New national partner for IAAF World Relays
A new national partner for the IAAF World Relays Bahamas 2014 has stepped up to the track. BTC continues its lengthy track record of support to athletics with a $125,000 contribution presented to the IAAF’s Local Organizing Committee for the event.
Celebrating 50 years
A series of matches showcasing the past, present and future was the theme of the Buccaneers Rugby Club 50th anniversary day at the Winton Field on Saturday.
Packers sign Rico Forbes as undrafted free agent
After overcoming a plethora of obstacles throughout his career, it took just one season to convince National Football League franchises that Rico Forbes has the ability to maximise the potential scouts first witnessed years ago and play in the NFL.
'We need to keep the bar high in terms of our standards'
By RENALDO DORSETT
Family Island teams make it to high school relays thanks to BAF
THE Bahamas Athletic Foundation, a non-profit organisation formed for the development and advancement of athletics, specifically track and field, through scholarship grants to athletes and coaches, provided assistance this past weekend to six Family Island teams to travel to Nassau to compete in the IAAF High School Relays Trial Meet.
Birthday boy's comeback victory on Mother's Day
The Bahamas could negotiate its own bilateral trade agreement with Canada if CARICOM fails to achieve a regional deal by the June 30 deadline, a Cabinet Minister yesterday reassuring that exporters’ duty-free market access was not under threat.
'It's literally eat, sleep and rain every day'
DC Pratt more than justified his decision to train half way around the world when he won his eagerly anticipated professional Muay Thai debut last weekend.
In WNBA opener, Waltiea eyes spot in Lynx rotation
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) preseason is complete and Waltiea Rolle is hoping her performance has garnered her a spot in the rotation for the Minnesota Lynx when the regular season tips off.
'TEST RUN' AHEAD OF WORLD RELAYS
Teenagers Keianna Albury and Steven Gardiner got their feet wet on the renovated Thomas A Robinson National Stadium as they prepare to represent Team Bahamas at the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s inaugural World Relays.
'Cudas' get the victory
THE Barracuda Swim Club dominated their 2014 Leno Corporate Services Barracuda Invite at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend, winning by almost 1,000 points over their nearest rival.
'Golden Knights' go head-to-head
IN the first meeting together since they teamed up to win the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England, three of the four ‘Golden Knights’ went head-to-head in a major international meet.
Bahamas 10th overall at first C.A.C. boxing qualifier
In the first year that boxers will have to compete in qualification tournaments for the Central American and Caribbean Games, the Bahamas got off to a quick start in the first of such tournaments.
Raising the level of judo in the Bahamas
BASED on the success of the Bahamas Judo Open 2014, the Bahamas Judo Federation (BJF) and its executives expect the sport to experience an increase in exposure as it continues to develop locally.
Rugby star Gareth Thomas trains national team
ONE of the world’s most-capped rugby union internationals is helping the Bahamas national team to prepare for the forthcoming NACRA Championship. Last night at the Winton Field, Gareth Thomas ran drills for the backs while two fellow Welsh internationals took care of the forwards, teaching them some set scrum and lineout plays.
Buccaneers celebrate 50th anniversary
BUCCANEERS, the oldest surviving rugby club in the Bahamas, celebrates its 50th anniversary tomorrow with a busy programme of events and international players in attendance.
