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February 10, 2020
Miller-Uibo listed as seventh-fittest female in the world

As if there was any doubt, 25-year-old Shaunae Miller-Uibo is one of the fittest female athletes in the world – as voted on by Sports Illustrated’s Fittest 50 of 2020...

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October 15, 2018
Khabib Nurmagomedov: UFC Champion calls out Floyd Mayweather

UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov wants to succeed where rival Conor McGregor failed, calling out boxer Floyd Mayweather by saying: "In the jungle there is only one king..."

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September 10, 2014
Johnson back from six-month training camp in the U.S.

Giovanni "Mo' Fire" Johnson is primed to make a breakthrough in a sport that is rarely practiced here in The Bahamas.
The 27-year-old mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, who fights out of the 135-pound class, recently returned from a six-month training camp in Burlington, Mass., and now has his eyes set on a professional debut at home this December. He feels that he was able to adequately hone his s...

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October 13, 2014
Empire MMA competes in international competition

Empire Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) finished with a 1-1 win-loss record over the weekend, as E.J. Brown and Giovanni Johnson competed in Combat Night at the Hard Rock Casino in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Brown won by unanimous decision in his bout against Augustine Barrows in the 155-pound weight division, and founder/head coach of the Empire MMA team, Dr. Kent Bazard, said he was proud of the effort h...

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July 26, 2019
New recruits inducted into RBDF

MORE than a hundred new recruits were inducted into the Royal Bahamas Defence Force during a passing out parade at HMBS Coral Harbour on Friday...

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January 02, 2019
Marital rape issue must be addressed

THE government can no longer ignore calls for martial rape legislation, Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell said yesterday...

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December 27, 2018
Sensei Rolle elected as PUKO vice president

Sensei Julian Rolle has made inroads in the martial arts arena around the region. The Bahamian mat technician was elected vice president of the Panamerican Union of Karate Organization (PUKO) on Wednesday December 12, becoming one of a handful of Bahamians to ever be elected [...]
The post Sensei Rolle elected as PUKO vice president appeared first on The Nassau Guardian.

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November 28, 2018
Ukraine-Russia sea clash: Trump may cancel G20 Putin talks

US President Donald Trump says he may cancel a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin following a maritime clash between Russia and Ukraine...

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September 14, 2018
Karate championships set for October 6 at D.W. Davis

The martial arts community will be on display at the second edition of the 'Battle of the Legends' One Point Black Belt Nisei Open Karate Championships on October 6 at the D.W. Davis Gymnasium. One of the organizers of the tournament, Grandmaster Alex Penn, said [...]
The post Karate championships set for October 6 at D.W. Davis appeared first on The Nassau Guardian.

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July 24, 2018
Marital Rape Bill likely in House next year, Bethel says

Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday the government will not likely move forward with the Martial Rape Bill until next year. In an interview with The Nassau Guardian, Bethel indicated that the priority for the legislature will be laws relating to the financial services industry. [...]
The post Marital Rape Bill likely in House next year, Bethel says appeared first on The Nassau Guardian.

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