SPRINTERSBURN UPTRACK ATU-18 1AAFWORLDS
SPRINTERS in the 100 metres and 400m yesterday took to the track first for Team Bahamas at the IAAF World Under-18 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.Adrian Curry delivered the first standout performance for the Bahamas at the meet and advanced for a si
Commonwealth Youth Games team named
DERRON Donaldson, chef de mission for Team Bahamas, said the country can expect the local athletes to perform at their ultimate best as they compete in the Commonwealth Youth Games.During a press conference yesterday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium, D
Tight end Mavin Saunders gives back to Florida community
FLORIDA State tight end Mavin Saunders continues to receive accolades for his contributions to the community off the field and his work in the classroom.In consecutive weeks, Saunders has been named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honour Ro
Bahamian coaches, referees 'can operate at every level of basketball'
THE 2017 Basketball Without Borders Americas Camp was a tremendous benefit to the participants on the court, but the NBA and FIBA were also intent on the development of the local game as well.In addition to the four days of tutelage for the six stude
Jonquel Jones to start in All-Star game
Jonquel Jones continues to make Bahamian basketball history with each passing milestone.The second-year forward was one of 10 players selected by fans, current players and a select media panel as a starter for the 2017 WNBA All-Star game presented by
BUDDY HIELD STRUGGLES FROM BEYOND THE ARCH IN NBA SUMMER LEAGUE
BUDDY Hield struggled from beyond the arch in the first two games of the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League but the sharpshooting guard improved in his latest outing.Hield scored 22 points, including 6-9 from three-point range in the Kings’ 95-92 loss to t
After neck-breaking cycling accident, Farmer hits the road again
THREE months ago, Lee Farmer’s career was halted after he was knocked off his bike and left for dead during a practice session on the Frank Watson Highway. Over the weekend, he was back on the road competing again.“I got my neck brace off about two w
Team Bahamas to face Mexico today
TEAM Bahamas is all geared up and ready to compete in their opening game of the CentroBasket Tournament today in the British Virgin Islands. The team, which left town on Monday, will be playing against five other teams for one of the three spots tha
Lucius Fox shines in the midseason All-Star Classic
Lucius Fox was featured in the annual showcase of Major League Baseball’s top minor league prospects during the midseason All-Star Classic. Fox drove in one RBI, but his Futures World team fell one run short in their rally in 7-6 loss to team USA at
NPSA All-Stars in Classic
Some of the future players, led by versatile Valencia Gibson and Jeffery Gibson, took the spotlight on Saturday night as the New Providence Softball Association hosted its All-Star Classic.And in a show of appreciation to their performances in the pa
Sports notes
TRACK IAAF WORLD U-18 CHAMPIONSHIPS: THE Bahamas’ eight-member team at the IAAF World Under-28 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya will begin competition today.
Basketball Without Borders champions crowned
NASSAU, Bahamas – The final day of the 9th Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Americas 2017 closed with a flourish as the top 66 boys and girls from 16 countries and territories competed in playoff games and a pair of All-Star games in front of cheering local Bahamian fans on Saturday.
'Final touches' for Commonwealth Youth Games guests
WITH the Bahamas getting ready to host the biggest sporting event ever in just one week, Rommel Knowles, managing director of the CYG Association, said they are busy putting on the final touches for their guests.
After wrong turn, Chad Albury wins the Cycling Nationals
CHRIS Curry didn’t have time to celebrate his first thrill of victory as a Bahamas Cycling Federation National Independence champion when it was all turned into an agony of defeat after a protest revealed that he inadvertently took a wrong turn on th
Ladies are off to the Centrobasket
THE Bahamas women’s national basketball team, with seven players returning from the CentroBasket championship team in the British Virgin Islands two years ago, are off to the 2017 CentroBasket Tournament. The team, coached once again by Yolett McPhe
