My Story, My 2017 Journey: Jyles Etienne
After competing at Carifta I feel that it showed me what I needed to work on, in order to perform at the best of my abilities. I realized that it would be the small things that had the biggest impact on my performance level going forward. Whether it
Beach volleyball teams suffer lopsided defeats in prelims
CONSIDER day one a learning experience for Team Bahamas as beach volleyball play began yesterday on the opening day of the VI Commonwealth Youth Games.Both the girls’ and boys’ teams suffered lopsided defeats at the National Beach Soccer Stadium in t
Baroness predicts 'best ever' Games
Before it gets started today, Commonwealth Secretary General Baroness Patricia Scotland predicted that she’s looking forward to the sixth Commonwealth Youth Games being the best ever.Scotland, who took office on April 1, 2016, was among the speakers
NCAA basketball: Cornish todebut for Seawolves this fall
AN NCAA Division I programme will be the next step in the progression of the basketball career of Jaron Cornish.Cornish will debut for the Stony Brook Seawolves this fall as a junior college transfer, highlighting the programme’s 2017 recruiting clas
Vanderpool-Wallaceresumes her training
THE country’s most decorated and accomplished swimmer officially announced her return to a full-time commitment to the sport and will do so in new surroundings.Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace took to social media to announce that her hiatus from the sport
'It's a great deal to be able to represent your country'
KEVIN Major Jr, back home for the summer break from college, clearly remembers when he and Jonathan Taylor represented the Bahamas in 2008 at the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India.“It’s a great deal to be able to represent your country beca
McPhee-McCuin: Our ultimate goal is Olympic qualification
DESPITE a 5th place finish at this year’s Women’s Centrobasket Championships, national team head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said the ultimate goal of the programme remains qualification for the 2020 Olympics. A shorthanded Team Bahamas, with limited
Commonwealth Youth Games daily schedule
THE schedule of events for the 6th Commonwealth Youth Games: TODAY Beach Volleyball at Malcolm Park Beach Soccer Facility Court One 9am - Cameroon vs England (W) 9:50am - Australia vs Nigeria (W) 10:40pm - New Zealand vs Rwanda (W) Noon -
Cartwright advances to main draw of Iris Ladies Trophy on the ITF women's circuit
BAHAMIAN Kerrie Cartwright, playing on the International Tennis Federation women’s circuit, advanced to the main draw of the Iris Ladies Trophy in the $15,000 Brussels. Cartwright pulled off a 6-2, 6-1 win over Daria Kuczer of Poland on Monday in th
THE PRESS BOX: As NFL training camps openthis weekend, let's kickthings off in the AFC North
TRAINING camps open this weekend and early next week, across the NFL. The most glorious time on the sports calendar is finally upon us. And as we creep closer and closer to KICK OFF SUNDAY 2017, over the coming weeks I will preview each division in
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
