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Double winners emerge in Odd Distance Track Meet

SHYANNE Demeritte, Sherinique Sears, D’Arjha Davis, Doneisha Anderson, V’Alonee Robinson, Aiden Curry, Darius Pratt and Daniel Ermilus were double winners at the Odd Distance Track Meet over the weekend.

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Bahamas Bowl players settle in at Atlantis

Under unchannelled conditions and in a whole new environment, Eastern Michigan and Old Dominion have arrived and settled down at the Atlantis resort as they now wait for Friday’s showdown in the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium.

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Victorious Justin Lunn looks to make Davis Cup team

JUSTIN Lunn, looking to make his first Davis Cup team, pulled off a pair of victories yesterday as the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s round robin segment of the Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals Challenge came to a close.

Elana to face Sydney or the top spot in pool B

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association will conclude the ladies’ round robin of the Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals Challenge today with a match-up between two undefeated players as Elana Mackey and Sydney Clarke will compete for the top spot in pool B.

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Players vow to keep their spots on Davis Cup team

With the Bahamas back in the American Zone II, the interest has increased for the men’s Davis Cup team, but brothers Baker and Spencer Newman, along with teammates Kevin Major Jr and captain Marvin Rolle, have served noticed that they intend to retain their spots.

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With more playing time, Buddy ‘starting to figure it out’

WITH an increase in playing time, Buddy Hield has increased his productivity and is beginning to find consistency and establish his role with the New Orleans Pelicans.

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Iesha, off to winning start, looks to repeat as champion

IESHA Shepherd said she would like nothing better than to repeat as the champion in the ladies’ division of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s annual Giorgio Baldaccci Open National Challenge.

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Cleare has big game, Munnings posts his 4th double double

A PAIR of standout individual performances for Bahamian NCAA Division I basketball players at holiday tournaments over the weekend, however it failed to translate to wins for their teams.

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SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Naughty’s Top 5 great sports moments on Christmas Day

AS we get even closer to Christmas, and the veritable ‘sports feast’ that awaits us over the next few days on television, I decided to go with a Top 5 list of great sports moments that occurred on Christmas Day.

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‘Major Pain’ prevails

Caribbean Showdown II became a showcase for Bahamian talent in the ring as local fighters emerged with wins in three of the four bouts at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

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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.