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Bowleg ends coaching career with a win
July 04, 2018
Bowleg ends coaching career with a win
With Mario Bowleg down to his last game as head coach of Team Bahamas, the national squad came together and wanted to have one final inspirational performance for him. They played their best game of the 2019 FIBA (International Basketball Federation) World Cup Qualifiers on [...]
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BCF names second World Chess Olympiad national team
July 04, 2018
BCF names second World Chess Olympiad national team
The second World Chess Olympiad national team has been selected. The Bahamas Chess Federation (BCF), continuing its goal to promote chess to all players in The Bahamas, has assembled a competitive female Olympiad team. Thanks to the work of former administrations, this year will be [...]
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World relays dropped by The Bahamas in 2019
July 06, 2018
World relays dropped by The Bahamas in 2019
One of the most prestigious and high-profile sporting events to ever come to these shores has been removed from the government's agenda. The IAAF World Relays Bahamas 2019 has been cancelled, and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is left scrambling to find a [...]
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Dropped - no cash for World Relays
July 06, 2018
Dropped - no cash for World Relays
THE International Amateur Athletic Federation's World Relays, which took the world by storm since its inception in The Bahamas in 2014, has been cancelled by the Bahamas government, ten months away before the country was due to host the event again in May next year...
July 07, 2018
Government's decision a major setback for highly respected sports host country
Over the last decade or so, this tiny country, in the hosting of mega sports events, has outdone many other larger nations that dwarf The Bahamas in population. I refer to three International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) World Relays competitions; a sailing world championships; [...]
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PLP says world relays pullout 'a slap in the face'
July 07, 2018
PLP says world relays pullout 'a slap in the face'
The government's decision to pull out as host of the 2019 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is "foolish, short sighted and a slap in the face to the sporting community", Shadow Minister of Sports Picewell Forbes asserted yesterday. The Bahamas hosted the world relays [...]
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July 09, 2018
Important factors connected to world relays controversy
One of the problems Bahamians are constantly confronted with, is being kept in the dark by governing politicians. This is so very true, regarding the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Relays. There is a large world relays picture, much of which the public [...]
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'No U-turn' for Relays pullout
July 09, 2018
'No U-turn' for Relays pullout
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis firmly backed the government's decision to pull out of hosting the International Amateur Athletic Federation's (IAAF) World Relays, citing the need to prioritise the government's economic and social initiatives...
IAAF World U20s get underway in Finland
July 11, 2018
IAAF World U20s get underway in Finland
It was a bittersweet start for Team Bahamas at the International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) World U20 Championships, which got underway yesterday in Tampere, Finland, as one athlete made it through to the semifinals of the boys 100 meters (m) while the other did [...]
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Knowles advances in her first global meet
July 12, 2018
Knowles advances in her first global meet
Young Jaida Knowles said that she was nervous before her race, but once she stepped onto the track she showed no butterflies at all as she powered into the semifinals of the girls 100 meters (m) at the 17th International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) [...]
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BOC Releases its largest CAC Games in recent History
July 12, 2018
BOC Releases its largest CAC Games in recent History
The Bahamas Olympic Committee is pleased to announce in partnership and collaboration with member National Federations the following athletes and team officials to its 2018 Team Bahamas Central American and Caribbean Games...
Athletes fail to advance at IAAF World U20s
July 13, 2018
Athletes fail to advance at IAAF World U20s
After advancing past the opening round in her first global meet, discomfort in her quadriceps kept Bahamian Jaida Knowles from moving on further as the 17th International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) World U20 Championships continued on Thursday at Ratina Stadium in Tampere, Finland. Knowles [...]
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July 18, 2018
Pressure now fully on BBA to prove parent baseball status worthiness
Out of the announcement that the Bahamas Baseball Federation (BBF) has dissolved in favor of the Bahamas Baseball Association (BBA) being allowed to be the one true parent organization in the country, came a big question. Does the BBA, under current leadership, have the capacity [...]
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July 18, 2018
Miller-Uibo looking to lock down spot in Diamond League final
With just three more spots up for grabs in the race to the International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) Diamond League final in the women's 400 meters (m), defending champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo looks to secure a spot this Friday in Monaco. The Bahamian Olympic Champion [...]
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July 18, 2018
Future Games sports programmes full of passion and excitement
The Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today approved an innovative event programme for the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 that includes the highest representation...
Junior golfers fail to make cut in St. Andrews
July 19, 2018
Junior golfers fail to make cut in St. Andrews
The Bahamas Golf Federation (BGF) sent a couple players, Saketh Hegde and Haylie Turnquest, to compete in the R&A Junior Open at St. Andrews Golf Club in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland earlier this week, but both missed the cut. Hegde finished with a stroke total [...]
