THE FINISH LINE: Georgette put up a gallant effort against the world’s best golfers
WE have reached the end of the first month of 2016 and with it came the hosting of the fourth annual Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic.
NPBA: Cybots holf off Caribs 84-81, Athletico tops the Legends 104-95
THE New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gym Wednesday night. The Mail Boat Cybots and Athletico Bahamas earned wins in the double header.
Bahamas Fed Cup team suffers 3-0 loss to host Puerto Rico
THE Bahamas’ Fed Cup team lost its third game at the Americas Group II competition at the Centro De Tenis Honda in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, yesterday. The Bahamas suffered a 3-0 loss to the host Puerto Rican team.
Sports Notes
THE New Providence Volleyball Association’s best-of-five championship series continued Wednesday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium with the Scottsdale Vixens and National Fence Intruders moving into the driver’s seat. They both can wrap up the ladies’ and men’s titles when the series continues tonight.
Training venue change paying big dividends for ‘Q’ Ferguson
A change in training venue from the United States to the Caribbean is certainly starting to pay off big dividends for sprinter Sheniqua ‘Q’ Ferguson.
Griffith, Mathieu all set for IAAF World Indoors next month
SPRINTER Adrian Griffith and quarter-miler Michael Mathieu, now training partners in Orlando, Florida, have booked their ticket to the IAAF World Indoor Championships next month in Portland, Oregon.
TRIKE-A-THON BAHAMAS TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ST JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL
THE Sandals Foundation sponsored St Jude Trike-a-thon is set to roll out this Friday with children of all ages biking, triking and scootering for a good cause.
Strachan family, Mt Ararat Baptist among winners of Family Fun Run/Walk Race
THE Strachan family and Mt Ararat Baptist Church were among the big winners of the Baptist Sports Council’s 2016 AID Family Fun Run/Walk Race at Charles W Saunders High School on Saturday.
After day off, Fed Cup team returns to action today at Americas Group II Tie
AFTER having a day off, the Bahamas Fed Cup is expected to return to action today at the Americas Group II Tie at the Centro De Tenis Honda in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
13th Star Performers Track Classic all set for this weekend
THE Star Trackers Track and Field Club is all set to host the Baker Concrete/Greyco Limited 13th Star Performers Track Classic 2016 in the Thomas A Robinson Track & Field Stadium at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre on Saturday.
SPORTS NOTES
PHILIP Major, playing in his second consecutive F5 Futures in Turkey, got eliminated in the first round of the men’s singles yesterday.
‘Shaq’ and ‘Chicken’ in NCAA spotlight
IT was “Texas-sized” night of upsets Tuesday night, involving a pair of Bahamian players at the NCAA Division I level with some of the top programmes in the state.
‘A superstar in the making’
One of the most sought after high school basketball recruits of the past decade, Bahamian standout DeAndre Ayton reminded scouts, coaches and the media of goals as his highly anticipated recruitment gains momentum.
Veteran forward Bennet Davis 2nd leading scorer in France
CONSTANTLY on the move, the latest stop on Bennet Davis’ pro basketball venture sees him continue his career in France for the second consecutive season
BMC Dri Tri earnings will be donated to Dr Meyer Rassin Scholarship Foundation
TWO regulars on the local triathlon and international ironman scene made it to the top of the leaderboard in the first BMC Dri Tri on Saturday.
