$56,000 for The Ranfurly Homes for Children thanks to Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
POPEYES Bahamas Bowl organisers yesterday pledged to strengthen the relationship between the game and the local community during a press conference in the convention area of the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island.
More than 4,000 distance runners to hit Nassau in November for the Bahamas Half Marathon
OVER 4,000 long distance runners are expected to be in New Providence later this year as the island gets ready to host the Bahamas Half Marathon.
NCAA: DeAndre Ayton tops ‘ESPN 60’ for class of 2017
THIS week represented the beginning of NCAA basketball recruitment as coaches were able to officially contact those respective recruits for the first time.
Sports Notes
THE New Providence Softball Association is scheduled to continue its regular season action tonight in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
Coleby can’t travel because his passport was stolen
Grand Bahamian collegiate player Dwight Coleby was hoping to make the trip to Tortola, British Virgin Islands, this weekend with the Bahamas men’s national team as they attempt to successfully defend their title at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championship.
14-member men’s national basketball team named for CBC
WITH three days to go before they travel and just as the women’s tournament gets ready to wrap up, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has finalised the list of 14 players who will represent the men’s team at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships next week in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
Steven Gardiner dips under 45 seconds in the 400 metres
STEVEN Gardiner, off to an impressive start in his first year as a professional athlete, became the ninth Bahamian male quarter-miler to dip under the 45-second barrier in the 400 metres when he took the victory in the Star Athletics Sprint Classic in Montverde, Florida, over the weekend.
Xtreme Gladiator Championship set for South Andros next month
GLADIATOR Championship Wrestling was so impressed with their trip to South Andros over the weekend that they are eager to return on July 11 for the Xtreme Gladiator Championship on the island.
Thunderbird wins the South Andros Regatta thanks to Frank Hanna
TO reward businessman Frank Hanna for coming on board as his new sponsor, Rev Dr Philip McPhee’s Thunderbird went out and won the South Andros Regatta over the weekend.
Defenders win the title
It took a marathon three sets for the Scotiabank Defenders to successfully defend their men’s title as the fifth annual ‘Defend Ya Spike’ international volleyball tournament came to a close at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Sunday night.
CBC: Bahamas tops USVI 67-63 for victory
WHAT a difference a year has made for our senior women’s national basketball team as they started the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships with a win over the same team that sent them to an opening-round loss in 2014.
SPORTING MISCHIEF AND MAYHEM: Crowning glory
AS you all recall a few weeks ago, right after I nailed the Mayweather/Pacquiao prediction, I mentioned that we may have a possible Triple Crown winner in American Pharoah.
Boxers to bring home the bronze
AFTER booking their tickets for the Pan American Games, all three boxers lost their semifinal matches at the Qualifying Tournament in Mexico on Sunday.
Sir Durward, Frank Hanna donate money for All-Andros Regatta
WITH the 22nd annual All-Andros and Berry Islands Regatta next on the calendar for the Independence Holiday in Morgan’s Bluff, North Andros, legendary Sir Durward Knowles and colourful businessman Frank Hanna provided their financial assistance.
Auto Mall Boomers win ‘Defend Ya Spike’ volleyball title
EVERY year, more and more international players flock to the Bahamas to compete in the Scotiabank Defenders Defend Ya Spike volleyball tournament.
