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Tynia Gaither 2nd in 200m at Texas Relays

TYNIA Gaither, preparing for her trip to the inaugural Grenada Invitational this weekend, led a field of Bahamians at the 90th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays with a second place finish in the women’s 200 metres.

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Davis Cup team ‘hoping for big things’

After losing the first round tie to Venezuela last month, the quartet of Marvin Rolle, Spencer Newman, Phillip Major and Justin Lunn will be in Bolivia next week in their bid to remain in the American Zone II Davis Cup tie.

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NPWBA’s best-of-3 playoffs starts at DW Davis on Saturday

ALTHOUGH they had a reduction in the teams participating in the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association this year, president Mynez Sherman felt the regular season was still competitive and she anticipates the postseason will be even more exciting.

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Junior Fed, Davis Cup teams suffer losses in the playoffs

BOTH Junior Fed and Junior Davis Cup teams suffered unfortunate losses in their first matches of the playoff rounds at the North/Central America and Caribbean Pre-Qualifying in San Salvador, El Salvador yesterday.

Inaugural Grenada Invitational all Set for April 8

WHEN contracted by the Local Organising Committee last year, veteran quarter-miler/turned meet promoter Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown knew that it would have been easy to get his fellow international athletes to commit to competing in the inaugural Grenada Invitational Track and Field Meet.

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Trae Sweeting and Trojans on top in NCAA Div. II Baseball

IN his first year with a new programme, collegiate baseball standout Trae Sweeting has become an integral part of a national championship contender.

COLEBY EARNS ANOTHER TRIP TO BIG DANCE IN MIDDLE EAST

NEW club, same result for Kadeem Coleby as he earned another trip to a championship series in the Middle East.

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THE FINISH LINE: New BAAAs constitution a ‘step in the right direction’

TWO fledgling sporting bodies in the country took the spotlight as they reflected on the latest developments in their organisations.

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GB Women’s Soccer League kicks off in Champions League style

Freeport, Bahamas - This past Sunday was full of excitement as the Grand Bahama Women’s Champions League kicked off the start of its third season at the Freeport Rugby Soccer Club.

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Roberts helps Bulldogs clinch 5-2 title win over Tulane Waves

JUSTIN Roberts helped the University of South Florida Bulldogs clinch a 5-2 victory over Tulane Waves yesterday in Tampa, Florida to wrap up the American Athletic Conference title.

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Bahamas tops Aruba in Junior Fed Cup

The girls of the Junior Fed Cup continued their winning streak with their second consecutive match sweep in as many days and earned an opportunity to compete for the championship in the main draw.

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Tureano Johnson aims for title fight with middleweight champion Golovkin

BAHAMIAN boxer Tureano Johnson was recently able to maintain his status as the IBF No.1 middleweight contender and is now aiming for a title fight with Middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin.

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McDonald’s All-America: Ayton helps west team to 109-107 victory

SHARING the floor with the top high school basketball recruits in America, Bahamian prep star DeAndre Ayton made the sort of impact that has the University of Arizona Wildcats fan base excited for the fall.

Minor league baseball prospects making an impact

YOUNG Bahamian minor league prospects have made impacts with their respective franchises throughout spring training, setting the stage for highly anticipated regular seasons.

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Countdown to Beach Soccer WCup begins

With the final scope of work on the newly constructed Malcolm Park Beach Soccer facility about 93 per cent complete, the Bahamas Football Association and the Local Organising Committee are preparing to welcome the world to the Bahamas.