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Rugby cup: Bahamas routs Dominican Republic 42-5

TEAM Bahamas returned to the win column in regional play and closed out the current stage of the Rugby Americas North Cup Series in dominant fashion. The team scored a 42-5 win over the Dominican Republic at the Centro Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte in

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THE PRESS BOX: LIGHTNING WON’T STRIKE TWICE IN NBA FINALS

It is painfully clear that this isn’t a repeat of last year’s NBA Finals.

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Shaunae Miller-Uibo makes history with 200m straight world record

Shaunae Miller-Uibo is the first Bahamian to hold an individual world record in an athletic event after she stormed to victory in the straight 200m at the Adidas Boost Boston Games on Sunday.

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Jonquel Jones posts another double double

Jonquel Jones followed this weekend’s historic performance with another double-double, however, her Connecticut Sun continue to fall short in close games.

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Brandon Meadows signs letter of intent to join the Lancers this fall

ANOTHER member of the Sunland Baptist Stingers basketball programme will be afforded an opportunity to continue his career at the collegiate level.

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Wildcats eat Sharks 12-7

IT was a pitcher’s delight for Mechelle Moss and a batter’s dream for Larikah Russell as they combined to help the Sunshine Auto Wildcats pull off a 12-7 victory over the Platinum Pool Sharks in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Comple

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Bria making a name for herself in triple jump

Move over Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands. Young sister Bria Sands is creating a niche of her own in the triple jump.At the Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores, Alabama, the Life University sophomore won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NA

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BOC 'plans for Commonwealth Youth Games on target'

THE 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games is fast approaching and Bahamas Olympic Committee president Wellington Miller said they are looking forward to putting on the show of all shows.“Our plans for the Commonwealth Youth Games is on target,” he said. “We

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Miller appointed to PASO technical commission

WELLINGTON Miller, president of the Bahamas Olympic Committee, has been given some extra responsibilities as a member of the Technical Commission of the Pan American Sports Organisation (PASO).PASO is the international organisation which represents a

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Champ leads with 17 stolen bases for Rumble Ponies

CHAMP Stuart has been highly regarded in the New York Mets organisation for his baserunning ability and he continues to impress with his numbers at his latest assignment.Stuart currently leads the Double-A Eastern League with 17 stolen bases for the

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Jaraun 'Kino' Burrows en route to semis in French league

WITH a late shift to a new country and a new league, Jaraun “Kino” Burrows has continued playing at an elite level and is now en route to the semi-finals.Burrows has spent the last nine games with FOS Provence Basket in French Basketball’s Pro B Divi

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Top athletes are victorious in Atlanta Relays

SPRINTERS Anthonique Strachan and Warren Fraser, hurdler Jeffery Gibson and jumpers Bianca Stuart and Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands all posted victories at the 2017 Atlanta Georgia Relays as they gear up for their outdoor season and the IAAF World Champion

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Bahamas spearfishers make international debut in Nevada

A BAHAMAS national team competing in an international spearfishing competition for the first time acquitted themselves creditably at the two-day World Freshwater Spearfishing Championship in Lake Mead, Nevada, this month.Four members of the Bahamas F

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Ijeoma-Delva earns her first national bowling title

It was “surreal” for Uchenna Ijeoma-Delva as she won her first women’s title at the Bahamas Bowling Federation’s BTC National Bowling Championships, but “routine” for David Slatter as he repeated as the men’s champion.In an unprecedented performance

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THE PRESS BOX: A day of horse power and raw power, on the oval and in the ring

As I like to do every so often, it’s time to look back in sports history and see what great sports happenings or events occurred on this day - May 30 - down the years. What a day it turned out to be, filled with Indianapolis 500 memories, shooting s