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Thomas sets new best as high jump series kicks in

AS the International High Jump series kicked off between some of the top men in the world, Donald Thomas turned in a personal best in posting a third place finish in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, last Thursday.

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Texas training move pays off as Armbrister turns in personal best

CACHE Armbrister is hoping that a change in training location from Kingston, Jamaica, to Houston, Texas, will enable her to finally make her breakthrough as a competitor in an individual event at the IAAF World Indoor Championships and the Olympic Games this year.

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Three UK coaches signed up for Sir Jack Hayward Soccer Camp

THREE top young coaches from the United Kingdon are already signed up for this year’s Sir Jack Hayward Soccer Camp in Grand Bahama in June.

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SAC seek vengeance in BAISS championships

THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Sports’ (BAISS) Track and Field Championships, which surpassed the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ (BAAA) National Championships in terms of the drama and suspense last year, is back this week at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium and the expectations are just as high this time.

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Ray Minus Jr pays tribute to Lennox Boyce

OVER the past few decades, Ray Minus Jr has trained some of the top amateur Bahamian boxers who have gone on to excel at the national and international level, including Meacher ‘Pain’ Major and Jermaine ‘Choo Choo’ Mackey, and become household names in the professional ranks.

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Bahamians sign on the dotted line for college football careers

NATIONAL Signing Day is a major milestone in the collegiate careers of student athletes across the United States, and this year, also for a pair of Bahamian aspiring gridiron stars.

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Magnum Rolle helps Wyverns roar in Japan

AFTER joining his new club near the mid-season mark, Magnum Rolle has paid immediate dividends for the Passlab Yamagata Wyverns in Japan’s National Basketball Development League.

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SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: A day of sporting blessings for a proud Papa

Today is a truly a very special one - it’s my youngest son Andoni’s birthday!

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Latest Bahamian talent holds court at Holland College

HOLLAND College has been a pipeline through which Bahamian talent can access higher education in recent years via a number of sports including football, volleyball, soccer and basketball.

Three champions back for GSSSA championships

THREE of the four champions are back to defend their titles as the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s (GSSSA)

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Denver D dominates Panthers in 24-10 victory

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — If this was the final game of his magnificent career, what a Super way to go out for Peyton Manning.

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With new starter gun, track meet finishes before sunset

BENEFITTING from the new electronic starter’s gun that was donated to the Bahamas Association of Certified Officials by their sponsor JR McDonald, the Star Trackers’ 2016 Star Performers Track Classic broke new grounds on Saturday as the one-day meet finished before sunset - the first thing done at a local track and field meet.

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Scottsdale Vixens win NPVA title

WHILE the New Providence Volleyball Association ladies’ champions were decided on Friday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium, the men have been extended to Wednesday night.

Rattlers to face Mystic Marlins in GSSSA basketball championships

AFTER a pair of thrilling finishes in the sudden death semi-final rounds, the highly anticipated Government Secondary Schools Sports Association senior boys’ basketball championship series is all set.

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Cybots knock off Rebels 84-73, Rockets rout Stingers 87-74

THE Mail Boat Cybots and Pyramid Food Rockets pulled off victories in the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night.