Sands Beer Cup to be awarded to golfer with most net points
EARLIER in the year the Bahamas Golf Federation and the Bahamian Brewery and Beverage Company announced a new event called the Sands Beer Cup. The Cup, which is being specially designed by Sands Beer, will be awarded to the golfer with the most net
Commonwealth Games baton on 388-day journey around world
ON Tuesday, the Queen sent the Commonwealth Games baton on a 388-day journey around the globe.Rich in its tradition, The Queen’s Baton Relay has great significance to the Commonwealth Games as it symbolises the calling on the Commonwealth to come tog
Commune Sports' evangelism outreach training programme
GRAND Bahamian ministers Ke’Dal Campbell and Androsian Denise Rolle are representing Commune Sports this week in Jamaica where they are participating in a “Ready, Set Go” Sports Ministry and Evangelism Outreach Training Programme.Commune Sports Direc
NPBA awards set for Thursday at the Pier
THE New Providence Basketball Association has announced that their awards presentation for the 2016/17 will take place on Thursday, July 20 at the Pier on Elizabeth Avenue North, starting at 7:30 pm.League president Eugene Horton released the list of
Kerrie Cartwright making her mark on ITF Women's Circuit
KERRIE Cartwright, now playing on the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) Women’s Circuit, is hoping to make some inroads in singles this week after a successful showing in doubles last week in Knokke, Belgium.She won her second-round match yeste
Tureano to square off with Ukrainian August 25
WE can now add the International Boxing Federation’s middleweight contender eliminator match to an already star-studded weekend for professional boxing.According to Golden Boy Promotions President Eric Gomez, Tureano Johnson will take on Serhiy Derev
Bahamas tops Guatemala 68-65
AFTER a disappointing showing with four consecutive losses, the Bahamas closed out the FIBA Women’s Centrobasket 2017 with a win in their final game.Leashja Grant delivered another dominant performance with 14 points and 21 rebounds in the Bahamas’ 6
Miller-Uibo cruises to victory in 400m
With less than a month to go before the start of the IAAF World Championships, quarter-miler Shaunae Miller-Uibo continues to prove that she’s ready for the biggest showdown this year on the international scene.Miller-Uibo, who intends to go after th
Donna wins 15k Sweepstakes package to IAAF london Worlds
DONNA Smith won big with a 15k Sweepstakes package to the IAAF World Championships London 2017. The London World Championships is scheduled for August 4-13, 2017 in London, Great Britain. For the second time the IAAF World Relays organisation launc
THE FINISH LINE: WNBA All-Star Game starter Jonquel Jones 'turning heads' for Bahamas
IT IS not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish.• The Finish Line, a weekly column, seeks to comment on the state of affairs in local sports, highlighting the highs and the lows, the thrills and the spills and th
BAAA WILL HONOUR LATE DR BERNARD NOTTAGE
WHILE Minister of Works Desmond Bannister said the Bahamas Government would establish some type of memorial in honour of the late Dr Bernard Nottage, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ president Rosamunde Carey said they would honour their
Whymns 8th overall in long jump at IAAF Worlds Under-18
DENVAUGHN Whymns, performing double duties yesterday on day two of the IAAF World U-18 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, finished eighth in the boys’ long jump, while qualifying for the semi-final of the 110 metre hurdles.Whymns, who is expected to be
Athletes anticipate strong showing at home
TEAM Bahamas is eager to get the competition started when the Commonwealth Youth Games get underway next week in the capital.On Wednesday, the team was officially named by chef de mission Derron Donaldson and his assistant Emily Lowe during a press c
Jamaica routs Bahamas 64-48
Coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said they are trying their best to adjust to the high level of competition the Bahamas is facing at the FIBA Women’s CentroBasket Championships.Coming off their 61-56 loss to Mexico the day before in UVI Arena in St Thomas,
Bahamas suffers 61-56 loss to Mexico in opener
The Bahamas overcame an 11-point fourth quarter deficit but their rally fell short, ultimately undone by a turnover problem that plagued them all game yesterday in the FIBA Centrobasket. Leashja Grant led the Bahamas with a game-high 29 points and s
