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Softball news in brief

THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association continued its regular season in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at Southern Recreation Grounds over the weekend.

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Red carpet treatment for newly crowned WBC Continental of Americas middleweight champion Tureano Johnson

IT was a hero’s welcome for newly crowned World Boxing Council’s Continental of Americas middleweight champion Tureano ‘Reno’ Johnson as the Royal Bahamas Police Force laid out the red carpet in a brief ceremony at the Paul Farquharson Centre on Friday.

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Justin eager to shine at Junior Olympics

Justin Roberts is fast becoming a household name on the International Tennis Federation’s junior circuit.

Bahamas 6th overall at FIBA U-15 tourney

THE US Virgin Islands shot just 45 per cent from the free throw line, but made 5-6 down the stretch within the game’s final minute to keep the Bahamas at bay in the finale for both teams at the 2014 FIBA Centrobasket Under-15 men’s tournament.

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Knowles takes part in Junior development Tennis-A-Thon

YOU would think that after more than 20 years on the professional tennis circuit that Mark Knowles would be bored with the game. But he admitted that he’s having just as much fun enjoying it off the court as he did on it.

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Medal hopes forour boxing team at Commonwealth Games

AS the president of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Bahamas, Wellington Miller said he’s pleased with the four-member team that has been selected to represent the Bahamas at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Junior stars in Tennis-A-Thon

IT was a domino effect as Jacobi Bain set the pace, breaking William ‘JJ’ Fountain’s nine-year-old record for the most consistent rally in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association.

Commonwealth Games Boxing team profiles

HERE’S a look at the boxing team heading to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland:

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National volleyball teams need money to travel

THE Caribbean Volleyball Championships is all set for August 3-11 in Trinidad & Tobago and the Bahamas Volleyball Federation is still trying to secure the funding to send off both the men’s and women’s national teams, albeit the men are the defending champions.

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Who's going to be the longest rallying junior in the Bahamas?

THE last time the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Junior Development Committee hosted its Tennis-A-Thon, more than $5,000 was raised for local charities.

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Deangelo offensive spark for Bahamas in loss to Panama

The Bahamas’ under-15 boys national team lost its second game of the 2014 Caribbean Basketball Championships to host Panama in the feature game on day two of the tournament.

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Bahamas falls to Puerto Rico in FIBA CentroBasket U-16 Championships

IT certainly wasn’t the type of start that head coach Quentin ‘Three Ounce’ Hall envisioned for his national team in the FIBA CentroBasket Under-16 Championships at the Arena Roberto Duran in Panama City, Panama.

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Team Bahamas manager Ralf McKinney pleased with make-up of our 35-member athletic team

Manager Ralf McKinney said he’s pleased with the make-up of the 35-member athletic team that has been ratified by the Bahamas Olympic Committee for the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, starting next week.

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Our judo family:Father-son-daughter trio to represent Bahamas in judo

By BRENT STUBBSThe Bahamas’ judo team to the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, will be a Rahming family affair.