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Cybots celebrate

Practice makes perfect. Just ask the Mail Boat Cybots. Whenever they were not playing, win or lose, coach Wayde Watson had his Cybots in the gym preparing for their next game in the New Providence Basketball Association men’s best-of-seven championship series. Now they can look back and celebrate as the new champions.

Bahamian baseball players look to make impact in majors

AS the Minor League Baseball season got underway this month, several Bahamian baseball players are looking to make an impact and progress toward the majors.

Another exciting week of flag football

IT was another exciting day of play in the Bahamas Flag Football League at the Winton Rugby Pitch this past Sunday.

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THE FINISH LINE: Kudos to Chris and ‘Catch the Fire’

After a two-year hiatus, Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown got back on track in hosting his second Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium over the weekend.

‘This country has no true feeder system for basketball’

IT usually makes for a great photo-op, doesn’t it?

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Cybots champions

The Mail Boat Cybots have returned as New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) champions.

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Knights senior girls, boys win GSSSA soccer titles

IT was a sweep of both divisions for the CR Walker Knights as they proved to be the dominant senior soccer programme in the Government Schools Secondary Sports Association.

Damian Neville suffers spinal injury in rugby training accident

DAMIAN Neville, a well known local sportsman, suffered a serious spinal injury on Tuesday night after an accident during the Bahamas rugby team’s preparations for their match with Mexico next month.

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Olympic highs reward for years of hard work and dedication

THE Bahamas Olympic Association’s (BOA) fourth and current president, Sir Arlington Butler, can be considered the country’s keeper of the Olympic flame.

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FOURTH QUARTER PRESS: A ‘lacklustre’ first round in NBA playoffs

THE NBA playoffs are officially underway, with all eight of the first-round series through two games.

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Launching Team Bahamas

MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson officially launched Team Bahamas yesterday by introducing some of the bright young people in the country, including those in the realm of sports, junkanoo, drama, politics and art.

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TahjNeé gets full athletic scholarship to Fresno State

Versatile TahjNeé Thurston is all set to head off to California to attend Fresno State University on a full athletic scholarship.

2022 Vision: Meeting to prepare for Commonwealth Youth Games

IN preparation for the Commonwealth Youth Games, the Bahamas Commonwealth Games Association will host the first Americans and Regional Meeting this weekend as the event takes on its own brand heading into the hosting next year in the Bahamas.

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Natasha Newbold ‘was a strong-minded individual who never felt that she would fail’

NATASHA Newbold played a pivotal role in the sport of bodybuilding and powerlifting. She was a strong-minded individual who never felt that she would fail or not be able to finish a race.

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CASJA shocked by sudden death of Barbadian journalist

NASSAU, Bahamas — The Caribbean Sports Journalists’ Association (CASJA) is shocked by the sudden passing of colleague journalist Petra Gooding of Barbados.