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Athletes invited to the Pan Am Games

THE Bahamas Olympic Committee released the names of the athletes invited to participate in the 2019 Pan American Games.

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Royal Bahamas Defence Force Fun Run/Walk and Health Expo

CORAL HARBOUR BASE — RBDF - Mackey Williams and Branae Coakley were the first male and female runners to cross the finish line on Saturday past at the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s annual Fun Run/Walk and Health Fair at Goodman’s Bay.

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Abaco Tennis Association hosts successful summer tournament

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) congratulates the Abaco Tennis Association (ATA) for hosting a successful summer tournament this past week. The Abaco Tennis Summer Camp was held in Forest Heights, Abaco. Recently, BLTA “Play Tennis Cours

Cycling nationals all set for this weekend

THE Bahamas Amateur Cycling Federation is slated to hold its annual National Independence Championships this weekend in Heritage Park. But there will be a new twist to the time trials and road race. According to federation president Roy Colebrook, f

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Mike Sands elected president of the NACAC

MICHAEL ‘Mike’ Sands is now the new North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) president and International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) area representative.

Kalik Summer Bowling League heats up

PLAY continued in the Kalik Summer Bowling League Tournament Monday night at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment Centre with 10 teams competing for a 1st place prize of $1,200, 2nd place $600 and 3rd place $400. The Strike Force team, led by an

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Junkanoo Bowl: Donte and Denali eliminated

Davis Cupper Donte Armbrister and national junior champion Denali Nottage took their opponents right to the wire, only to lose gruelling three-setters in their first round matches in the International Tennis Federation’s Junkanoo Bowl Under-18 Tennis

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Kevin Johnson Summer Basketball Camp helpingprospects get off to school

JERINA Madayag likes what she sees in the Bahamas. That is one of the reasons why she continues to come back year after year to the Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson Summer Basketball Camp looking for more and more basketball prospects to take to the US.All the way

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Sands elected president of NACAC

MICHAEL 'Mike' Sands made history Tuesday by becoming the first Bahamian president of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC).

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Jacobi advances

Top seed Alexander Bernard had one of the quickest matches played so far in the International Tennis Federation’s Junkanoo Bowl junior tennis tournament yesterday at the National Tennis Centre. Also on day one of the week-long tournament, Bahamas La

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Minor league players begin their pro careers as rookies

BOTH Bahamian minor league players with New York Major League Baseball franchises begin their pro careers at the rookie level in the Gulf Coast League. D’Vaughn Knowles is several games into his campaign with the New York Yankees’ - GCL Yankees East

Juniors get set for Pan Am U-20

IT’S going to be a busy time for several junior athletes as they will be heading off to compete in two separate meets in the space of two weeks this month. Right after their return from the NACAC Under-18 and Under-23 Championships in Santiago de Qu

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Johnson: 'I feel far better conditioned for this fight'

BAHAMIAN middleweight boxer Tureano Johnson promises a much better showing this time around when he steps back into the ring.During a pre-fight promotion for his July 18 matchup against Ireland’s Jacob Quigley for the North American Boxing Federation

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Heats Athletics track club compete in junior nationals

THE 10-member team of the Grand Bahama Heats Athletics track club was recently in Nassau to compete in the Junior Nationals. One of the star players, Terrence Jones, was part of the 10-member team that participated. Terrance holds the 2019 Junior Na

Nesbitt signs with Paulista in Brazil

DAVID Nesbitt is on the move for the third time in as many years in Brazil’s pro basketball league, the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).The veteran forward signed with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista for the 2019-20 season.In 37 games for Flamengo Basketb