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.
Jamaal Douglas secures professional basketball contract
BAHAMIAN forward Jamaal Douglas has secured a professional basketball contract to play for Club Atletico Marne Montevideo (Metropolitan).
Buddy Hield projected as late 1st round pick for 2015 Mock Draft
MANY pundits expected Buddy Hield to have a breakout season as a sophomore last year, and after meeting those expectations, the bar has been raised once again for the Bahamian lead guard headed into his junior year.
National beach soccer team members sign with the Sable Dancers
THEY have made several strides to spearhead the development of beach soccer in the Bahamas for more than a year, and now two national team members have achieved another milestone to raise the profile of the sport.
$35,000 for National Swimming Championships thanks to RBC
IN showing their appreciation of the historic performances at both the CARIFTA swimming and water polo competition, the Royal Bank of Canada continued to show their support to the Bahamas Swimming Federation by presenting $35,000 for the RBC Bahamas National Swimming Championships.
19th Annual 'Peace on da Streets' Basketball Classic set for July 16-19
THE Hope Centre and Youth Against Violence announced plans for the 19th Annual Peace on da Streets Basketball Classic July 16-19 at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
'The cut for this team is going to be extremely tough'
WHILE coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin will be returning home next weekend to complete the 12-member list for the women’s team to the Central Basketball Championships, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has decided that it will be more feasible to send the 19 players off to Colorado where coach Larry Eustachy is stationed before their final selection is made.
WORLD CUP EXPERT EYE: No match in Brazil is easy, despite who scores first
AFTER looking at all of the countries play their first round of group matches at the World Cup one thing is for certain: no match is easy, even if you score first. 47 goals have been scored, an average of 2.94 per match, with lots of upsets and entertaining matches. This has been the best start to a World Cup yet.
Thomas sixth, Pinder settles for fourth in Czech Republic
By BRENT STUBBS
