Category: Sports
Round The Island Powerboat Race Participants
The Bermuda Powerboat Association [BPBA] will be hosting the annual Round the Island race tomorrow [Aug 18] starting at 2.00pm from Ferry Reach. Eighteen boats are confirmed as registered with more unconfirmed at the time of the list release. Participant list released by BPBA follows below: A – Class: A29 – David Selley & Scott Barnes A26... Read more of this article
Lesley White Sponsors New Football Initiative
The Bermuda Football Association announced that new award that has been made possible by 2019 BFA Legend Lesley Cherry White. Through her generous support, the BFA will be able to send a female National Academy Player for a training experience overseas every year, and the inaugural recipient is Katherine Bean-Rosario. Katherine, who recently participated... Read more of this article
Dolphins Appoint Victor Ruberry As Head Coach
The Dolphins Swim Team of Bermuda [DST] has announced that Bermudian Olympic swimmer Victor Ruberry has been appointed as head coach, bringing “performance direction to the swim club.” A spokesperson said, “Founded in 1996 by the Barry Hanson, Bermuda’s Dolphin Swim Team [DST] exists to develop life-long swimmers. This goal makes... Read more of this article
Eastern County Cup Holders Make Two Changes
The Eastern County Cricket Association’s 2019 Second Round match featuring cup holders St. David’s Cricket Club and Cleveland County will be held on Saturday August 17th at Lord’s in St. David’s. Justin Pitcher will once again lead the cup holders St. David’s Cricket Club who have announced two changes. Oronde Bascome and Cejay Outerbridge... Read more of this article
Inline Ball Hockey: Spitfires & Knights Win
A double-header of Bermuda Inline Ball Hockey action took place at the PCC Hockey Rink with 30 goals scored. Gloucester Rangers 8 Windsor Spitfires 10 The opening game produced 18 goals as the Windsor Spitfires defeated the Gloucester Rangers 10 – 8. The Windsor Spitfires got two goals off the sticks of Jacob Notermann, Richard Campbell and Matt Benson,... Read more of this article
Round The Island Powerboat Race This Sunday
After being postponed last week due to the inclement weather, the Bermuda Powerboat Association has confirmed that the annual Round the Island race will be held this coming Sunday [Aug 18] starting at 2.00pm from Ferry Reach. A spokesperson said, “The BPBA Executive have declared the annual Round the Island race shall happen on Sunday, 18th August.... Read more of this article
Robin Horsfield Sets Course Record In Ontario
As his 2019 season begins to wind down, National Mountain Bike Champion Robin Horsfield can point to several significant milestones on his continuing trek towards becoming a bona fide contender at the highest levels of mountain bike racing. His latest accomplishment saw the 19-year-old, during his final Wednesday night series race, set a course record,... Read more of this article
Warner & Whitter Fall In COTECC Semi-Finals
Bermuda’s Antonio Warner and Mackai Whitter were back in action competing in the Confederation of Tennis of Central America and the Caribbean [COTECC] at the St. Lucia National Tennis Center. Whitter took to the court to take on Rafael Botran from Guyana in their Boy’s Under 14 Singles semi-final battle, with Whitter falling in straight sets... Read more of this article
Basketball: McGill University Defeats Bermuda
The Bermuda Basketball Association National Select Team was recently in action on their 2019 Montreal Tour. The Bermuda team consisted of Steve Brown-Darrell, Adam Correia, Jaren Haley, Linden Jackson, Kameron James, Eric Lambert, Vernon Lambe III, Caelin Peters, Yusef Riley [Captain], and Seward Smith as they faced off against McGill University, led... Read more of this article
Footy Promotions Samba Futsal Clinic Winners
Footy Promotions concluded the Samba Futsal Clinic Challenge on August 11th, 2019 at the BAA Gymnasium. This clinic was under the direction of Brazilian Native, Denison Cabral, the President and Director of coaching at the Denison Cabral Futsal Academy [DCFA] and Kate Laukhart [DCFA - Maryland]. Vinzie Zuill, President of Footy Promotions / Footy Force... Read more of this article
Triathlon: Flora Duffy Wins Gold Medal In Tokyo
[Updated with video] Marking her competitive comeback after taking time off due to injury, Flora Duffy has won the gold medal at the World Triathlon Olympic Qualification Event in Tokyo. The Bermudian crossed the line in third, however was moved up to the gold medal position after the first two competitors were disqualified by the race officials for... Read more of this article
Sports Forum To Feature Top Bermuda Athletes
A sports forum featuring some of Bermuda’s most accomplished athletes will be held next month. Football star Shaun Goater, Olympic diver Katura Horton-Perinchief, Olympic triple jumper Brian Wellman, former professional basketball player Sullivan Phillips and others will headline the Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation’s Sports Conference... Read more of this article
