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Commonwealth Games: Fraser, Robinson and Mathieu advance

GOLD Coast, Australia: Day one of the athletic competition at the XXI Commonwealth Games saw sprinters Warren Fraser and V'Alonee Robinson make it to the semifinal of the men and women 100 metres, while Michael Mathieu just barely go into the semifinal of the men's 400 metres.

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Commonwealth Swimming: Fernander withdraws due to illness

GOLD Coast, Australia: N'Nyhn Fernander has had to withdraw from the rest of the competition at the XXI Commonwealth Games due to illness.

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Gardiner breaks 200m national record in Miami

GOLD Coast, Australia: He's not here as a member of Team Bahamas for the XXI Commonwealth Games, but Steven Gardiner made his own headlines in Miami, Florida on Saturday.

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Lilly Higgs fifth in heat of 200m breaststroke

GOLD Coast, Australia: Fresh from her long journey from the Carifta Swimming Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, Lilly Higgs made her splash in the Optus Aquatic Centre on Saturday morning as she competed in the heats of the women's 200 metre breaststroke.

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High Jumper Jamal Wilson prepares for second Commonwealth appearance

GOLD Coast, Australia: Having won medals at the Carifta Games and the Central American and Caribbean Games, high jumper Jamal 'Marly' Wilson is getting set to make his second appearance at the Commonwealth Games.

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Newbold inspired by warm reception in Australia

GOLD Coast, Australia: Grateful for all of the obstacles that he's had to endure during his young career, Stephen 'Dirty' Newbold would not give up the opportunity to continue running track and field for anything in this world.

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Team Bahamas 'buzzing with excitement'

GOLD Coast, Australia: With both the boxing and triathlon over at the XXI Commonwealth Games, Chef de Mission Roy Colebrooke said there's still a whole lot of excitement to look forward to from Team Bahamas over the next week and a half.

NPBA: Giants vs Rockets, Bucket vs High Flyers in Championships

BOTH championship matchups in the New Providence Basketball Association are all set and the quest for the 2018 title is down to its final series.The Commonwealth Bank Giants and Aliv Bucket Team advanced with wins on Wednesday night to conclude the s

Williams: 'But I only had two weeks to train for this fight'

GOLD COAST, Australia — On the defensive from the start of the fight, Rashield Williams tried to come back in the final two rounds. But it was a little too late for him to avoid the early elimination in his debut at the XXI Commonwealth Games. He lo

McPhee-McCuin 'humbled' as Ole Miss Head coach

YOLETT McPhee-McCuin continues to achieve new milestones and make history for Bahamian basketball.Ross Bjork, Ole Miss Rebels vice chancellor for intercollegiate athletics, officially announced McPhee-McCuin’s addition as the head coach of the women’

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Evans 12th overall in 200m free, doesn't make final

GOLD COAST, Australia — Joanna Evans liked the feeling of being the flag bearer for the Bahamas during the opening ceremonies of the XXI Commonwealth Games on Wednesday night. What she wasn’t pleased with was her opening performance in the women’s 20

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Roach 33rd overall in historic triathlon feat

GOLD COAST, Australia — Cameron Roach will take a lot away from his historic debut here in the men’s triathlon at the XXI Commonwealth Games.As the first Bahamian to compete in the swim, bike and run combined event, Roach was 33rd overall out of a fi

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Swimmers close out CARIFTA with Open Water 5K

THE Bahamas closed out its history-making appearance at the 2018 CARIFTA Aquatic Championships with its final event in Kingston, Jamaica.The Open Water 5K Swim was the final segment of the event and six Bahamian swimmers took to the course at James B

N'Nhyn Fernander 28th overall in 50m butterfly

GOLD COAST, Australia — N’Nhyn Fernander will use his splash on Thursday in the men’s 50 metres butterfly as a learning experience in his debut at the XXI Commonwealth Games.Following on the opening performance from flag bearer Joanna Evans at the Op

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Boxers Hield and Williams eliminated in Round of 32

GOLD COAST, Australia — Carl Hield’s bid for a second medal at the XXI Commonwealth Games was ruined when he faced hometown favourite Terry Nickolas in the Round of 32 in the men’s 69 kilo gram category yesterday at the Oxenford Studies.Hield, 31, lo