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Puerto Rico welcomes teams for Centro Basket

The road to qualification FIBA Women’s AmeriCup 2019 begins in earnest tonight for team Bahamas.

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Sun blazing hot as Jones heads for the playoffs

Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun will enter the WNBA Playoffs as one of the league’s hottest teams.

New club, new country as Kentwan heads to Denmark

Bahamian pro basketball player Kentwan Smith is on the move again as he signed with a new club in a new country to continue his career.

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Roy Colebrook seeks another term as cycling president

WHEN the Bahamas Cycling Federation heads to the polls on Saturday to hold their election of officers, incumbent president Roy Colebrook will be seeking another term in office.Colebrook, who assumed the top post after the death of former president Be

Saequan dives into training

Saequan Miller hit the pool for the first time as a collegiate water polo athlete this week.In a history-making move for Bahamian water polo, Miller, a graduate of CR Walker, signed his letter of intent earlier this summer to join the Salem Universit

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Team Bahamas won silver 'against all odds'

AS the 17th edition of the Men’s CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association) Championships closed out on Tuesday night in Parimaribo, Suriname, the men’s national team had to settle for the silver.The team arrived home late Wednesday night and he

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Saunders family hold court over volleyball skills

THERE’S a lot of debate over who is the most talented family when it comes to the sport of volleyball in the country. There’s an even bigger argument in Gleniston Park Avenue where the Saunders family resides. Pioneer in the sport Jason Saunders, his

Healthy Van Hutchinson Jr eager for Knights return

After playing much of last season recovering from an injured ankle, Van Hutchinson Jr is healthy and eager to return his Niagara Knights to the top of the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association.Despite the injury setback, the 6’5” guard averaged 16.9

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THE FINISH LINE: Organising funding for our athletes

DO you think it’s time for our sporting bodies to come together and form one organisation that will be solely responsible for finding the necessary funds to assist our national teams when they travel? Or do you think these individual sporting bodies,

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Jones leads Suns to victory with 27 points

For the second consecutive game, Bahamian WNBA star Jonquel Jones posted another season-high total.

Wildcats end Bahamas tour with 4-0 record

The winningest programme in men’s college basketball history recently completed its second foreign tour in the Bahamas hoping that the early tests will set the tone for the team to fulfill the lofty expectations of the preseason rankings.

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Presbyterian College beat UB Mingoes in thriller

Kemsy Sylvestre lead the UB Mingoes with 25 points and 10 rebounds in their 85-76 loss to Presbyterian College Tuesday at The Kendal Issacs Gym in Summer of Thunder action.

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Isnord heads to Connecticut for 2018-19 season

Wilkenson “Kenny” Isnord continues to boost his recruitment stock this offseason and is now headed to an elite prep school programme this fall.

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Great Exuma Classic winners

The Bahamas Golf Federation held it’s annual Great Exuma Classic last weekend at the Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Course and extends congratulations to the following winners.

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MJ seeking assistance to pursue his professional football dream

Having to run nearly three miles in the heat every day for training did not deter him from his passion for football, neither did being held up by robbers three times. No matter the challenges – financial or otherwise – Medwelth “MJ” Curry Jr is determined to pursue his love for the game and one day maybe even play as a professional.