Ministry will be sports friendly, says the new minister
THE new Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Michael Pintard, comes into office with a lot of promising reviews from our various sporting executives.
Judo Olympic medallist to lead Commonwealth Youth team
THE Bahamas Judo Federation has announced that 2003 World champion and 3-time Olympic medallist Amarilis Savon (fifth from right) will join the BJF as the female coach to lead the cadets into the Commonwealth Youth Games this summer.
Sports Notes
THE Brajaxba Tennis is scheduled to host it’=s annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, May 20 at the Gym Tennis Club in Wonton Meadows. All tennis players are invited to out and support the event by playing in the tournament, which will feature players from 5-year-old to 60-plus.
Gibson triple jump champion
WITH her parents on the sidelines cheering her on at the Nittany Lion Outdoor Track in University Park, Philadelphia, Danielle Gibson closed out her Big Ten Conference appearance as a women’s triple jump champion.
Pintard sworn in as Minister of Sports
After much speculation over who will be given the nod, Michael Pintard has been sworn in as the new Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture.
National rugby team set to face Turks and Caicos
THE Bahamas’ senior men’s national team will be back on the pitch locally as they contest the Cup division in the 2017 Rugby Americas North Championship.
Kadeem Coleby signs with Al Manama for 37th GCC Clubs
JUST weeks after losing the league championship series, Kadeem Coleby was on the move once again and inked a deal with the team that most recently beat him as they prepare to vie for a top title in the Middle East.
THE PRESSBOX: Shinsuke Nakamura ‘the next big thing’ in WWE
AS most of you all are aware, a huge part of dealing with the long NFL offseason is watching Monday Night Raw and Tuesday Night Smackdown with my sons. (A great joy as a father, I must admit.)
RESULTS: Ambassadors Track Club’s annual Fritz Grant Track and Field Invitational
THE results of the Ambassadors Track Club’s Annual Fritz Grant Track and Field Invitational, held on Saturday at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, are as follows:
Olympians burn up the track at Fritz Grant Invitational
Olympians Stephen Newbold and Ramon Miller, rebounding from an injury-plaqued season, highlighted the performances at the Ambassadors’ Annual Fritz Grant Track and Field Invitational.
Miller-Uibo posts world-leading time in 400
SHAUNAE Miller-Uibo picked up where she left off last year at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by posting the world’s leading time as she kicked off her 2017 campaign on a high note.
BTC Bowling National Championships roll in tonight at Mario’s
AFTER years of trying, Jonice ‘Joy’ Lockhart finally tasted what it felt like to be the champion of the Bahamas Bowling Federation’s 2016 National Championships.
JONQUEL GRABS CAREER HIGH 20 REBOUNDS
THE Connecticut Sun organisation expects Jonquel Jones to have a breakout season in her sophomore campaign in the WNBA, and Jones delivered immediately with a new career high in her season debut.
Charlton and Gibson shine in Big Ten
DEVYNNE Charlton and Danielle Gibson led a Purdue University and Penn State show in a Bahamian connection at the Big Ten Outdoor Championship in College Station as the collegiate conference meets were held over the weekend.
FOURTH QUARTER PRESS: ‘Take Bahamian culture to the world’ with the Bahamas Bowl
THE Bahamas Bowl was the first major sporting event I covered as a journalist.
