Category: Sports
ICC Americas Twenty20 Cricket Statistics
Bermuda and Canada secured the final two places during the ICC Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier held in Bermuda, and are set to take part in the International Cricket Council [ICC] Twenty20 World Cup Qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates in October and November. Bermuda and Canada will go up against hosts the UAE, as well as Scotland, Netherlands, Hong... Read more of this article
Jessica Lewis Wins Silver In Parapan 800M
[Updated with video] Bermuda’s Jessica Lewis has claimed her second medal at the 2019 Parapan American Games in Peru, winning the silver medal in the 800m this evening [Aug 26]. Yen Hoang of the USA claimed the gold in a time of 2:08.09, Lewis crossed the line in a time of 2:08.99, and Yadira Del Carmen Soturno Diaz of Venezuela won the bronze. Update... Read more of this article
Cricket: Rawlins Helps Sussex Defeat Glamorgan
Delray Rawlins and his Sussex teammates secured a home Quarter-Final following their 7 wicket victory over Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens. The win took Sussex to 19 points and makes them uncatchable at the top of the South Group. Rawlins was added to the Sussex team having returned from international duty with Bermuda. Glamorgan batted first and scored... Read more of this article
Football Team Named For Game vs Panama
The Bermuda Football Association has named the team that will match up against Panama on September 5th as part of the Concacaf Nations League. The BFA said, “The Bermuda Gombey Warriors will start their Concacaf Nations League in earnest in two weeks. The Bermuda Senior Men’s National team take their place amongst the Concacaf region’s elite... Read more of this article
Minister Congratulates National Cricket Team
The Minister of Labour, Community Affairs and Sports Lovitta Foggo welcomed Bermuda’s National Cricket Team to the Ministry offices today [Aug 26] to offer official congratulations to them following their ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup qualifying performance last week. Minister Foggo previously said, “Our national cricket team demonstrated... Read more of this article
Sailing: Bailey Wins International Comet Regatta
Sailing continued at the Tred Avon Yacht Club in Oxford Maryland, with three boats flying the Bermuda flag. On the final day of racing. Rudy Bailey and his crew Corey Bailey finished the first race in 4th place. and then he won the second and final race to claim the title with 20 Net Points. Maxwell Curtis and his crew Stefan Furbert finished 4th with... Read more of this article
Squash Players Impress At Guyana Tournament
The Bermuda National Squash Team returned last night after making a strong showing at the Caribbean Squash Championships 2019 in Guyana. The team had a fantastic week with standout performances from Colin Alexander winning the Men’s Over 60 category, Denise Kyme taking 2nd in the Women’s Over 50 Category, and Suzanne Rose finishing 3rd in the Women’s... Read more of this article
Martina Navratilova Tweets Ahead Of Pride
With Bermuda’s first ever Pride Parade set to take place on Saturday [Aug 31], tennis legend Martina Navratilova has tweeted in support of the event, telling everyone to “have fun.” Ms. Navratilova — who won 59 Grand Slam titles, including 9 Wimbledon singles championships; 167 singles and 177 doubles championships — was responding... Read more of this article
Bermuda Volleyball Team Wins Bronze Medal
Bermuda finished the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association [ECVA] Under-20 Females Volleyball Tournament on a high note, by defeating Saba 3-0 [25-13, 25-8, 25-11], thus winning the bronze medal. Bermuda was always in control throughout the match, thwarting any resistance posed by the Saba team. The bronze medallists took 59 minutes to triumph over... Read more of this article
BF&M Joins Bermuda Championship As Sponsor
The Bermuda Championship has announced BF&M as the official volunteer programme sponsor for the tournament, which is set to take place October 28 through November 3 at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton. John Wight, Chairman and CEO of BF&M Limited, said, “The success of any world-class event is due in no small part to the enthusiasm and... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: BMRA Southside Circuit Racing
The Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Association [formally BMRC] hosted the 6th round of their 2019 summer circuit racing series on Sunday [Aug 25] under intermittent rain shower conditions at the RUBiS Southside Motorsports Raceway. With a new track layout that tested both new and veteran riders alike, crowds saw spectacular racing, for 4 races despite the... Read more of this article
‘Seek Opportunities You May Not Know Exist’
[Written by Don Burgess] Jamel Hardtman grew up a ‘pond dog’ and never imagined that he would become an ‘ice pond dog’ as how often does a Bermudian end up working for a professional hockey club? Mr Hardtman is an account executive for event sales for the Florida Panthers NHL team. He was made redundant by his previous job in... Read more of this article
