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Flag football season to begin next Saturday

THE Bahamas Youth Flag Football League (BYFFL) is scheduled to make its return to the sporting scene on Saturday, August 31, on the fields opposite the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium from noon until 3pm.

Goal setting for the new school year: How to stay focused and motivated

AS the new school year begins, student-athletes are faced with the challenge of balancing academics and athletics while striving to achieve their goals.

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GB Aquatics team welcomed home with pride after a successful competition in St Lucia

The Grand Bahama Aquatics team, comprised of nine swimmers, returned home Tuesday on Western Air Bahamas to a warm and celebratory welcome from family, friends and distinguished officials after their successful performance in the 28th Annual Goodwill Swimming Championships at the Rodney Heights Aquatics Center in Gros Islet, St Lucia.

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Dynamos Football Club to host preseason tournament

THE Dynamos Football Club (FC) is gearing up to host a community-friendly preseason in-house club tournament dubbed the “Fantasy World Cup” on September 14 at their home field on Golden Gates Park.

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Franco Miller Jr joins the professional ranks

Franco Miller Jr, a former member of the men’s national basketball team, concluded his Olympic-qualifying run in Valencia, Spain, nearly a month ago and now that is where he will officially begin his pro journey in basketball.

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Taysha Stubbs ready for the World Under-20 Championships

​WITH the 2024 World Athletics Under-20 Championships less than a week away, CARIFTA gold medallist Taysha Stubbs is anticipating a strong performance in Lima, Peru.

NPSA: Best-of-5 playoffs to begin tonight

THE New Providence Softball Association completed its regular season action with a ladies’ double header on Tuesday night in the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

76ers to bring training camp to Atlantis resort

The Philadelphia 76ers will be the latest National Basketball Association team to host part of their training camp here in The Bahamas.

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Dexter Bodie is certified kids’ athletics coach

ROADRUNNERS head coach Dexter Bodie can now boast of being one of the few certified kids’ athletics coaches in The Bahamas.

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Sprinter Miriam Byfield: ‘There is no age limit for greatness’

SPRINTER Miriam Byfield said she couldn’t ask for a better experience competing in her first World Masters Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Caribbean Hoop Fest draws enthusiastic crowds with over 1,000 spectators

THE Caribbean Hoop Fest returned to the beautiful shores of The Bahamas for the second time, orchestrated by the visionary founders Donald Francois and Stephanie Halstead.

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30th annual AID Clay Court Championships wraps up

THE 30th annual AID Clay Court Championships wrapped up on Saturday afternoon at the Gym Tennis Club in Winton Meadows.

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Clarke hopes to play in pro tournaments

SINCE graduating from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Sydney Clarke was hoping to get her breakthrough on the professional circuit as a tennis player.

Team Bahamas dominates Goodwill swimming

AFTER watching the Bahamas Aquatics national team win their sixth straight CARIFTA Championships here at home in April, the Goodwill Swimming team picked up their second straight title.

New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association All-Star game was a blast

THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association played its All-Star game on Saturday in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds.