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Under-12 girls bring bronze medals home

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s three-member girls’ team of BreAnn Ferguson, Saphirre Ferguson and Jalisa Clarke captured third place over the weekend at the ITF/Cotecc Under-12 Team Competition Sub Region 3 in the Dominican Republic.

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Spencer leads Caribbean team to over 70 tennis tourney

KIT Spencer, president of IC Bahamas, led a combined IC Caribbean team to an over 70 tennis tournament in Belgium.

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Anthony Burrows wins in the British Junior Circuit

BAHAMIAN Anthony Burrows, playing in the British Junior Circuit, captured another victory over the weekend.

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Black Point Regatta held in honour of the late Adderley, Ferguson, Patton

THE 56th annual Black Point Regatta, held in honour of the late Rev Lawrence Adderley, Van Ferguson and Captain Leviticus Patton, took place over the Emancipation holiday weekend in Black Point, Exuma.

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Tynia Gaither wins 200m bronze at Pan Am Games

TYNIA Gaither clinched the Bahamas' first medal at the XVIII Pan American Games by securing the bronze in the women's 200 metres on Friday at the National Stadium in Lima, Peru.

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The 'new face' of mixed martial arts in Bahamas

BAHAMIAN mixed martial arts fighter Giovanni Johnson continues to hone his craft and elevate his profile during his second training stint in Thailand. Johnson now has three wins in professional fights this summer, training out of True 8 Muay Thai Gy

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THE PRESS BOX: Cowboys one of the best at 'unearthing hidden gems'

By INIGO 'NAUGHTY' ZENICAZELAYA THE Dallas Cowboys have been one of the best teams in the NFL at unearthing gems in undrafted free agency. Tony Romo is the best example, but he's far from the only one. S Barry Church was an undrafted free agent

Summer of Thunder: McNeese State in win column, Dukes dominate in debut

THE McNeese State Cowboys concluded their experience in the Bahamas with a pair of wins while Duquesne Dukes made their debut in dominant fashion at the Summer of Thunder. The Cowboys lost the first game of the series to the Commonwealth Bank Giants

Women's Softball Americas: Team named

DESPITE the challenges they had faced in securing the necessary funding and the players available, the Bahamas Softball Federation has announced the list of players that will represent the Bahamas at the World Baseball/Softball Confederation Women’s

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Gibson and Seymour just miss the medal podium

Bahamian national record holders Jeffery Gibson and Pedrya Seymour just missed out on getting on the podium with a medal in their respective men’s 400 and women’s 100 metre hurdles yesterday at the Pan American Games.In defending his title at the gam

Neely to represent Bahamas at Junior Caribbean Cycling

FELIX Neely, the top junior cyclist in the country, will leave town today to represent the Bahamas at the Junior Caribbean Cycling Championships in Georgetown, Guyana, August 10-11. Neely, 16, will travel with Grand Bahamian Kenton Roker, the first

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'I only wanted to fight, so when I got the opportunity to go to Thailand, I took it'

AFTER the death of Kevin ‘Kimbo Slice’ Ferguson in 2016, the community of Fox Hill has seen the rise of another local mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter in Giovanni ‘Mofire’ Johnson. After his family moved to Florida in 1995, Johnson returned home in

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Carey Jr sets sights on Spain, Miller set to join the UBL

A PAIR of Bahamian senior men’s national basketball team players will be on the move to new franchises this fall in their pro careers. Mike Carey Jr will head to the LEB Silver league in Spain while Tavario Miller exits the LEB Silver for the Urugua

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Team Bahamas in Back-To-Back 3-0 victory

ON the Dominican Courts of Clay our girls came to play.After recording a shutout victory against the host country, the Bahamas’ under-12 girls team followed up with another 3-0 victory over Cuba yesterday.Saphirre Ferguson would lead out the gate str

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Bahamas eliminated

DESPITE a stellar performance on the mound from Cleve Sutherland, Team Bahamas was unable to generate enough run support and was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Cal Ripken Baseball Major 70 World Series. Sutherland finished with 10 strikeout