Team Bahamas touches down in Grenada ahead of CARIFTA Games
ST George's, Grenada: The first of two Bahamasair chartered flights touched down at the Grenada International Airport on Thursday just before 1pm with 54 of the 56 athletes scheduled to compete on the BTC Bahamas Team here at the 45th Carifta Games during the Easter holiday weekend.
‘Let’s Grow The Sport’ - Cricket Festival this weekend
IN an effort to increase the local profile of the sport and attract a new generation of enthusiasts to the sport, the Bahamas Cricket Association will host a new initiative on its calendar.
Jonquel Jones nominee for WBCA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team
GEORGE Washington senior forward Jonquel Jones was selected as one of 52 All-Region nominees for the 2016 WBCA Division I Coaches’ All-America Team, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced yesterday.
Buddy vs Tavario in Sweet 16
FOR the second consecutive year, the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 features an unlikely matchup of two Bahamian players facing each other on the biggest stage in college basketball.
National players visit ‘Briland’ to train with local school kids
BEACH soccer fever hit Harbour Island when the BFA, along with national players from Tahiti, Switzerland and The Bahamas, visited Harbour Island to train with local school kids.
Team Bahamas leads CARIFTA Swimming medal count
Team Bahamas entered the CARIFTA Swimming Championships as the two time defending champions and target of the remainder of the field.
Boxers suffer big blow in effort to qualify for Olympics
The Bahamas’ seven-member team suffered a big blow at the 2016 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and they now have to wait for the AIBA World Olympic Qualifier in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 7-19 for a chance to secure their berths at the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Get your ticket for the Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown Bahamas Invitational
THE fire is really burning as tickets for the second instalment of the Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational are now on sale.
Jonquel Jones named to the All-Eastern College Athletic 2nd Team
GEORGE Washington Colonials women’s basketball senior Jonquel Jones was named to the All-Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Second Team, the organisation announced yesterday.
Giants eliminate Rockets, Athletico Bahamas tie series with Stingers 1-1
WHILE the league leading Commonwealth Bank Giants swept their way into the second round of the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-three playoffs, the defending champions PJ Stingers will have to play a deciding game to determine their fate.
Easter Break Basketball Camp all set
FOR the second consecutive year, Terrance “Redeye” McSweeney is all set to hold his Diamond Basketball Development Programme’s annual Easter Break Basketball Development Training Camp.
CITY BOWLING LEAGUE
THE most valuable player in City Bowling League competition last night was David Slatter of Telco Enterprises with a 668 high three game set.
Swim team going for 3-peat
IN an address on the eve of their Bahamasair charter flight to Martinique for the CARIFTA Swimming Championships, major sponsor and ‘send-off event’ host Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) CEO urged the youngsters to ‘make us proud.’
‘It was just a great accomplishment for us as a relay team’
In the best interest of the team, Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown said he decided to concentrate on the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay rather than the 400m at the 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Landmark season for Bahamian collegiate basketball players in Canada
IT was a landmark season for Bahamian basketball players at the collegiate level in Canada, highlighted by an MVP performance and championship title by one local star with an inspiring story of perseverance.
