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Goombay Punch Cup makes major waves in sailing

CARIBBEAN Bottling Company (CBC), local producers of Coca-Cola and Dasani products, is involved in many community service initiatives throughout various sectors of The Bahamas.

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Kingsway junior girls have perfect season, win volleyball title

THE Kingsway Academy Saints junior girls completed a perfect season by winning the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools volleyball title last week over Lyford Cay International.

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Gymnast Kia Bazard captures the regional title

After dominating the Florida State Gymnastics Championships in Lakeland, Florida in April, Bahamian Kia Bazard came back this month and extended her winning streak at the 2024 Region 8 Xcel Championships in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Serena and Jimmy Norius are competing together

AFTER Serena Norius earned her professional bodybuilding card last year, she is finally getting to compete on the same international stage with her husband, Jimmy Norius.

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Jaydian Smith making his presence felt in Taiwan

JAYDIAN Smith could have easily stayed in the United States and made his presence felt at the collegiate level.

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Wrestler Shannon Hanna II ranked 14th at last chance Olympic qualifier

SHANNON Hanna II had one last chance to try and book a trip to France for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games but he came up short at the World Olympic qualifier in Istanbul, Turkey, last weekend.

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Elite Ballers secure first NPWBA title

THE Elite Ballers deserve all of their flowers after finishing off the Foxxy Defenders 78-60 in what was a battle of the generations for the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association (NPWBA) championship hardware.

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Frank ‘Pancho’ Rahming Primary School Track & Field Nationals set for May 21-23

THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture in conjunction with the Ministry of Education have officially launched the Frank “Pancho” Rahming Primary School Track and Field Nationals slated for May 21-23 at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.

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Jazz and Miami Marlins run away with 1-0 win over Detroit Tigers

Jesús Sánchez drove in Bryan De La Cruz with a 10th-inning groundout, and the Miami Marlins beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Tuesday night.

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Joanna Evans’ suspension increased to four years

BAHAMIAN two-time Olympian Joanna Evans took to social media on Monday to voice her grievances with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after her initial two-year doping ban from the sport was doubled to four years following her attempt to appeal the decision through the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS).

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Four teams ‘in the hunt’ for GSSSA soccer title

Four teams remain in the hunt for the 2024 Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) junior girls and boys soccer championships.

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Get ready for Samuel P. Haven Jr High Schools Soccer Nationals next week

GET ready for the Ministry of Education, Technical and Vocational Training’s sixth Samuel P. Haven Jr High Schools Soccer Nationals next week at the Roscoe Davies Developmental Center at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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Red-Line Athletics’ inaugural Field Events Classic on Saturday

WITH the tremendous success being achieved by the field competitors, as opposed to the track athletes, the Red-Line Athletics Track Club has decided to award them for their efforts.

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Denisha Cartwright pleased with performance

DENISHA Cartwright knew sooner or later that she would qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games.

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Sprinter Wanya McCoy ‘making the adjustment’

The decision to switch from playing basketball to running track as a high school student who moved from Doris Johnson to Queen’s College, from competing in the 400 metres to the sprints and transferring from Clemson University to the University of Florida, has paid off big dividends for Wanya McCoy.