Boxers qualify for Pan Am Games
ALL three boxers representing the Bahamas in Mexico have booked their ticket to the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, July 10-26.
Diamond League: Anthonique fifth overall in 200 metres
IT has been a busy few weeks for Bahamian sprinter Anthonique Strachan and she capped this past weekend with her third race on the Diamond League Circuit.
‘There is just no way I see myself losing this fight to Ken Shamrock’
LESS than two weeks before his return to Mixed Martial Arts and against one of the most well-known names in the history of the sport, Bahamian born Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson has harsh words for his competition.
CBC Championships: Bahamas looks to improve on last year’s 5th place finish
THE race for the Caribbean Cup gets underway today as the Bahamas looks to improve on last year’s fifth place finish at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships.
‘Strong’ Bahamas team to defend title at CAC Age Group Championships
AFTER two intense days of competition in the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium over the weekend, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations completed its trials for the Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships and the team to defend the title is just about set.
Sports notes
BRAJAXBA Tennis is scheduled to host its “Beat the Heat” tennis tournament at the Gym Tennis Club, Winton Meadows, on Saturday and Sunday.
Gladiator Championship Wrestling champions look ahead to Nassau event
NICK Cara and three other world champions will be among a list of eight Gladiator Championship Wrestling (GCW) competitors who will be in New Providence to promote the Xtreme Gladiator Championship that will be held over the Independence holiday weekend at the Melia Nassau Beach Resort.
Thompson cleared to play in NBA Finals opener tonight
In a move that was expected, but still a sigh of relief to basketball enthusiasts and Golden State Warriors fans, Bahamian descendant Klay Thompson was cleared to return to the floor when the NBA Finals tip off tonight.
Sprinters to represent Bahamas at IAAF World Youths
THE Bahamas will look to continue its rich history at the IAAF World Youth Athletics Championships led by athletes that have turned in some of the top times on the youth top lists thus far this season.
Bombers defeat Shockers 83-81
BETTY Cole Park came alive with a throng of fans as employees, family members and friends filled out the bleachers and surrounding area to cheer on the big game which saw the Banqueting Bombers defeat the Housekeeping Shockers 83-81.
BBF to host its annual Summer of Thunder Exhibition in August
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation is set to host its annual Summer of Thunder Exhibition beginning August 1 at the Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium.
Amateur boxing club continues its quest to positively impact lives of inner-city youth
ONE of the fastest rising boxing clubs in the country and headed by one of the most well known names in the sport, the Meacher “Major Pain” Amateur Boxing Club continues its quest to positively impact the lives of inner-city youth.
BFA chief: We wanted no part in Blatter’s corruption
After “blowing the whistle” on some of the corruption that was going on in the sport, Bahamas Football Association (BFA) president Anton Sealey said there was no way that they would have supported Joseph ‘Sepp’ Blatter for another term in office as president of FIFA.
12-woman roster selected for CBC Championships
AFTER an intensive search to come up with the right pieces in the absence of two key players, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has selected the 12-woman roster that will travel to Tortola, British Virgin Islands, for the Caribbean Basketball Championships this weekend.
Rising tennis star Jacobi Bain impresses overseas
FOURTEEN-year-old Bahamian tennis prodigy Jacobi Bain had an impressive international singles performance over the weekend, winning the Cupa de Vara a Municipiului Bucuresti tournament in Bucharest, Romania.
