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Tanzanian swimmers get personal bests in CYG swimming

EVERYBODY knows that their forte has been distance running, but Tanzania is also spreading their sporting prowess to swimming.

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An historic week of firsts for judo at 6th Commonwealth Youth Games

JUDO is a burgeoning discipline in the Bahamian athletic arena, and the skills of many competitors were on display in mega-fashion with the sport’s entrance to the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG).The international six-day event featured an historic we

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Bahamas routs Guyana 114-63

The Bahamas delivered a statement to the remainder of the field with a dominant performance in the opening game of the FIBA Centrobasket Under-17 Men’s Championship.Led by the Dominic Bridgewater and Grevaughn Goodman backcourt that accounted for 50

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Lucius Fox assigned to Charlotte Stone Crabs at the Single A-Advanced level

LUCIUS Fox is on the move in the minor leagues once again after he received another promotion in the Tampa Bay Rays franchise.Fox was assigned to the Charlotte Stone Crabs of the Florida State League at the Single A-Advanced level.The 20-year-old sho

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Twenty-one athletes are named for the IAAF Worlds

ALTHOUGH they are still waiting on the final approval of the remaining members of the team, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has released the names of 20 athletes for the IAAF World Championships.With the team scheduled to travel on M

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Women's national softball team suffers 12-1 loss to Australia

Following an opening game win, the Bahamas’ losing streak at the WBSC’s XII Junior Women’s Softball World Championship was extended to three yesterday. The Bahamas lost 12-1 to Australia as group play continued yesterday at the Eddie Moore Softball

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Sir Durward Knowles oldest living Olympic gold medallist in world

OUR very own national hero and philanthropist Sir Durward Knowles, who won the first ever Olympic gold medal for the Bahamas in 1964, is now the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in the world.Sir Durward, who sailed to a first-place finish in the

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Women's national softball team suffers two consecutive losses

After getting off to an impressive start, the Bahamas suffered two consecutive losses yesterday as round robin play heated up at the XII Junior Worlds Softball Championships in Clearwater, Florida.The team, posing with the Bahamian flag, was featured

Bimini Big Game Club Resort and Marina to host Wahoo Smackdown IX

ALICE TOWN, BIMINI — Bimini Big Game Club Resort and Marina, host to some of The Bahamas’ most legendary fishing tournaments, is pleased to announce that Wahoo Smackdown IX is set for November 9-12.The ever-popular and authentic Bahamian offshore tou

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Top swimmers get in gear for FINA World Juniors

FRESH off their silver-medal performances at the 6th Commonwealth Youth Games, Izaak Bastian and Lilly Higgs, along with Tyler Russell, are gearing up for their participation in the FINA World Jr Championships next month.

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Team Bahamas all set for CBC U-17 boys’ tournament

AFTER winning the Caribbean Basketball Championship under-16 boys’ title last year, Quinton ‘Three Ounce’ Hall is hoping that the Bahamas men’s national basketball team will duplicate the feat at the CentroBasket Under-17 Tournament.

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Bahamas’ Stanhope 24th overall in World Rowing U-23 Championships

William Stanhope closed out his first 2017 World Rowing U-23 Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on Sunday.

Kentwan Smith signs with top level basketball team in Slovakia

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.Smith agreed to terms with BK Levicki Patrioti of the Slovak Extraliga (SBL) - the top level of basketball in Slova

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Youthful Fed Cup teamdoesn't advance in Panama

THE Bahamas’ youthful team of Iesha Shepherd, Sydney Clarke, Elana Mackey and Sierra Donaldson didn’t advance out of the Americas Zone II Fed Cup tie after posting a 1-3 win-loss record last week in Panama City, Panama.The team, captained by Chelsea

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30th Jeff Rodgers Summer Basketball camp gets underway

AS they approach another milestone, the 30th edition of the Jeff Rodgers Summer Basketball camp got underway yesterday and organisers expect it to be another landmark event.This year’s camp will operate from the courts on the outside of the Kendal Is