Heartbreaking loss for The Bahamas

Team Bahamas was on the cusp of qualifying for the Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, but a goal by Mexico with 54 seconds left in regulation broke the hearts of the hosts and their fans on Saturday.

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The Bahamas gets another chance to qualify for Paris '24

The road to the 2024 Olympics for The Bahamas' senior men's national basketball team is still active as the team was drawn into Group A of the FIBA Americas Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament, set for August 12-20 in Argentina. The host city will be confirmed at a later date.

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Hield loses in opening match of world championships

Bahamian boxer Carl Hield, a light middleweight, recently participated in the 2023 IBA (International Boxing Association's) World Boxing Championships that is being held at Humo Arena in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The veteran boxer, now 36, fell in his opening match to Boniface Mogunde of Kenya. Hield suffered a unanimous decision in the round of 64 on points, 5-0, to Mogunde. Modunde went on...

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Government to push for private sector minimum wage increase

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis  said government intends to push for a minimum wage increase in the private sector in the wake of rising costs in the country.

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Top FIFA officials come to The Bahamas for meetings

Top FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) officials flew to The Bahamas this week for meetings with a team of more than three dozen leaders from the Bahamas Football Association (BFA), the Ministry of Tourism and hospitality personnel as The Bahamas prepares to host the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, an event expected to draw thousands and air on about 200 television stations ...

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CAC executive Sumner preaches 'clean sports'

Given the possible connection of a Bahamian doctor, or two, to the distribution of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), and the connection of at least one of them to a regional anti-doping board in bodybuilding and fitness, the highest ranking Bahamian administrator in that discipline is speaking out in his defense, and of the anti-doping efforts in this region.
Danny Sumner, vice president of the ...

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The Bahamas advances to the knockout stage

Evelt Julmis scored two goals in three seconds at the end of the game, cementing a 6-2 victory for The Bahamas over Belize to book a spot in the knockout stage of the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football) Beach Soccer Championships last night. The Bahamas never trailed in the game.

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Soccer great Sam Haven passes away

The Bahamas lost another sporting icon yesterday, as Sam Haven, one of the premier soccer players in the country in his time, and a great sportsman in general, passed away.
Haven, 61, lost a lengthy battle with cancer during the early morning hours on Thursday at the Tampa General Hospital, in Tampa, Florida.
As a player, he was one of the country's best, and later transitioned successfully into c...

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The Bahamas beats Guatemala

After coming up short in its previous two matches against Guatemala, the third time proved to be the charm, on Monday night, as The Bahamas rallied to turn back the visiting squad in a sudden death penalty shootout to wrap up the first day of action of the 2023 CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) Beach Soccer Championships.

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Champions crowned in table tennis tournament

L.W. Young Junior High School was buzzing on Saturday as the Bahamas Table Tennis Federation held its spring tournament and crowned four champions.

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Minister speaks about unity leading up to Bahamas Games

With only 10 weeks to go leading up to the 50th Golden Jubilee celebration of Independence, The Bahamas has been celebrating with a concentrative effort of events.

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Iesha ousted in quarters at Goombay Splash Bowl

Iesha Shepherd, the last Bahamian playing in the main draw of the International Tennis Federation's Goombay Splash Bowl, got ousted in the quarter-final of the girls' singles after putting up a gallant effort against top ranked Jacqueline Pelletier of the US.

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Beach soccer returns to The Bahamas

For the third time in 10 years, The Bahamas will be hosting the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football) Beach Soccer Championships.

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Table tennis spring tournament set for tomorrow

The Bahamas Table Tennis Federation will be hosting its spring tournament on Saturday, May 6 at L.W. Young Junior High School on Bernard Road. Competition gets underway at 9 a.m.

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Bahamian judo athletes excel in qualifiers

Bahamian judo athletes Daniel Strachan (90 kg.), Alexander Strachan (100 kg.) and Xavion Johnson (66 kg.) recently competed in two major tournaments. They were coached by Oneysi Portorreal-Pons, a former national champion of Cuba.

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Sharing sage advice

A decade after Bishop Joseph Smith was promoted to senior pastor at Independence Drive Church of God and his subsequent appointment of Reverend Tiffany Newman to church administrator, the duo has collaborated to pen a male and female empowerment series.

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Kathie Lee and Hoda hit the beach

Hosts of NBC's The Today Show Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb got a chance to play in the sand with the Bahamian men's national beach volleyball team during a live broadcast yesterday from Atlantis Resort.
Gifford and Kotb were excited to 'bounce around' with Mueller Petit, Renaldo Knowles, Prince Wilson and Byron Ferguson.  The two American hosts were the first to wish the members of the qu...

