THE FINISH LINE: Consider Justin Roberts for next Davis Cup tie in April
After the controversy with regard to not getting a chance to attempt the 200/400 metre double at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, newly wed Shaunae Miller-Uibo has made it clear that she will be pursuing it at the IAAF World Championships in London, England, in August.
SPORTS NOTES
THE Elite Basketball Club and the Rockets won the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday.
Jimmy Norius to make Mr Olympia Amateur debut
NATIONAL bodybuilding champion Jimmy Norius will be heading to Joe Weider’s Mr Olympia Amateur South America this weekend, but he will be testing his skills in the men’s physique.
Official launch of ‘Team Bahamas’ CARIFTA movement
THE 2017 CARIFTA season is set to be a busy one for Team Bahamas as the country prepares for competition both at home and abroad in several sporting disciplines.
Comets strike on day 1
Eleven new meet records were set, and the two-team race for the 2017 Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Track and Field title has already developed atop the standings following day one.
DeAndre Ayton gets honourary McDonald’s All-American jersey
DEANDRE Ayton made history last month as the first Bahamian on the McDonalds-All American boys’ basketball team and was recently honoured by the organisation as they continued to make their tour around the United States to recognise the awardees.
National beach soccer team player profiles – PART I
AS part of the build-up to the Bahamas hosting the FIFA 2017 Beach Soccer World Cup in April and May, the regional championships will be held in Nassau next week featuring 16 top teams at the impressive new $2.5 million Malcolm Park West facility.
Falcons celebrate
It was another dose of victory celebrations for the Jordan Prince William Falcons basketball teams.
30th St Valentine’s Massacre in Montagu Bay this weekend
WITH the Valentine’s Day celebrations over and done with, Eleazor ‘the Sailing Barber’ Johnson now switches his attention to his 30th Annual St Valentine’s Massacre in Montagu Bay this weekend.
The 300m ‘race felt amazing actually after the wedding’
WHEN ‘Golden Girl’ Shaunae Miller-Uibo took the time to walk down the aisle to marry her college sweetheart Maicel Uibo on February 4 at Atlantis, Paradise Island, there was some concern about how ready she would be for her indoor season opener a week later in New York.
Game 2 of Catholic Primary Schools Basketball championships thursday
THE Bahamas Catholic Board of Education (CBE) Primary Schools 2016/17 Basketball Championships got underway yesterday at the Loyola Hall on Gladstone Road.
SPORTS NOTES
THE University of the Bahamas Mingos and the Commonwealth Bank Giants won the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at AF Adderley Gym Monday night.
THE OFFICIAL RESULTS: GSSSA’s 24th Annual junior Track & Field Meet
• RESULTS of Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s 24th Annual Junior Track & Field Meet, held at Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, are as follows:
Roberts helps Bulls pull off major upset
Bahamian Justin Roberts, in one of his best performances this year, helped the University of South Florida Bulls men’s tennis team pull off a major upset over No.16 Mississippi State University Bulldogs over the weekend.
Bahamas ready for Commonwealth Youth Games
WITH just five months to go, Commonwealth Games Federation Director Matthew Curtain said he’s satisfied that the Local Organising Committee is where they need to be to host the sixth edition of the Bahamas Commonwealth Youth Games.
