Tureano 'has the potential to become a world champion'
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson said the Bahamas has a story to tell for a young man who went from Pinewood Gardens all the way to Madison Square Gardens and demonstrated to the world that he has the potential to become a world boxing champion.
BSF to host ECASC Men's Championship in New Providence
TO highlight “Softball Week” in the Bahamas, the local governing body of the sport will host the English Caribbean Amateur Softball Confederation (ECASC) Men’s Championship in the capital.
Tureano Johnson: ‘I’m here to take over this division’
TUREANO ‘Reno’ Johnson left Madison Square Garden Theater with the World Boxing Association’s International and vacant World Boxing Council’s silver titles around his waist. He simply punished Colombian Alex Theran for five rounds before he was declared the winner with his 13th technical knockout.
Athletes qualify for CARIFTA in T-Bird Flyers Track Classic
WITH a change in policy for the selection of the team for the CARIFTA Games, at least five athletes made sure that their tickets were booked for the trip to St Kitts and Nevis April 2-4 when they competed at the T-Bird Flyers Track Classic in the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium over the weekend.
‘Having her right next to me pushes me’
WHEN good friends Devynne Charlton and Carmiesha Cox left the Bahamas two years ago to pursue their collegiate athletic careers at Purdue University, the sprinting duo knew that they would be providing the competition for each other as they race in the same events.
No. 16 Oklahoma loses to Kansas State despite Buddy Hield’s 31
CONFERENCE play continued to heat up in men’s NCAA division basketball and two Bahamian players were able to post career numbers, despite coming in a losing effort for their teams.
Junior forward Jonquel Jones leads the Colonials en route to an historic year
NEARLY at the halfway mark in the NCAA Women’s Division I College basketball season, Jonquel Jones is en route to an historic year as she leads the George Washington Colonials.
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MEL Ferguson, commissioner of the Commonwealth American Football League, has announced that based on added interest of individuals wanting to run for the office of president of the league, the executive committee has agreed to reschedule the election date from January 12-13 to February 12-13.
Regulators down the Cybots 98-87
WITH the focus of the marquee matchup in the New Providence Basketball Association men’s feature game on the two opposing big men, Gamaliel Rose and Eugene Bain, nobody paid that much attention on guard Kenneth Pratt.
Tureano ‘is a slow mover compared to me’
YOU expect a war of words between fighters getting set to vye for the WBC Silver middleweight championship and the vacant WBA International middleweight championship, but Tureano Johnson suggested that his oppenent Alex Theran doesn’t know him as well as he thinks he does.
Canada swim clubs make Bahamas new winter training site
THE Ministry of Tourism’s Sports Tourism department, staying true to their mandate of making the Bahamas the top sports tourism destination in the region, announced yesterday that two of Canada’s top swim clubs have made the Bahamas their new winter training site.
‘The Finish Line’ to put provocative spin on local sports
WOW. It’s hard to believe that we just completed the first week in the new year.
RENALDO’S RAMBLINGS: NFL PICKS - PLAYOFFS
The “It’s Amazing Someone Botched This Bigger Than Me” Award presented by the Referee Crew from the Cowboys/Lions Game - Jim Caldwell. If he doesn’t believe his team can gain one yard with the season on the line, he should just retire.
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THE Financial Bowling League began second half play in its 2014-2015 season last night with some huge games being recorded in the male category.
'Lee Lee' grabs 31 rebounds, sets new record for Lady Cardinals
FOR 27 years, Portia Hill’s single-game rebounding record of 29 withstood the test of time. No longer.