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Four Bahamians headed to the world championships

The Bahamas Aquatics Federation has ratified a four-member team to represent The Bahamas at the FINA (International Swimming Federation) World Aquatics Championships set for Budapest, Hungary, in less than two weeks' time. Competition gets underway on Saturday, June 18 and wraps up on Sunday, July 3. Competing for The Bahamas at the 19th edition of the ...

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Press Club to honour Guardian's Ken Francis

The Bahamas Press Club 2014 will be staging its Awards Banquet on November 21, 2015 at the British Colonial Hilton, 7pm.

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Spectrum Sports Medicine Clinic teams up with the BBF

The Bahamas Basketball Federation (BBF) and the Spectrum Pain Management Sports Medicine Clinic have announced a partnership to assist national team players with medical attention in the future...

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Diamondbacks vs Padres

Saturday 26th January 2013  12:30 PM

2013 Bahamas Baseball Season
Saturday January. 26th, 2013
12:30PM

Diamondbacks vs Padres winner of this game will play Angels


Click HERE to download 2013 COACH PITCH SCHEDULE

Youth Baseball League located in Nassau Bahamas. A Member of Pony Baseball & The Bahamas Baseball Federation. The League has been able to help kids get opportunity to travel abroad to further their high schools ...

RISA Roundtable Seminar

Thursday 30th May 2019  5:30 PM

The Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association (Bahamas) (“RISA Bahamas”) will host an inaugural roundtable event featuring a selection of industry experts on 30 May 2019 at the British Colonial Hilton.

The roundtable discussions intend to generate dialogue on proposed amendments to insolvency legislation in The Bahamas including the following:
• The Companies Winding Up Ame...

Wrestling Camp for All Levels Hosted by Inner City Wrestling Dash Em' Down Camp Bahamas

Saturday 7th July 2018  10:00 AM

Wrestling Camp for all Level. No experience necessary. For ages 5 - 25. FREE of Charge.

Special Instructors:
? Mervin Ford Jr., ESQ, FILA/USAW Official
? Dr. Joey Miller, National College Female Champion
? Earl Hall Jr., 4x Florida Champion, 2x All American
? Wilbert Johnson, Inner City Wrestling, Program Manager

Venue:
Holy Family Judo Centre,
Robinson Road, Nassau, Bahamas

For m...

Wrestling Camp for All Levels Hosted by Inner City Wrestling Dash Em' Down Camp Bahamas

Friday 6th July 2018  10:00 AM

Wrestling Camp for all Level. No experience necessary. For ages 5 - 25. FREE of Charge.

Special Instructors:
? Mervin Ford Jr., ESQ, FILA/USAW Official
? Dr. Joey Miller, National College Female Champion
? Earl Hall Jr., 4x Florida Champion, 2x All American
? Wilbert Johnson, Inner City Wrestling, Program Manager

Venue:
Holy Family Judo Centre,
Robinson Road, Nassau, Bahamas

For m...

BBFF 2018 Nationals & Novice Championships

Saturday 12th May 2018  7:00 PM

Prejudging for this Bodybuilding Fitness Physique Wellness & Figure competition will begin at 9:00 a.m. Entrance fee is $10 at the door. The finals will be held at 7:00 p.m. with tickets available in several categories:

General - $20 in advance / $25 at the Door
Vip - $30 in advance / $35 at the Door

Venue:
Melia Nassau Beach Ballroom
West Bay Street
Cable Beach, Nassau
Bahamas
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A 'Ray' of hope diminishes

One of The Bahamas' greatest boxers ever, a sports icon, and a legend inside and out of the ring, has passed.

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Young Bahamian boxer loses his life

The Bahamas Boxing Federation (BBF) is mourning the loss of promising young boxer Tyrone Oliver whose life was taken over the weekend in New Providence.

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Evans to appeal two-year doping ban

Bahamian two-time Olympic swimmer Joanna Evans is appealing a two-year ban from the sport after a doping panel sanctioned by the then FINA (International Swimming Federation), now World Aquatics, made a decision on February 15, 2023, to penalize her for two years beginning February 11, 2022 - the day she was notified of a positive test.

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Interschool Golf Championships continue

The second day of the 2023 Interschool Golf Championships wrapped up yesterday with the private primary schools, small schools and homeschooled children in action at the Bahamas Golf Federation's (BGF) Nine-Hole Facility at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre.

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Lord Coe had nothing but high praise for the CARIFTA Games

World Athletics President Lord Sebastian Coe calls the CARIFTA Games the greatest junior athletics meet in the world where special talent is revealed and where future athletic stars are born. No wonder he keeps returning year after year to the Caribbean region for the annual sports showcase. The 50th Oaktree CARIFTA Games wrapped up over the ...
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