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Juniors come up short at Worlds

DAY three of the IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships produced another series of close finishes for Team Bahamas yet more athletes came up short in their bid to reach the final in their respective events.

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Puerto Rico defeats Bahamas in semis of Caribbean Little League tourney

THEIR valiant run towards the 2014 Little League World Series came to an end for the Bahamas’ area team Freedom Farm Baseball League, however the team still managed an historic performance on home soil over the course of the tournament.

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Joanna sets national record in 200 free

GLASGOW: Joanna Evans missed out on the opportunity to come back for a second swim in the women’s 200 metres freestyle at the 20th Commonwealth Games. But she will ink her name in the Bahamian history books as the new national record holder.

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Boos for NBA star Irving

The traditional highlight of the Jeff Rodgers’ Summer Basketball camp’s “Fun Night” began with a series of highlight reel plays but ended in confusion and a chorus of boos for NBA superstar Kyrie Irving.

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COMMONWEALTH GAMES PHOTO GALLERY

Highlights from Glasgow, Scotland so far . . .

Bahamas Commonwealth Games cyclists 'escorted off busy motorway'

Members of the Bahamas Commonwealth Games cycling team have reportedly been escorted off a Scottish motorway in rush hour by the police.

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COMMONWEALTH GAMES OPENING CEREMONY: Go Team Bahamas

GLASGOW, Scotland — It was probably the most colourful opening ceremonies ever witnessed as Scotland welcomed more than 4,500 athletes from 71 countries to the 20th Commonwealth Games.

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Athletic team members get in gear

By BRENT STUBBSGLASGOW, Scotland — They will have another three days before their competition starts, but members of the athletic team are slowly making their way to Scotland for the 20th Commonwealth Games.

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Bahamas falls to Bermuda 4-0

IT WAS certainly not the start Team Bahamas wanted in the Caribbean Football Union Men’s Under-17 Qualifier and they now face an uphill battle if they hope to become one of the top qualifiers in the current group stage.

Juniors fail to advance at IAAF Worlds

DAY two at Hayward Field was a disappointing one for Team Bahamas at the 15th IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships as none of the country’s athletes were able to advance in their respective events.

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Celebrity All-Star game highlight of Jeff Rodgers camp 'Fun Night'

AN iconic staple in the Bahamas’ basketball culture, the 27th edition of the Jeff Rodgers Summer Basketball Camp is set to end in grand style.

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Clay Moxey wins latest 'Sands Man in the Boat' sculling race

CLAY Moxey emerged victorious in the latest ‘Sands Man in the Boat’ sculling races in front of hundreds of Bahamians on Saturday at the Grand Bahama Regatta at Taino Beach. Moxey beat Equilla Lafleur and Steven Rolle, who won previous rounds at the National Family Island Regatta in Exuma and Long Island Regatta.

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BRENT STUBBS IN GLASGOW: LET THE GAMES BEGIN

GLASGOW, Scotland — It’s the dream of every athlete to represent their country at one of the major international meets and eventually win a medal. What Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace will be doing today is something that only few athletes get to achieve in their lifetime.

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Swimmers ready to make a splash

GLASGOW, Scotland — Coaches Lionel Maureau and Andy Loveitt are so excited about the potential of the Bahamas’ five-member swimming team at the 20th Commonwealth Games that they can’t wait for the competition to start on Thursday.

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Glasgow welcomes athletes to Games Village

GLASGOW, Scotland — There’s always one aspect of the Commonwealth and the Olympic Games that the host country looks forward to. It’s welcoming the visiting countries to their home for the games.