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Rolle earns 3rd opportunity to represent Bahamas in the Pure Silk LPGA Classic

FOR the fourth year, professional golf teacher Georgette Rolle will get a chance to carry the Bahamian flag in the Pure Silk Bahamas Ladies Professional Golf Association Classic.

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Father Marcian Peters champions crowned

AFTER scores of games played over the course of the week-long tournament, the 31st edition of the Father Marcian Peters basketball tournament closed out Saturday afternoon with a slate of new winners in each of the six divisions.

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MBL player Richardson to host free ‘career paths to athletic success’

MAJOR League Baseball player Antoan Richardson is using the offseason to join fellow professional athletes and industry executives in his home country - The Bahamas - for an educational forum designed to empower Bahamians interested in college athletics and professional sports.

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Senegal, Nigeria qualify for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017

TWO teams from Africa will make the long journey to The Bahamas in April to compete in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 after qualifying at last week’s CAFBeach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations 2016.

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Beach soccer team celebrates Christmas at Down Syndrome Centre

THE Bahamas national beach soccer team took some time away from its busy training schedule to celebrate Christmas with more than 40 students with down syndrome and other developmental challenges and disabilities last week.

FOURTH QUARTER PRESS: Watch Ayton advance in an exciting sporting 2017

AS WE bid farewell to the 2016, a year that has been tremendous for Bahamian sporting enthusiasts, it is time to cast our collective consideration to everything on the horizon for 2017. With the flip of the calendar comes a cadre of possibilities.

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NPBA: Stingers close out year with two straight wins

THE PJ Stingers closed out the year by winning two consecutive games on the final weekend of regular season play for 2016 in the New Providence Basketball Association.

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Atlantis hosts major international gymnastics event

THE Atlantis Crown - the biggest gymnastics competition in the Caribbean - got off to an exciting start on Thursday as hundreds of gymnasts packed the Imperial Ballroom, hoping to jump, soar and tumble their way into the finals.

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‘He’ll find out why they call me Major Pain’

Meacher “Major Pain” Major is ready to step back into the ring tonight, headlining the Caribbean Showdown II at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

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Knowles-Tener and Dukes seek championship berth

RONDRE Knowles-Tener and his James Madison Dukes will play in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs tonight with a berth to the championship on the line.

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Giorgio Baldacci Challenge starts on Monday

THE BAHAMAS Lawn Tennis Association will mark the Yuletide season by showcasing a cadre of Bahamian tennis talent during its annual Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge, set for December 19-23 at the National Tennis Centre.

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Olympic sprinters give back to St Andrew’s

OLYMPIC sprinters Adrian Griffith and Jamial Rolle hosted a mini-clinic with grade nine students at St Andrew’s School earlier this month.

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Toastmasters Club 1600 holds 35th annual JC Sweeting Table Tennis Tournament

FLASH-like reflexes and intense competition were on display when the First Bahamas Branch of Toastmasters Club 1600 held its 35th annual JC Sweeting Table Tennis Tournament at the YWCA Hall on Dolphin Drive.

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Rashield brings home the gold

A PAIR of boxers on their path toward Olympic qualification in 2020 began their path to that goal with impressive performances against regional competition.

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Saints stop Strikers in opener on day 5

Day five of the 31st Father Marcian Peters Basketball Classic opened with one of the most closely contested games of the tournament thus far and from the youngest of the many divisions.