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Evans out of the medals at Pan Am Games 400m freestyle

JOANNA Evans, the rising Grand Bahama swimmer, finished sixth in the women's 400 metres freestyle final at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada on Friday night.

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Arianna Vanderpool Wallace breaks Pan Am record, Joanna Evans qualifies for final

TWO Bahamian swimmers, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and Joanna Evans, won their heats and will compete for medals in this evening’s finals at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

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Bahamas looks to avoid relegation in Davis Cup

After they fell short in 2014, the Bahamas will once again look to avoid relegation and advance to Zone II in Davis Cup play.

Arianna opts out of 100 fly final to focus on 50 free

AFTER finishing sixth overall in the preliminaries of the women’s 100 metre butterfly yesterday morning, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace opted not to compete in her second straight final. Instead, she wanted to focus her attention on her specialty in the 50m freestyle today.

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BOC sets record straight on Pan Am Games athletics team

WHILE there’s conflicting reports on who will be allowed to compete on the athletics team at the 17th Pan American Games, Bahamas Olympic Committee vice president Robert Butler said they have not gotten any report of any competitor who will have to be removed from the team that is heading to Toronto, Canada, this weekend.

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Peace on da Streets

Now into its 20th year of existence, the Youth Against Violence annual Peace on da Streets Basketball Classic has a little of something for everybody.

THE FINISH LINE: ‘Independence holiday could have used some more sporting flavour’

The Bahamas’ 42nd Independence celebrations came and gone and there was very little going on.

Our top athletes post personal bests at IAAF World Youth Championships

DAY two for Team Bahamas at the 9th IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia, featured another round of personal best performances from some of the country’s top athletes.

High praises for Popeyes Bahamas Bowl and Central Michigan University

THE Bahamas congratulates the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl and Central Michigan University Football Team for being short-listed as a finalist in the “Best Play” category at The 2015 ESPYs Awards.

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Gibson sets new national record in 400 metre hurdles

FOR the third time in his career, Jeffery Gibson has lowered his own mark to set a new national record in the 400 metre hurdles.

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Dustin Tynes breaks Jeremy Knowles’ 15-year-old record

Day four for the Bahamas at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, the focus remained in the pool as the swim team continued their bid for the medal podium.

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‘Here’s a 290-pound kid who runs a 4.85 or 4.9 second 40-yard dash’

BAHAMIAN football prospect Rondre Tener-Knowles is expected to join an emerging NCAA programme in the American Athletic Conference.

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Serena ends up 11th overall in discus at IAAF World Youth Championships

SEVERAL personal bests and one finalist highlighted the first day of competition for the Bahamas at the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia.

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‘Team Beastmode’ brings home the gold medals

EMPIRE Mixed Martial Arts and its “Team Beastmode” group of fighters once again took to the international scene for competition and produced several division winners at their latest tournament appearance.

CAC Bodybuilding Fitness Championships set for October 4

THE Ministry of Tourism has thrown its full support behind the 43rd Central American Caribbean (CAC) Bodybuilding Fitness Championships, which will once again be held in The Bahamas.