Category: Sports
Hodgkins Named In Canada Rugby Squad
Bermudian Jamin Hodgkins has been named in a Canada provisional squad for the four-team La Vila International Rugby Cup in Villajoyosa, Spain. Hodgkins, who has represented Bermuda Under-19, has been named in a 41-man squad, which will be cut to 32, set to play Spain on November 11 and the winners of the United States and Brazil the following weekend. The... Read more of this article
Butterfield Championships Gets Underway
The Butterfield Bermuda Championship Local Qualifier competition got underway at Port Royal Golf Club. Three Bermudian golfers will be offered qualifying spots to compete in Bermuda’s fifth annual PGA TOUR event alongside Michael Sims who was given an exemption into the Tournament. After two rounds Camiko Smith leads the field by 2 strokes, after... Read more of this article
Football: Bermuda vs Belize Ends In 1-1 Draw
The Bermuda men’s football team faced Belize this evening [Oct 17] at the Dame Flora Duffy South Field Stadium as part of the 2023 Concacaf Nations League [CNL] Group Phase, resulting in a 1-1 draw. Kane Crichlow of Bermuda scored in the 37th minute providing Bermuda with a 1-0 lead, while Belize’s Eldon Reneau converted a penalty in the... Read more of this article
Bermuda Looking For Back-To-Back Wins
Bermuda will look for back-to-back wins when they face Belize at the Flora Duffy Stadium in the Concacaf Nations League tonight [October 17]. Coach Michael Findlay’s side secured their first win of their League B group C campaign thanks to a first-half goal by Kane Crichlow over Belize away last Friday. The impressive goal by Kane Crichlow in the... Read more of this article
Squash To Be Included In 2028 Olympic Games
Squash will be included in the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028, with the Bermuda Squash Association’s Micah Franklin saying the inclusion will give the sport the “much-needed recognition and validation it deserves.” A spokesperson said, “The World Squash Federation, US Squash, and the Professional Squash Association... Read more of this article
Boxing: Adrian Roach Wins Fight In Canada
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian amateur boxer Adrian Roach made a winning return to the ring after defeating local fighter Faraz Sheikh in Scarborough, Ontario, on Friday [October 13]. Roach was representing Crandall University in Moncton, New Brunswick, and competing for the first time since the American Boxing Confederation Junior, Youth, and... Read more of this article
Woolins & Bordage Win Swans Club 5K Race
Philip Woollins and Karen Bordage claimed victory in the male and female categories of the Swans Club Charity 5K Run, which began and concluded at John Smith’s Bay. Woollins completed the race in 18:01, securing first place, while Juma Mouchette finished second with a time of 18:33, and Chris Parry claimed third place, clocking in at 18:52. In... Read more of this article
Field Hockey: Budgies Defeat Pink Robins
The Bermuda Field Hockey season continued at the National Sports Center with the Budgies defeating the Pink Robins 3 – 0. The Budgies took the lead in the 14th minute when Georgia Harris scored a field goal, Elizabeth Davidson doubled the lead for the budgies in the 29th minute and in the 54th minute Harris scored her second field goal of the game... Read more of this article
Schedule For Local Golf Qualifiers Announced
The Bermuda Golf Association, Bermuda Professional Golfers’ Association, and tournament officials have confirmed the schedule for the Local Qualifier for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Golf Association [BGA], Bermuda Professional Golfers’ Association [BPGA], and tournament officials are pleased... Read more of this article
2028 Olympic Games To Include Cricket
Cricket’s inclusion in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028 has been officially confirmed by the International Olympic Committee [IOC]. An ICC spokesperson said, “The ICC is thrilled at the confirmation that cricket will be part of sports programme of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028 [LA28]. Cricket’s inclusion was formally... Read more of this article
‘Dink For Pink’ Raises $11,670 For PALS Charity
The third annual Dink For Pink, a women-only pickleball event at Pomander Gate Tennis & Pickleball Club, raised $11,670 for P.A.L.S. A spokesperson said, “In its third year, the Dink For Pink women-only event attracted 90 pickleballers – up from 16 when it was started in October 2021. “Clothed and bedazzled in head-to-toe pink,... Read more of this article
Karen Smith Places Second In Age Group
Bermudian triathlete Karen Smith said she was “super proud” after finishing runner-up in her age group at the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, on Saturday [October 14]. Smith, who finished in 10hr 50min 10sec, came second in the women’s 55-59 age group, and 245th out of 2,035 competitors in the women’s race. “Perseverance... Read more of this article
