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Tennis ace Justin Roberts earns Battle of Boca title

After taking almost a year off to recuperate from a hamstring injury, top-ranked Bahamian tennis player Justin Roberts returned to the international scene in grand style, winning the Battle of Boca Men’s Open Championships.

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Core Athletics looks to recruit middle distance runners

FORMER 400/800 metre specialist Waldon Whyms and his newly formed Core Athletics Track Club is looking to recruit some more middle distance runners in the country.

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Jonquel Jones named 2021 MVP

AFTER returning from a year’s absence to help the Connecticut Sun to the best regular season record in the Women’s National Basketball Association, Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones was rewarded yesterday by being named the 2021 Kia WNBA Most Valuable Player.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: T’was the Night Before Christmas, 2018

T’was the night before Christmas when all through the House,

‘Spring Classic’ basketball tournament a success

NOBLE Preparatory Academy continues its effort of fostering achievement both on and off the court and hosted its fourth annual “Spring Classic” basketball tournament.

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Men’s national volleyball team clinches top spot in FIVB Qualifier

THE Bahamas men’s national volleyball team clinched the top spot in their Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) FIVB World Championship Qualifier Men Group A series by winning all two of their games played over the weekend in Martinique.

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MAJOR EARNS TOP RANKING

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net PHILIP Major Jr was determined to join Iesha Shepherd, Danny Wallace and Erin Strachan as top ranked players in their respective divisions of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association's Junior Inv

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NPSA: Grand finales tonight

THE Proper Care Pool Lady Sharks find themselves right where manager Stephen ‘Bishop’ Beneby wants them. Now he’s convinced that they will finally close the door on the Sigma Brackettes at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex tonight.

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Junior Baseball League of Nassau highlights

Fans who turned out for game one of the Junior Baseball League of Nassau (JBLN) championship series on Saturday were treated to three unbelievable comeback games and three walk-off wins for teams to take a one game lead in their respective series.

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Junior boys volleyball team wins bronze

THE Bahamas Volleyball Federation junior boys volleyball team got a big payback day on Sunday as they avenged a loss to Trinidad & Tobago in the round robin by pulling off a three-set sweep to clinch the bronze medal at the ninth CAZOVA Junior Men’s Championship at the Paul Chonchon Sports and Cultural Centre in Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe.

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Quick start for the Big Red Machine

St Augustine’s College head coach William “Knucklehead” Johnson said he wanted his Big Red Machine to get off to a “fast start” on day one of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track & Field Championships yesterday, but even Johnson couldn’t have predicted the the perennial powerhouses would distance themselves so quickly on their path to a 25th consecutive title.

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Tennis ace O'Neil follows in his uncle's footsteps

O’NEIL Mortimer is fast becoming one of the bright young talents to watch in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association.

Landfill officials say smoke is nothing to do with the site

OFFICIALS from Renew Bahamas yesterday suggested that smoky conditions in the area of the Harrold Road landfill are not the result of recent fires at the site.

Enlightened comments

In your July 9th 2020 edition there appeared a most enlightening and important letter under the heading ‘How we could have prevented pandemic’. I hope as many Bahamians as possible have read this contribution as it is invaluable. I, for one, learned many things I didn’t know about vaccines.

Sandyport Hotel enjoys record occupancy

SANDYPORT Beaches Resort and Hotel is enjoying a record-breaking year, with weekend occupancy levels often at 100 per cent for the seaside and Sandyport Marina Village hotel.

Low vaccination rates spark fears over polio

HEALTH officials are alarmed by declining vaccination among children and fear the country is at risk of reintroducing polio and other deadly diseases.

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Shockers, Giants win NPBA openers

THE New Providence Basketball Association kicked off its 2018/19 season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night with the JD’s Seafood Shockers and the Your Essential Store Giants pulling off the double header.In the men’s division one feature

West Bay Street development’s rental rates 20% above target

A residential West Bay Street development was yesterday said to be more than 95 percent sold with rental rates some 20 percent higher than projected.

95% satisfied with NHI so far

NINETY-FIVE percent of National Health Insurance beneficiaries are satisfied with their experience with the programme, according to the National Health Insurance Authority.

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Tida Wave, New Susan Chase, Whitty K and Judgment D crowned champions

THE Tida Wave, New Susan Chase, Whitty K and Judgment D all took the spotlight in the 62nd National Family Island Regatta in Georgetown, Exuma, over the weekend.