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Warm welcome home for Fantastic 4

THREE weeks ago, Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association president Elwood Donaldson held a press conference to wish the Bahamas Davis Cup team every “success” in Bolivia for the American Zone III Davis Cup tie.

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Serena qualifies for discus final, sets new junior national record

The Bahamas’ 14-member team at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships got started yesterday in Bydgoszcz, Poland, with Serena Brown qualifying for the women’s discus final with a new junior national record.

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Montego Bay United to face Don Bosco FC on July 29

THE Jamaican and Haitian championship football clubs are coming to town for the first in a series of soccer matches.

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‘Beach Soccer and Futsal Camp’ for boys and girls

WITH the Beach Soccer World Cup being hosted by the Bahamas next year, some summer students are learning the required skills as a taste of what is to come in 2017.

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Breezes Eagles Masters soccer club captures bronze

Within its very first season, the Breezes Eagles soccer club soared to new heights and captured the bronze medal in the Bahamas Football Association’s Master’s Level Tournament at the Roscoe Davies Sporting Complex.

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A ‘breath of fresh air’ for Bahamas baseball

On October 7, 2014, the Bahamas Baseball Association and the Bahamas Baseball Federation agreed to resolve their lengthy dispute and work together for the common good of the sport.

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Donald Thomas soars to victory with personal best

COMING off his sixth place in the high jump at the Herculis Grand Prix on Friday, Donald Thomas bounced back to pick up a victory with a personal best at the Gyulai Istvan Memorial in Budapest yesterday.

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National beach soccer team 3rd in Nation’s Cup

THE Bahamas men’s national team had their first opportunity to compete against elite competition during their European Tour as they continue preparation for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

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Bahamas 7th overall at CUT Track & Field Championships

THROUGH no fault of their own, Team Bahamas finished seventh after they were eventually able to compete at the 16th Caribbean Union of Teachers Track and Field Championships.

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A day for cycling greats, Open champion golfers and baseball landmarks

AS THE time slowly winds down until NFL training camps open and while the baseball pennant races heat up along with the temperatures, it’s a hot, sticky, monotonous time for us true sports fans.

NPSA regular season action continues

THE New Providence Softball Association continued its regular season action in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds over the weekend.

38 set to be honoured as National Sports Legends

THE nation’s newest NBA star Buddy Hield, former Deputy Prime Minister Dr Cynthia “Mother” Pratt, Women’s NBA standout Jonquel Jones, and veterans like Leonard Boston Blackie Miller, Peter Gilcud, swim coach Andy Knowles and sports administrators like Sir Arlington Butler as well as the late Vince Ferguson are joined by the country’s only test cricketer Ivan Johnson in the 38 Sports Legends list as part of the country’s 43rd Independence Anniversary celebrations.

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Caring primary student is a class act with uniform drive

Just in time for back-to-school, a philanthropic primary is stepping up her initiative to ensure that Bahamian children in need have uniforms to return to class next month.

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Miss Bahamas contestants get creative for National Dress competition and float parade

With an explosion of colour and creativity, the 2016 Miss Bahamas contestants celebrated Bahamian history and culture as they participated in the National Dress competition immediately following a float parade throughout the streets of New Providence.

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Workshop to make young women into go-getters

Inspiring a go-getter attitude in young women that will help them be successful in any field of their choosing is the goal of an upcoming workshop.