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It's showtime in 50-mile road race

THE New Providence Cycling Association held a 50 miles road race on Whit Monday.

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Golf federation excited by team for Caribbean Championships

BAHAMAS Golf Federation’s secretary Oswald Moore said they are excited about the team they have put together to represent the Bahamas at the 57th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships to compete for the Arthur Ziadie title.

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Words in the Bahamas that could come back to haunt the Heat

Just after they defeated the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals, Miami Heat Coach Erik Spoelstra said the team mentioned the difficulty of winning a third consecutive NBA title just one time - months ago when the Ministry of Tourism and the Atlantis Resort hosted the heat to the historic training camp in October.

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Bahamas takes on top teams in beach soccer contest

Quality Beach Soccer recently traveled to Virginia Beach last weekend to represent The Bahamas in the North American Sand Soccer Championships, June 6-8th.

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Chasing the pro football dream

The next step on the path to professional football for one Bahamian gridiron star will now take him to Canada.

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Praise in Parliament for Major League hopefuls

Accolades continue to pour in for the dynamic trio of Bahamian teenagers recently chosen in the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.

'Champ' making strides through minor leagues

As much of the country focuses its the attention of the the latest trio with an opportunity at the major league’s, the sole Bahamian draftee of 2013 continues to make strides in the minor league farm system.

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Rolle tells of bitter pill after being cut by the Lynx

IT was a bitter pill for Waltiea Rolle when she was cut by the Minnesota Lynx just before the start of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) 2014 season.

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Selection narrows for national team

AFTER the second tryout over the weekend, the women’s national team has been reduced to 15 with the final 12-member cut expected to be made during the training camp over the weekend of June 23, leading into the two weeks before they travel to the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Tournament in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Major League draft shows a bright future for Bahamians

WITH the drafting of three Bahamians into the Major League baseball over the weekend, the future looks bright for the Bahamas.

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Bahamas to host football game at national stadium

THE HBCUX Network, The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism (BMT), Central State (CSU) and Texas Southern (TSU) Universities held a joint news conference in Nassau, Bahamas on May 21 to announce the inauguration of the “Bahamas HBCUX Classic,” an American football game between CSU and TSU to be held at Nassau’s Thomas A Robinson Stadium on Saturday, September 13, 2014.

Davis Jr shines in Grand Bahama battle

THIS past holiday weekend, all eyes in the Bahamian golfing community were focused on the island of Grand Bahama where the Bahamas Golf Federation held its 2014 National Amateur Championship.

Softball double header

THE New Providence Softball Association, with the past two plsying nights called off, will now resume play in its regular season on Thursday night at the newly renovated Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex with a double header on tap.

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Trio can earn chance at Major Leagues

IN another historic selection process for the Bahamas, graduating room-mates Anfernee Seymour and Todd Isaacs were joined by near by high school resident Byron Murray as members of the Major League Class of 2014 Draft that took place over the weekend in Secaucus, New York.

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Tiathletes rise to meet tough task

SATURDAY morning’s Pineappleman Sprint Triathlon in Gregory Town, Eleuthera was so much fun even a manatee made an appearance.