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Basketball Federation round robin nationals all set for DW Davis

THE top basketball teams in the country will meet this weekend to decide the overall title of national champions.

Bull Reg and Lady Sonia earn Cup race honours

The 63rd Annual National Family Island Regatta got off to a quick start yesterday with a competitive series of “Cup” races.

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FOUR QUARTER PRESS: Injuries taking toll on Warriors and the Clippers in playoffs

WHOEVER’S job it was to wish and pray for a good playoff tournament in the NBA this year ... that person clearly forgot to show up for work this post-season.

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Rio receives Olympic flame 100 days before Games

THE Olympic flame was handed to organisers of the Rio de Janeiro Games in Athens yesterday, 100 days before the opening ceremony in Brazil.

Sailing regatta brings more culture to 3-day Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival

BAHAMAS Junkanoo Carnival has an exciting new element to it this year.

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Devynne Charlton honoured, can’t compete at Olympics

She was off to a fast start and heading for her debut at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August. However, women’s 100 metre hurdles national record holder Devynne Charlton will have to watch the rest of the track and field season on the sidelines after she suffered an injury.

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Antoan Richardson secures job with LA Dodgers

NOT more than a day after he got his release from the Pittsburgh Pirates, professional baseball player Antoan Richardson has secured another job with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Byron helps his team stay alive in Greece Volleyball championship

BYRON Ferguson and his Foinikas Syrou volleyball team fought to stay alive in the Greece Volleyball League best-of-seven championship.

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Macedonia only undefeated team in BSC Classic

MACEDONIA remains the only undefeated team left in the Baptist Sports Council’s 2016 Basketball Classic.

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Cleveland Eneas are the primary schools track and field champions

CLEVELAND Eneas emerged as the champions of the New Providence Primary Schools Sports Association’s Annual Track and Field Championships, held last week at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

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The Draw: Semi-final stage of the High School Soccer Nationals set

WITH the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine and Queen’s College Comets winning their elimination matches, the stage is now set for the semi-final of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Bahamas Football Association’s inaugural National High School Soccer Championships.

63rd National Family Island Regatta gets underway in Elizabeth Harbour

THE National Family Island Regatta is just days away and the island of Exuma is gearing up for this much anticipated cultural tradition.

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Success on the track

High hurdler Pedrya Seymour, coming off her senior debut at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in March, led a big weekend for a number of Bahamian athletes in various international meets, including triple jumpers Latario Collie and Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands and sprinters Blake Bartlett, Keanu Pennerman and Carmiesha Cox.

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‘The Tank’ returns with unanimous victory over American

AFTER almost a year of inactivity, Sherman ‘The Tank’ Williams returned to the ring in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, picking up a unanimous victory over American Jamal Woods on Saturday night.

Western Warriors Football Club sweeps season trophies again

THE Western Warriors Football Club, an active member of the Bahamas Football Association (BFA) Youth League since 2007, finished the 2015-2016 season with quadruple victories, a repeat of last season’s success.