Chess set to make move into schools
While Members of Parliament took time out yesterday to acknowledge the historic achievement of junior chess champion Nathan Smith, a major announcement was made regarding mind sports.
Bahamian UFC verteran hosts MMA seminar
A Bahamian pioneer in mixed martial arts has returned to home soil to assist the local development of the sport.
Fed Cup: Top players won't be making the trip
WHEN the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s 45th ranked women’s team travels to Lambaré, Paraguay, next month for the Americas Group 1 of the Fed Cup by Pariba, two of the top players from last year’s undefeated team in Group II in the Dominican Republic will not be making the trip.
Sports in brief
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association congratulated Rasheed Carey, Christian Cargill and Justin Roberts on meeting the qualifying standard to compete in this year’s Australian Open Junior Championships which is the first Grand Slam event for 2014.
NSA prepares for IAAF World Relays
IN preparation for the hosting of the inaugural IAAF World Relays in May, the National Sports Authority (NSA) has engaged the services of Mondo out of Italy to reconstruct the proper sized track at the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.
Student athletes will get a chance to showcase their skills
THE best student athletes on the basketball hardwood in the Bahamas will have an opportunity to showcase their skills before international scouts and coaches this summer during a specialised three-day camp.
Ambrister looking for bigger and better 2014
AFTER joining the Racers Track Club last year in Kingston, Jamaica, in her pursuit to become one of the top sprinters in the world, Cache Armbrister is back and she’s looking forward to bigger and better things this year.
Waltiea makes a move to the NBL
Just when she was looking forward to getting back to the Czech Republic to help lift the DSK Karlin out of their doldrum, Waltiea Rolle had to pack her bags and leave for Bulgaria where she will end up completing the season for Haskovo in the Bulgaria National Basketball League (NBL).
Hewitt: I felt great out there
AUSTRALIAN born Lleyton Hewitt won his first career title as an unknown teenager in Adelaide in 1998. Sixteen years later, the Bahamian resident with ties to the Bahamian Brewery Beverage Company won his 29th title in Brisbane.
Sprinter Burns looking forward to IAAF World Relays
MARC Burns, one of the promising sprinters to come out of Trinidad & Tobago since four-time Olympic medallist Ato Boldon, is looking forward to coming to the Bahamas to compete in the inaugural IAAF World Relays at the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium in May.
Richardson prepares for next phase of career with the Yankees
AS he prepares to head into the next phase of his minor league career with the New York Yankees, Antoan Richardson continues to receive accolades from his winter league play.
Winston 'Gus' Cooper was a pacesetter, trailblazer
Winston ‘Gus’ Cooper, best known as a visionary leader of the Valley Boys junkanoo group, was also remembered for the role he played as a former athlete and administrator in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture as a long-time director of sports.
Ingraham's best ever season open jump
IF Saturday’s performance was any indication, high jumper Ryan Ingraham could be looking ahead to a banner year.
Miller: My wish for sports this year
Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) president Wellington Miller is confident that the Bahamas will have another banner year in sports in 2014.
'What a year it has been'
Just as quickly as we pulled down the curtain, leaving behind all of the bizarre occurrences of successes and failures as well as triumphs and defeats in 2013, we open the door to 2014 with its blank sheet of expectations.
