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Shaunae Miller-Uibo wins heat in 400m

LONDON. England: In a dominating fashion, 2016 Olympic Games champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo began her quest for the rare 200/400 metre double by powering to an easy victory in the first round of the women's 400m at the 16th IAAF World Championships.

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Gardiner wins heat to storm into 400m semis

LONDON, England: It was a fantastic start for national 400 metre record holder Steven Gardiner as he began his quest for a medal at his third appearance at the IAAF World Championships. However, the debut on the field for national triple jump record holder Tamara Myers didn't lead to the next round.

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Fraser takes on Bolt, but misses out on semis

LONDON, England: Warren Fraser will cherish the memory of running next to Usain Bolt, but he wished his performance matched the exposure he got on the electrifying opening night of the 16th IAAF World Championships.

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Sponsor helps Oneil Williams go the distance

Nationally renowned distance runner Oneil Williams received timely assistance from a corporate sponsor as he readies himself for major international competition in 2018.The Island Game Foundation presented Williams with a sponsorship of $5000 to assi

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Outgoing High Commissioner looking forward to being involved in sports back home

By BRENT STUBBSSenior Sports Reporterbstubbs@tribunemedia.netLONDON: After spending the past four “wonderful” years of as the Bahamas High Commissioner to London, Ed Bethel said his only regret is that he will miss the 16th International Amateur Athl

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THE FINISH LINE: A three medal prediction for Team Bahamas

LONDON: By the time you read this, the 16th International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Championships will be underway with a lot of expectations of the 24-member team in England. The games were due to get started with the opening ceremonies j

Bahamas fifth at Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships

The 2017 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships continued at The Links Casa de Campo Resort in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas remains in fifth place in the race for the Arthur Zadie Trophy.After three rounds the Bahamas has posted a total of 1,

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Steven Gardiner: A 400 metres medal would top my year off

LONDON: Steven Gardiner feels he’s in the right company at the right time to join fellow Bahamian Shaunae Miller-Uibo as a medallist at one of the major international track and field meets.While Miller-Uibo returns as the athlete to watch on the 24-m

'Summer of Thunder' set to shake the Kendal Isaacs Gym this week

The Bahamas Basketball Federation’s “Summer of Thunder” is set to begin this week and will once again highlight a busy summer for local basketball at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.The series of exhibitions between local teams and visiting NCAA programm

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Athletes are 'looking good' ahead of World Championships

LONDON: While he’s never had the opportunity to compete in England, Carl Oliver said he’s delighted to be here at the 16th International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) World Championships as the co-manager for Team Bahamas.Oliver, a former member

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Grand Bahama enjoying a 'Dream week' with Buddy

Buddy Hield’s tour of community outreach efforts this summer shifted to Grand Bahama with “Dream Week.”Dream Week began July 31 with a two day camp at both the Jack Hayward Gymnasium and Pinedale basketball courts. Following a day off, the action ret

Lyford Cay Classic tournament winners on course for success

The Bahamas Golf Federation recently hosted it’s latest tournament, the Lyford Cay Classic, the first Stapleford Points event in Nassau for the 2017 season. The event had a mixture of male, female and junior golfers. The BGF extended its congratulati

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BAAA president appointed chief scrutineer for IAAF Congress

LONDON: While she waits for Team Bahamas to start competing at the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s 16th World Championships, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations president Rosamunde Carey is making some headlines of her own in the

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Roberts wins again to reach semifinals

Another gruelling three set match, another win for Justin Roberts as he advanced to the quarterfinals of the Finland F1 Futures – Admares Open.Roberts defeated a higher ranked opponent for the second time in as many days when he eliminated Tom Fawcet

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Nassau Rowing Club's boat and dock dedication helps celebrate fifth anniversary

On Saturday, Nassau Rowing Club had their first Boat and Dock Dedication at their boat club located on the north side of Lake Cunningham. With many upgrades happening this year to the club, the current board members thought that it would be a great