Category: Sports
Video: White Competes In Joe Martin Race
Project Echelon continued hosting the Virtual Joe Martin Stage Race with Bermuda’s Conor White taking part. Stage 2 was set to mimic the difficult Mount Sequoyah stage of the Joe Martin Stage Race, completing 3 circuits of the Sand to Sequoias course on Watopia over a distance of 76.4km. White clocked a time of 1:39:53 to finish 29th overall... Read more of this article
Conor White Begins Joe Martin Stage Race
Project Echelon is hosting the Virtual Joe Martin Stage Race with Conor White taking part. Stage 1 was the Bologna Time Trial over 5km. In a field of 115 competitors, White clocked a time of 15:17 to finish 47th overall. Mikey Mottram from Great Britain clocked the Stage winning time of 13:44, Jordan Cheyne from Canada was second in a time of 13:47... Read more of this article
Somers Kempe Leads Virtual Sailing Series
With the restrictions still limiting sailing races, the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club continued their second series of the Virtual Regatta. Somers Kempe has opened up a comfortable lead with 21 net points after 15 races, having won seven of the races, while Dale Brangman is in second with 35 net points after picking up three wins. Roger Beach is... Read more of this article
BTA To Launch Golf & Retail Promo Campaigns
Special promotions in golf and retail in coming weeks aspire to rally the community and support local businesses and jobs as the island readies for air visitors to return next month, the BTA said today. “The Bermuda Tourism Authority [BTA] recovery roadmap includes a dedicated golf promotion to champion the island’s clubs starting June 29, plus... Read more of this article
400+ Boats Set Sail In Online Bermuda Race
The 2020 Online Newport Bermuda Race will begin today [June 19] at Castle Hill Lighthouse, with more than 400 sailors taking part in the digital version of the Newport Bermuda Race. A spokesperson said, “Instead of 200 boats starting the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race today as planned, a digital version will begin off Castle Hill Lighthouse at 1pm... Read more of this article
BBA Nine Parish Hill Climb Series Continues
The Bermuda Bicycle Association’s Nine Parish Hill Climb Challenge Series continued, the Hill Climb Series includes one hill in each of the nine parishes. To date, Steve Smith, Pete Crayford, Steve O’Reilly, Timothy Fox, and Alexander Miller have recorded time on all nine hills. Miller has the best Sandys time thus far clocking 42 seconds,... Read more of this article
Duffy Competes In Second Z Pro Tri Race
The second of four events in the new eSports Z Pro Tri Invitational Race Series from Zwift recently took place, with Flora Duffy taking part in the competition. This event featured the Crit City course, with 16 laps of the Bell Lap – a total of 31.5km and 272m. Teresa Adam from Australia clocked a winning time of 41.13, with American Jocelyn McCauley... Read more of this article
Video: BNV Discussion With David Bascome
Football coach David Bascome is joining host Earl Basden today [June 17] for the second episode in a new Bernews News & Views series on sports. Mr Bascome was recently announced as the new Head Coach of the Baltimore Blast, with the team — which plays in the U.S. Major Arena Soccer League — saying, “Bascome has been involved in... Read more of this article
Football: Warwick Archers Opens Registration
The Warwick Archers youth football program for Robin Hood FC has opened registration for the upcoming 2020-2021 youth football season. A spokesperson said, “The program’s success continued this past season with the U13 Bows winning the Gregory Grimes Cup and the U15 Bows successfully defending their titles in the Lee Holder Cup and the BFA... Read more of this article
Wild Wild West Karate Championships Held
The World Federation of Martial Artists recently continued with its online tournaments, with 10 competitors from various schools in Bermuda competing at the Wild Wild West Karate Championships. A spokesperson said, “The World Federation of Martial Artists continued with their online tournaments. This past weekend the Wild Wild West Karate Championships,... Read more of this article
Round The Island Power Boat Race Cancelled
The Bermuda Powerboat Association [BPBA] announced that the 2020 Annual Round the Island Power Boat Race has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. BPBA Commodore Robert Cardwell said, “We have today announced to our membership that due to the Covid-19 pandemic we are forced to cancel the 2020 Annual Round the Island Power Boat race. “As... Read more of this article
Cricket: ICC Postpones T20 Americas Qualifier
Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the International Cricket Council [ICC] has made a decision to postpone the ICC T20 Americas Qualifier 2020, an event which the Bermuda Men’s National Cricket Team was set to compete in. A BCB spokesperson said, “The International Cricket Council [ICC] has announced the postponement of the ICC T20 Americas... Read more of this article
