Junior national soccer team in CONCACAF qualifier
The Bahamas is all set to host the Caribbean Football Union Men’s Under-17 tournament at the Roscow A L Davies Soccer Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex July 21-28.
30-member CISC team all set
WITH the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s Royal Bank of Canada National Swim Championships over and done with, the focus now switches to the various national teams that will represent the Bahamas this summer. The first team getting set to travel is the 30-member team to the Caribbean Island Swim Championships July 3-7 in Wildey, Barbados.
‘Golden Knights’ ready for Nationals challenge
IT was one of those “what if” performances turned in by ‘Golden Knight’ Demetrius Pinder over the weekend. In a prelude as he gets warmed up for the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations 2014 BTC National Open Track and Field Championships at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium this weekend, Pinder ran as a rabbit in the men’s 800 metres at the Fritz Grant Invitational this past weekend.
Swift are national swimming champions
Swift Swimming dominated the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s 2014 Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships by winning the title for the fourth consecutive year at the Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex over the weekend.
Top swimmers to represent Bahamas in Glasgow
When the Bahamas Olympic Committee ratifies the team for the Commonwealth Games next month in Glasgow, Scotland, the Bahamas Swimming Federation is hoping to have five swimmers included.
Elite athletes ready for Nationals
ELITE athletes at both the junior and senior levels will vye for national team roster spots and the right to be called national champions this weekend.
49 records erased
While the current stars made their presence felt, the Bahamas Swimming Federation got a good glimpse of the future as the 2014 Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships was held at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend.
Freedom Farm dominates Baseball Nationals
ONE year removed from a controversial exit in the Bahamas Baseball Federation’s Andre Rodgers’ National Championships, the Freedom Farm Baseball League returned to the nation’s second city in 2014 to deliver a dominating performance.
Alana Dillette retires from competitive swimming
Swimming standout Alana Dillette has retired from the competitive side of the sport.
DC Pratt making most of elite level training
BAHAMIAN Muay Thai fighter DC Pratt is making the most of his elite level training in the Muay Thai capital of the world.
Athletes make cut for CAC Jr Championships
WITH a little help from ‘Golden Knight’ Demetrius Pinder on Saturday at the Fritz Grant Invitational, Ashley Riley surged to victory in the open men’s 800 metres, joining a list of qualifiers for the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships.
Swimmers make a splash on day 1
The Bahamas Swimming Federation’s Royal Bank of Canada 43rd National Swimming Championships got off to a splash as Joanna Evans and Alec Smith set the stage on day one, winning the gruelling 800 and 1,500 metre freestyle races.
The twin towers
IDENTICAL twin brothers Trevon and Trevin Woods, the first siblings since another identical twin brothers Devard and the late Devaughn Darling, are the latest products of the Frank Rutherford Foundation to ink their names out of high school in Houston, Texas, to full athletic basketball scholarships in the United States.
WORLD CUP EXPERT EYE: England on the brink after Suarez display
HIGH expectations for England to do well against Uruguay - but they could not deliver. It means they are in a position where if Costa Rica beats or ties Italy today they will be eliminated from the group.
WORLD CUP EXPERT EYE: Era of tiki-taka Spanish football has come to an end
THE World Cup champions have been dethroned, the era of tiki-taka Spanish football has come to an end. Two brilliant goals by Chile in the first half left the Spanish shocked.
