Defeat for Bahamas in Davis Cup opener
DORAL Park, Miami - Philip Major Jr, eager to put on a good show in his first ever five-set match, gave it all he had but came up short in the Bahamas’ opening match in the American Zone II Davis Cup tie against the hosts, Venezuela, on Friday at the Doral Park Country Club.
Team Bahamas ready to put on show in Davis Cup
DORAL PARK, Miami, Florida — After spending the past few days preparing for their first round American Zone II Davis Cup tie, Bahamas player/captain Marvin Rolle said the team of Spencer Newman, Philip Major Jr and Justin Lunn are ready to put on a show.
Venezuelans all set for 1st round of tie
DORAL Park, Miami, Florida — Venezuela would have preferred to host the Bahamas in Venezuela for the first round of the American Zone II Davis Cup tie.
Suns take junior boys title
THE Temple Christian Suns junior boys’ basketball team capped an undefeated season with a championship title.
FALCONS WIN 2ND STRAIGHT SR BOYS CROWN
THE Jordan Prince William Falcons senior boys’ basketball team continues to soar high yet again above the remainder of the field in the BAISS with their second consecutive league title.
Edward St George Memorial Invitational golf tourney tees off November 11
THE second annual Edward St George Memorial Invitational Golf Tournament will tee off on November 11 in Grand Bahama.
THE FINISH LINE: Kudos to the BAAAs for honouring its past presidents
It’s not every day that you see leaders reach out to their former leaders and take the time out to celebrate the history of their sports.
SPORTS NOTES
THE funeral service for the late Roosevelt ‘Mr Starter’ Thompson, is scheduled for 11am Friday, February 10 at the New Covenant Baptist Church on the East-West Highway.His body will be interred in Woodlawn Gardens.
Big Red Machine sweep Comets
The St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine’s junior girls basketball programme returned to the top spot of the division following a two-year hiatus.
Falcons and Suns win championship titles
THE Falcons came up short in last year’s semi-finals, but Terrence McSweeney and his squad dominated the divison all season long en route to capturing the BAISS championship title.
BAHAMAS BEATS US TO RETAIN GENE SCOTT TROPHY
A STRONG Bahamas IC team which included its most successful Davis Cup player over the last decade, Devin Mullings, and its most successful Fed Cup player Larikah Russell - over the same period - beat the USA to retain The Gene Scott Trophy.
Carisa Brogden, 15, star of the day in horse show
THE Bahamas’ newest crop of budding junior equestrian athletes were on display in two days of fierce competition at the Mariposa Winter Horse Show, held last weekend at Mariposa Stables in western New Providence.
Official schedule for the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships released
WITH the draw set and facilities nearing completion, the official schedule was released as the Bahamas learned more about their path to a Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Beach Soccer Championship title.
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Barracuda/Leno Corporate Services Invitational
• RESULTS of the Barracuda Swim Club’s Leno Corporate Services Invitational at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend:
Lions, Mystic Marlins, Pitbulls take openers
The Government Secondary Schools Sports Association continued its postseason at the Kendal Isaacs Gym last night with HO Nash Lions, the Dame Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins and the DW Davis Pitbulls winning their respective opening games of their best-of-three championship series.
