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Big increase in numbers for junior tennis

A GREAT sign for the future of Bahamian tennis is the large jump in young players from 20 to 35 participants at the Winterbotham IC Junior Series for the young 10s and 12s tennis players last weekend.

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Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association basketball results

THE Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association continued its basketball regular season on Wednesday at the Hope Center on University Commons with a number of games played.

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BLTA names Davis and Fed Cup teams

The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association named its Davis and Fed Cup teams set to represent the country in their respective events this year.

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Ayton ‘questionable’ for tonight’s game

DEANDRE Ayton has missed the first games of his NBA career. He is now sidelined with an ankle injury and listed as “day to day” on the Phoenix Suns’ injury report.

D’Andre Vilmar dunk goes viral

D’ANDRE Vilmar appears to have regained the explosiveness and return to form from injury in his first season for the Missouri State-West Plains Grizzlies.

Campos becomes first Puerto Rican Web.com tour winner

GREAT ABACO, Bahamas (AP) — Rafael Campos won The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic in 25-mph wind yesterday to become the first Puerto Rican champion in Web.com Tour history.

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Robinson finishes tied for 29th at amateur golf championships

DEVAUGHN Robinson once again represented the Bahamas among the region’s elite golfers at the Latin America Amateur Golf Championships.

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Fighting Tigers earn 47-32 win over Lions

With the regular season winding down in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association, teams were jockeying for the final four spots in the junior girls and boys divisions yesterday.

Aaron Levarity turning heads in NAIA

COACH Bill Robinson liked what he saw from Grand Bahamian Aaron Levarity during their Milligan College Buffaloes men’s campaign in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Hepburn takes lead in National Bowling Squad trials

ALCONDO ‘Al’ Hepburn drew ‘first blood’ as he took a modest lead in the Bahamas Bowling Federation’s 2019 National Bowling Squad trials that got underway at Mario’s Bowling and Family Entertainment Center on Monday night.

BADC: ‘Athletes must make themselves available for Out of Competition Testing’

IN an effort to ensure that all Bahamian athletes are aware of their rights as it pertains to anti-doping, the Bahamas Anti-Doping Commission said it’s important that they are compliant.

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Stars suffer 59-3 loss to the Big Red Machine

The Bahamas Academy Stars wished that their junior girls’ game against the Big Red Machine at St Augustine’s College yesterday was over quicker than the regulation time.

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‘The Tank’ knocks out Miller in 2nd round

AFTER a relatively unchallenged win in Colombia, Bahamian heavyweight boxer Sherman “The Tank” Williams now has his sights set on the Universal Boxing Organisation title.

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Roker has double double in 78-74 win over Panthers

CANADIAN colleges and universities continued with their second weekend of play out of the holiday break at both the U-Sports and Canadian Colleges Athletic Association levels.

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THE PRESS BOX: ‘The numbers don’t lie, Pacquiao won’

I’VE been a boxing aficionado my entire life.