Men’s senior national soccer team in World Cup qualifier
THE Bahamas Football Association, along with its players and staff, is keyed on preparation and galvanising public support for the upcoming FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Qualifiers.
Tavario Miller and Aggies accept bid to play in NIT
IT IS not the NCAA Tournament but one Bahamian NCAA Division I basketball player will still have an opportunity for a postseason appearance.
Lochte swim spectacular
MARVIN Johnson broke two national records and a number of swimmers made the qualifying standards for both the Caribbean Games and the CCCAN as the Bahamas Swimming Federation hosted its Time Trials at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend.
Top swimmers take spotlight at inaugural awards banquet
IN typical fashion of their historic performances, Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and Joanna Evans were named the senior and junior swimmers of the year respectively by the Bahamas Swimming Federation.
Four Bahamian players all set for NCAA ‘March Madness’
FOR the second consecutive year, four Bahamian players and their respective universities received bids into the 68-team field for the NCAA Men’s Division I Tournament, commonly referred to as “March Madness.”
Spartans suffer 80-69 loss to Badgers in Big 10 title game
CHAMPIONSHIP Week is in the books, and it was a series of contrasting results for Bahamian players in their respective Men’s Division I conference tournaments.
First King Eric Gibson Memorial Golf Tournament to be held in May
ON the heels of the King Eric Gibson Sailing Regatta in January, the inaugural King Eric Gibson Memorial Golf Tournament - the first local tournament for the year for the Bahamas Golf Federation - will be held on Sunday, May 3.
SOCCER GAMES CANCELLED AFTER COPPER THEFT
NOT even the local playing fields are now safe from the alleged copper wire thieves.
SIMONE IN TRAINING TO BE FIRST BAHAMIAN GYMNAST AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES
SIMONE Hall, of the Nassau Gymnastics Club, has been training in New Jersey, US, since early January in preparation for the 2015 Pan American Games. It is the first time a Bahamian gymnast has been represented at the prestigious competition.
NPA Alumni star in Canadian basketball
NOBLE Preparatory Academy (NPA) alumni continue to excel on the Canadian basketball scene with a high school duo leading their team to a historic title and a collegiate star honoured for his freshman year.
Ranfurly Children’s ‘amazing experience’ at NBA game
MIAMI, Florida - Thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Tourism and Baha Mar, six residents of the Ranfurly Home for Children got a rare opportunity to watch a live National Basketball Association (NBA) game this week.
Bahamas’ big night at Heat game
MIAMI, Florida - It was dubbed the ‘Bahamas Tourism and Baha Mar Theme Night’ and it was an opportunity to show off the Bahamas to the world.
Trip to Miami Heat game is just the ticket for nine-year-old Amauri
MIAMI, Florida - He should have been in school at Queen’s College but Amauri Bonamy was elated to take the time off to attend the National Basketball Association game on Wednesday night between the Miami Heat and the Brooklyn Nets at the American Airlines Arena.
THE FINISH LINE: SAC BOUNCE BACK WITH A VENGEANCE
IT’S not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish.
Sports notes
THE New Providence Basketball Association kicked off the other half of its playoff series on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the defending champions, Commonwealth Bank Giants, and the PJ Stingers winning the John Archer divisional double header.
