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Special Olympics athletes take the field

Special Olympics athletes competed in the Special Olympics (Bahamas) Annual Sports Day at Thomas A …

Long Island Regatta races

Scenes at the 45th annual Long Island Regatta. (Photos courtesy of: Phillip Figdore)

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Rookie ‘VJ’ struggles in win over Clippers

THE Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 128-113 on Monday night, extending their winning streak as Tyrese Maxey and Dominick Barlow carried the offence.

Bahamas Cycling Federation gets 10 bicycles thanks to UCI

THE Bahamas Cycling Federation has been blessed with 10 Scott bicycles to help with the development of the sport throughout the Family Islands.

JBLN 16U claim title at Christie Invitational

Both the JBLN girls’ softball 14U and 16U teams rose to the occasion this weekend at the Greg Christie Memorial Softball Invitational in Freeport, Grand Bahama, with the 16U team claiming the championship title and the 14U squad falling just short, despite unfamiliar cold conditions.

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Inaugural Pickleball After Dark tournament has successful debut

THE inaugural Pickleball After Dark tournament, hosted by the Bahamas Pickleball Federation and Baha Mar, held over the weekend featured more than 50 pickleball players at the Baha Mar John McEnroe Tennis Center, marking a successful debut for the evening competition and social event.

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‘VJ’ earns MVP honours

VALDEZ “VJ” Edgecombe had the kind of All-Star Weekend breakthrough every young player dreams about. Playing for Vince Carter’s squad in the four-team Castrol Rising Stars tournament at the Intuit Dome, Edgecombe delivered two late-game winners that secured Team Vince the Rising Stars title and earned him tournament MVP honors.

Judoka Xavion Johnson brings home bronze

XAVION Johnson opened his 2026 judokan season over the weekend with a bronze medal performance at the Tunisia African Cup in Tunisia, North Africa.

‘This facility will match international standards’

When our Grand Bahama swimmers brought home victory after victory at CARIFTA

Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic starts today

AFTER forfeiting the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association's title on Friday, coach Lamont “Red-Head” Armaly said his RM Bailey Pacers will be back to win the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic.

GSSSA Basketball: Senior Boys Game 3 called off

THE much anticipated game three of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association's senior boys basketball championship series was not played on Friday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

Jumper Sabriya has a field day, Sprinter Lamarr breaks 12-year-old NCCAA indoor track record

SPRINTER Lamarr Williams got a NCCAA indoor track record and jumper Sabriya Farquharson had a field day to lead a list of Bahamians competing this weekend in various track and field meets in the United States.