama, but national record holder Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands said he intends to hop, skip and jump his way into his retirement next year. Nursing an injury that will

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Artie Johnson's 20th annual tennis camp a success in Palmetto Point, Eleuthera

SUMMER tennis camps all over the Bahamas were conducted during the month of July and they all were very successful. In Eleuthera, Artie Johnson held his 20th annual Summer Camp in Palmetto Point. The Artie Johnson Camp had visiting speakers who pro

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'Buddy' takes time out to recognise High Flyers

CHAVANO ‘Buddy’ Hield, showing his appreciation to SuperClubs Breezes for hosting his 24 elite players, took the time out to recognise the Breezes High Flyers for their three-peat performance as the New Providence Basketball Association champions.Sti

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Bahamas bounce back, rout El Salvador 86-57

After losing their opener to host Puerto Rico, the Bahamas national team rebounded to take their frustration out on El Salvador at the FIBA Under-17 Centrobasket Championships. In their opener on Wednesday at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Jua

Junior golfers Anand, Azar in the lead

SOPHIE Anand continues to hold onto her lead in the girls’ 15-and-under division, while Diego Azar surged to the front in the boys’ 11-13 division as day two of the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships came to a close at the Albany Golf Club y

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Royal Fidelity sponsors national golf team

ROYAL Fidelity has come on board as the proud sponsor of the Bahamas Golf Federation’s junior national team that is representing the Bahamas in the 2019 Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships at the Albany resort. Six Caribbean countries are co

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Supreme Ballers win Andrew Johnson basketball tourney

THE Supreme Ballers basketball team out of New Providence went to Harbour Island last week and returned as champions of the Andrew Johnson Basketball Tournament. Supreme Ballers, coached by Brent ‘Lefty’ Higgs and Duery Edgecombe, won the championsh

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BLTA partners with ministry to host summer tennis camp

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) has partnered with the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture to host a tennis summer camp at the National Tennis Centre. The camp facilitator and junior development head for the BLTA, Perry Newton, has dir

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West vs East in face off for Sprite Basketball title

AFTER several weeks of competition, the Western & Eastern Division teams will face off for the title of Sprite basketball champions at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium today.

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Collie-minns twins back together again

THEY’RE back together again, competing as a twin tandem in the men’s triple jump for the first time since the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships. Next week, they both contest the Pan American Games before they head off to the IAAF World Championshi

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THE PRESS BOX: News from the Cowboys' ranch: Zeke's in the house

MY Dallas Cowboys head to training camp this week - the six-week countdown to the kickoff of the NFL’s 100th season is on. And despite the rumours of a potential holdout by All-Pro running back Ezekiel Elliott, all seems to be business as usual, wit

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USA Junior Olympics: Water Polo team brings home gold

THE seven members of the Bahamas national water polo team returned home last night after teaming up with members of the North Houston Storm team where they captured the gold medal at the USA Junior Olympics in California. The team, named the BahStor