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Groups team up to teach wrestling
July 20, 2018
Groups team up to teach wrestling
Dozens of young athletes got an introduction to the sport of wrestling through a summer clinic offered
by Miami?s Inner City Wrestling Club (ICW) in association with the Bahamas Amateur Wrestling
Federation (BAWF).
July 24, 2018
Knowles, Marche win golf titles at Lyford Cay Classic
The Bahamas Golf Federation (BGF) has announced the winners of the Lyford Cay Classic that was held at the Lyford Cay Golf Course on Friday July 20. The net first place finisher was Charlton Knowles. Marvin Bethell was the second place finisher, and Stephen Johnson [...]
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OFF TO THE RACES-EduKarting Summer Camp Opens
August 07, 2018
OFF TO THE RACES-EduKarting Summer Camp Opens
Nothing quite compares to that adrenaline rush that sweeps over you as you sit in an open-air car raring to go ? pitting your wits, reflexes and motor skills against an unrelenting course...
Death of Nat Indrapana, IOC Member
August 08, 2018
Death of Nat Indrapana, IOC Member
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Nat Indrapana, IOC Member in Thailand, at the age of 80...
August 08, 2018
African American Golfers Hall of Fame could have presence at GB Invitational
The Edward St. George Memorial Invitational Golf Tournament might likely have an added "international" dimension for the 2018 version. The event, endorsed by the Bahamas Golf Federation (BGF) and organized by the Grand Bahama Sports Promotion Association (GBSPA), is in its third year and has [...]
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August 09, 2018
Fighting Irish take down IBA Elite at BBF 'Summer of Thunder'
The University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish got their time started here in The Bahamas with a rather easy win over the locally based IBA (International Basketball Academy) Elite on Wednesday at the Kendal GL Isaacs National Gymnasium. Continuing the Bahamas Basketball Federation's (BBF) 'Summer [...]
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Thundering Herd take down IBA Bahamas Elite
August 14, 2018
Thundering Herd take down IBA Bahamas Elite
The Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team are certainly enjoying their first pre-season trip to The Bahamas. They won their second game of the Bahamas Basketball Federation's (BBF) 'Summer of Thunder' series yesterday evening, taking down the locally based IBA (International Basketball Academy) Bahamas Elite [...]
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August 16, 2018
World relays up in the air following late pullout by The Bahamas
Officially, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) is dealing with an unclear status of the IAAF World Relays. The reality of the situation is that the late pullout of hosting the world relays for the fourth time by The Bahamas, has thrown the event [...]
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AU too much for IBA Elite
August 18, 2018
AU too much for IBA Elite
The Northern Arizona University Lumberjacks outscored the IBA Elite by 11 points in the third quarter to defeat them 103-80 in Thursday night action in the Bahamas Basketball Federation's (BBF) 'Summer of Thunder' at the Sir Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium. Leading the way for [...]
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Miller-Uibo remains unbeaten
August 20, 2018
Miller-Uibo remains unbeaten
The International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) Diamond League regular season is now completed, and it's on to the finals for a number of global stars in track and field. In the mix is The Bahamas' Shaunae Miller-Uibo who secured her spot in the women's [...]
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August 20, 2018
The Bahamas to play Puerto Rico today at CentroBasket
The Bahamas has yet another opportunity to make inroads in women's basketball. The senior women's national team will begin play in the 2018 FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Senior Women's CentroBasket Championships in Manati, Puerto Rico, today, taking on some of the best teams in the [...]
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Team Bahamas loses badly to Puerto Rico
August 21, 2018
Team Bahamas loses badly to Puerto Rico
Team Bahamas was no match for the host nation yesterday evening, falling to Puerto Rico, 95-50, as the 2018 FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Senior Women's CentroBasket Championship got underway. The championship will continue until Friday, and all of the games are being played at the [...]
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The Bahamas falls to Mexico
August 22, 2018
The Bahamas falls to Mexico
The Bahamas' senior women's basketball team got off to another slow start at the 2018 FIBA (International Basketball Federation) Americas Senior Women's CentroBasket Championship in Manati, Puerto Rico, yesterday, and they paid for it dearly as they couldn't regroup against one of the region's powerhouses. [...]
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Freeport vs. Nassau
August 23, 2018
Freeport vs. Nassau
A rift between the governing body of bodybuilding and fitness worldwide, and one of its major factions over the years, has stifled the growth and progress of the sport internationally, and it has spilled over into the local arena. Last year, the International Federation of [...]
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