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Triple/long jump sensation Jasmine Moore training with Pratt

TAKING a break from the chilly weather conditions in Dallas, Texas, American junior triple/long jump sensation Jasmine Moore said she’s delighted to be in the sunny Bahamas.And while here on vacation with her family, she said she couldn’t pass up the

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THE FINISH LINE: My bold predictions to 'prick your curiosity' ahead of the New Year

JUST like that, Christmas has come and gone. In a few days we will also bid farewell to the year 2017 and usher in 2018. As we prepare for the unexpected, I would like to make some bold predictions just to prick your curiosity. January With the pr

Providence Basketball Classic heats up on day 2

The Providence Basketball Club moved into day two of its holiday tournament yesterday featuring 16 of the top senior boys’ basketball programmes throughout the island nation.Hosted at the DW Davis Gymnasium, the tournament continues at 1pm today.Aqui

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‘Buddy’ returns to the starting lineup

AFTER spending 24 games coming off the bench, Buddy Hield returned to the starting lineup for the Sacramento Kings.

Top athletes take year-end spotlight

It was a year of career-defining moments for the country’s premier quarter miler, highlighted by a new 400m national record and his first individual medal at a major international event.

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Bahamian players shine in the Euro Basket

MIKE Carey and Zane Knowles notched their long awaited first win of the season for Étoile Charleville-Mézières to highlight Bahamian pro basketball players in leagues across the globe over the holidays.

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Federation holds first Open karate National Championships

NASSAU, The Bahamas – Prior to the 2017 Christmas Season, the Bahamas Karate Federation (BKF) hosted the 1st Bahamas Open Karate National ChampionshipS, bringing the best competitors from all local associations to display their talents and officially put it all out in the ring.

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Kerrie and Spencer are national tennis champions

The third time around turned out to be the charm for Spencer Newman as he finally got to turn the tables on his younger brother Baker Newman.

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Top seniors in Providence Basketball Club Classic tip-off

WHILE on a break for the Christmas holiday, the Providence Basketball Club is providing an opportunity for the local high school basketball players to stay physically fit for the second half of their season that resumes in January.

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Former bodybuilder Faye Rolle recognised

FOLLOWING the hosting of the first Faye Rolle Classic in November at Loyola Hall, the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation made a presentation to the former bodybuilder at home over the Christmas holiday.

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Spencer Newman, Kerrie Cartwright are Open champions

IN contrasting styles, Spencer Newman and Kerrie Cartwright emerged as the champions of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association's 2017 Giorgio Baldacci Open National Tennis Tournament.

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Bobcats storm to Bahamas Bowl victory

The Ohio Bobcats had one of the top-ranked rushing attacks in all of college football this season and that ground game led them to the 2017 Bahamas Bowl title.

Officials discuss bringing World Junior Judo Championships to Bahamas in October next year

BAHAMIAN officials met with Jose Rodriguez, director of the International Judo Federation (IJF), and Guillermo Ramirez, financier and president of the IJF Events company, to discuss bringing the World Junior Judo Championships to the Bahamas in October 2018.

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It’s GameDay: 4th Bahamas Bowl kicks off in style

THE preparation for the stakeholders, participating teams, fans, locals and visitors are complete and game day is finally here. The fourth edition of the Bahamas Bowl, a matchup between the Ohio University Bobcats and the University of Alabama-Birmingham Blazers, kicks off 12:30pm today at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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Nationals: Top tennis players secure their berths in finals

It will be a rematch between the Newman brothers in the men’s final of the Giorgio Baldacci National Open, while former Fed Cuppers Kerrie Cartwright and Danielle Thompson will meet in the ladies’ draw. The players all secured their berths in the semi-finals of the main draw of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s weeklong tournament at the National Tennis Centre yesterday.