Denair wins two gold and a silver at the Special Olympics World Summer Games
WITH the cheers of thousands of spectators spurring him on and the claps of his coach encouraging him, 21-year-old Denair Rolle delivered the winning throw that sealed his gold medal win in the softball throw at the Special Olympics World Games.
Parker gets ‘Plaque of Merit’
KEITH Parker, MBE, veteran Bahamian track and field coach and administrator, received an extraordinary honour from outgoing International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Lamine Diack at the opening of the Beijing IAAF 50th Anniversary Congress on the eve of the Beijng World Championships for track and field.
NCAA: Buddy named preseason third team All-American
NCAA division I basketball is still weeks away from tip off, but the American national media has already placed Bahamian guard Buddy Hield among its projections as one of the top players in the country.
Armbrister to join SEC powerhouse Lady Bulldogs this fall
SHE has excelled thus far at the junior college and international level for the Bahamas. Now, high scoring wing player Shanea Armbrister is expected to be a major contributor for an SEC powerhouse programme.
‘We saw a lot of talented kids’
A group of tennis instructors from the Lyford Cay Club, led by former Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) president Derron Donaldson, took the time out to share their expertise with a group of youngsters during a clinic at the park in Flamingo Gardens on Saturday.
SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Ouch! The diagnosis on your favourite NFL stars
IN all my years of watching the NFL, and its season kickoff weekend in particular (I haven’t missed one since the old millennium), I’ve never seen so many big name stars go down with significant or season-ending injuries in week one!
LPGA to host another junior golf clinic at Ocean Club this weekend
THE connection between the Bahamas and the Ladies Professional Golfer’s Association continues to develop at the local level.
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THE Grand Bahama Cycling Championships is the next major event on the calendar for the Bahamas Amateur Cycling Federation.
Elite Warriors stop Mighty Mitts, 15-3
THE BTC Elite Warriors avenged one of their only two losses so far this year in the New Providence Softball Association men’s division by stopping the Chances Mighty Mitts 15-3 with a couple of home runs from a pair of siblings to keep in front of the leaderboard as the regular season starts to wind down.
‘These young men and women will certainly be our sloop sailors of tomorrow’
MINISTER of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local Goverment V Alfred Gray said he didn’t know the level of participation the sailors in the Bahamas Sailing Association’s National Sailing School competed at until he witnessed it for himself in Montagu Bay over the weekend.
NCAA football: Mixed results for Bahamians in week two
IT was mixed results for Bahamian players across the United States in week two of division I NCAA football.
Crazy Partner wins C Class in 1st Back-to-School Regatta
CRAZY Partner, skippered by Lundy Robinson, pulled off the victory in the C Class competition of the first Back To School Regatta in Montagu Bay over the weekend.
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WAYNE Russell III was the only Bahamian competing in the 12th Copa Arabe International IFF Grade 5 Tournament in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, over the weekend. Russell lost in the first round to Robert Lazar in set scores of 6-0, 6-1.
Gibson and Miller finish on winning note in Diamond League
JEFFERY Gibson and Shaunae Miller, still riding high on their medal-winning performances at the World Championships in Beijing, China, last month, closed their 2015 season by winning their respective events on Friday at the AG Insurance Memorial van Damme Diamond League meet in Brussels, Belgium.
Donald Thomas soars for the silver in high jump
WITH the men’s high jump not one of the disciplines for the 2015 IAAF Diamond League, Donald Thomas is taking advantage of competing in whatever meets he can get in around the European circuit.
