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WILDCATS ROUT THE PANTHERS 22-0 IN NPSA

THE defending champions Sunshine Auto Wildcats, playing their third game in three consecutive nights, saved their best performance for the last as they whitewashed the Hennessy Panthers 22-0 in the New Providence Softball Association’s double header

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Deandre Ayton shinesin the Summer League

AS the Las Vegas Summer League tipped off, Deandre Ayton has showed flashes of the athleticism and basketball IQ on both ends of the floor that led to his selection as the top overall pick in June’s NBA Draft.In his summer league debut on July 6, Ayt

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WORLD CUP: England beat Sweden to reach semis

(Mirror.co.uk) Harry Maguire and Dele Alli were the goal heroes as England saw off Sweden to make the World Cup semi-finals.

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Track and field team all set for IAAF U-20 championships

SPRINTER Joel Johnson has been listed as one of the competitors to watch when the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Under-20 Track and Field Championships takes place from Tuesday to Sunday in Tampere, Finland.

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WORLD CUP: Belgium knock out Brazil for place in semis

(Mirror.co.uk) Belgium's golden generation produced unquestionably its finest display with a magnificent first-half performance as they dumped Brazil out of the World Cup.

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Dropped – no cash for World Relays

THE International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Relays, which took the world by storm since its inception in The Bahamas in 2014, has been cancelled by the Bahamas government, ten months away before the country was due to host the event again in May next year.

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Thomas secures berth in high jump final

DONALD Thomas secured his berth in the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s Diamond League high jump final by placing fourth in the eighth leg of the Athletissima Lausanne at the Stade de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland.Thomas went head-t

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Junior Golf: Bahamas in 5th place after day 2

FOLLOWING day two of the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships, the Bahamas is currently fifth in the standings and the Under-15 girls continue to lead the team with the top performances in their respective divisions.Ashley Michel is the top pe

BOC has not yet named Team Bahamas for the CAC Games

WITH the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games all set for July 19 to August 3 in Barranquilla, Colombia, the Bahamas Olympic Committee has yet to name the team that will represent the Bahamas.BOC president Rommel Knowles said they are still in t

Minor league baseball players make debuts in respective rookie leagues

SEVERAL Bahamian minor league players recently made their debuts in their respective rookie leagues and have made immediate impacts for their franchises.The Arizona League is the starting point for many of these players including teammates on the AZL

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THE FINISH LINE: Let's welcome the first female Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture

LET’s welcome the first female Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Lanisha Rolle.Rolle stepped into office on Wednesday, replacing Michael Pintard, who has been moved to the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources where he will have responsib

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Water polo silver sweet

With the recent success of the Bahamas’ Mantas water polo club, head coach of the programme Laszlo Borbely said for the sport to continue its upward trend, corporate funding will be essential to its growth.“We are establishing water polo life and thi

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Elliott selected as head coach of Purdue Boilermakers track & field

TWO days after they lost Bahamian head coach Rolando ‘Lonnie’ Greene to the University of Kentucky, Purdue University stayed at home in selecting his replacement as Bahamian assistant Norbert Elliott moved up the ladder to continue to develop the Boilermakers’ track and field programme.

Greene new track and field head coach for Kentucky Wildcats

BAHAMIAN track and field coach Rolando Lonnie Greene has accepted a new post at another elite Division I programme.Greene was introduced as the new track and field/cross country head coach at the University of Kentucky by Wildcats athletic director M

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Donald Thomas all set for Diamond League meet today

IN producing his season’s best performance in the men’s high jump on Monday night in Hungary, Donald Thomas said he only expects to jump higher as the season progresses.“I thank God for the many blessings and for leading me this far,” he said. “Compe