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GSSSA: Cobras rout Mystic Marlins, 94-64

THE CC Sweeting Cobras made an early statement to the remainder of the Government Secondary School Sports Association senior boys’ basketball league as they dominated an eagerly anticipated early season matchup against the defending GSSSA and Hugh Campbell runners up.

St Paul's and Golden Gates open best-of-three playoffs in win column

ST Paul’s and Golden Gates opened their respective co-ed and men’s best-of-three playoff series by knocking off Macedonia in the Baptist Sports Council’s 2014 Coca-Cola Softball Classic.

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Tank promises to fire 'conch punch'

Heavyweight Sherman ‘The Tank’ Williams is coming home on Thursday and he promised to unleash the “conch punch” on his new opponent, Manuel Banquez from Colombia, at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Friday night.

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'Everyone was prepared but I wanted it a little more'

THE goal was to get three medals, but Carl Hield was the only one of the three-member team from the Bahamas to win a medal at the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games last week in Veracruz, Mexico.

Regulators, Cybots pull off victories in NPBA

THE Patron Regulators and Mail Boat Cybots pulled off victories as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.

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World's best Star Sailors to make a splash in Montagu Bay

THE world’s best Star class sailors have all gathered here in The Bahamas for the 2014 Star Sailors League Sailing Championships schedueled to take place in Montagu Bay this week. The event begins today at the Nassau Yacht Club.

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GOLF

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'Pain' ready for The Revenge

LIGHTWEIGHT Meacher Major and heavyweight Jerry ‘Big Daddy’ Butler found themselves in a familiar setting. The duo were back in the Champion Boxing Club over the weekend sparring together as they prepare for Friday night’s professional boxing card at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

Roadrunners Track and Field Club holds 15th annual awards banquet at Atlantis

Under the patronage of Mr and Mrs William Delancey, the Road Runners Track and Field Club held its 15th annual Awards and Presentation Banquet in the Grand Ballroom at the Atlantis resort on Saturday night.

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Barracuda Swim Club's 18-medal haul at rhe Speedo Winter Championships

THE Barracuda Swim Club hauled in its share of medals at the Speedo Winter Championships in Plantation, Florida.

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Paul de Souza, 14, finishes 10th overall in Sunfish Class

A SHIFT in the weather may have played a vital role in the way Team Bahamas performed during the sailing competition of the XXII Central American and Caribbean Games last week in Veracruz, Mexico.

Golden Gates pound St John's 13-3

BOTH Golden Gates and St Paul’s stepped their game up as the Baptist Sports Council kicked off its 2014 Coca-Cola Softball Classic postseason play in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday night.

Star Sailors League Finals all set for Nassau Yacht Club

THE Star class, no longer a part of the Olympic Games, will be holding its 2014 Star Sailors League Sailing Championships in Montagu Bay this week.

Sports in brief

TENNIS

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Buddy Hield and Wannah Bail make history in the Battle 4 Atlantis

IT WAS an historic moment when Buddy Hield and Wannah Bail stepped onto the floor in the Imperial Arena at the 2014 Battle 4 Atlantis as the first local products to play in the tournament.