Category: Sports
Division Winners In Newport Bermuda Race
The division winners of the 2018 Newport Bermuda Race were finalized today [June 21] with the arrival of the remainder of the fleet, after a slow but strategically challenging race. Of the 169 boats that started in Newport on June 15th, 166 completed the 635-mile race in two to six days time [there were three retirements]. After making very slow progress... Read more of this article
Photos, Results: Golf Stroke Play Championships
The final round of the Bermuda Stroke Play Championships at the Port Royal Golf Course needed two Play-off Holes to decide a winner in the Open Men’s Division. Will Haddrell started the day two strokes behind the defending champion Jarryd Dillas and he made up one of those strokes on the first hole, he would go on to shoot a 1-over par 72, with Dillas... Read more of this article
Fashion Festival Celebrity Golf Tournament
The Bermuda Fashion Festival in partnership with JetBlue will be hosting a Celebrity Golf Tournament on Tuesday, July 10 at Turtle Hill Golf Club at the Fairmont Southampton. A spokesperson said, “The 2018 Bermuda Fashion Festival is a few short weeks away. This year the Festival will be hosting a Celebrity Golf Tournament in partnership with JetBlue... Read more of this article
Photos: Saltus School Hosts Sports Banquet
On Wednesday evening, the Saltus Athletic Department held their annual Sports Banquet to which every student who had represented the school at the Varsity and Junior Varsity level was invited. “This is 67% of the High school age group,” the school noted. “A large turn- out of well-dressed students enjoyed a meal served by the Athletic... Read more of this article
Bermuda’s CCCAN Swimming Team Announced
A total of 20 swimmers have been selected to represent Bermuda at the upcoming XXXI CCCAN Swimming Championships in Aruba. Three Bermuda swimmers are current Record Holders, as Elan Daley holds 2 Girls 11-12 Year Old Records, Daley has the 50m Freestyle Record with a time of 26.82, she also holds the 100m Freestyle Record of 59.65. Madelyn Moore is... Read more of this article
Photos, Results: Cricket Premier & First Division
Southampton Rangers, Somerset Bridge, Flatt’s Victoria, and Cleveland County all recorded victories in this weekend’s Premier and First Division cricket action. Premier Division Southampton Rangers Win by 5 Wickets: St. David’s Cricket Club 180 Southampton Rangers 182/5 The Southampton Rangers put themselves in the driver seat to claim the Premier... Read more of this article
Bermuda Netball Summer League Results
The Bermuda Under 19 team defeated the Bermuda Under 16 team 41 – 9, the Bermuda Under 19 team were led by Nabiilah Nasir who scored 16 goals, Kaamilah Nasir added 9 goals, while Selah Tuzo and Demiqua Daniels scored 8 goals each. The Bermuda Under 16 team got 8 goals from Kemiyah Buttetfield, while Amaiah Butterfield added the other goal. Kemiyah... Read more of this article
FFFA To Sponsor Courses For 15 Coaches
Footy Force Futsal Academy [FFFA] has sponsored 15 local coaches to complete their Futsal Level 1 Diploma course, provided by the United Soccer Coaches Association [USA]. Eurique Wilkin,Technical Director of FFFA, said, “We continue to improve player’s skills through futsal. The interest in our futsal program is growing and we have a waiting list... Read more of this article
BMRC To Host Wett & Wild Trophy Race Day
The Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club is partnering with Wett & Wild Water Service to host their upcoming race day next Sunday, June 24th. The Wett & Wild Trophy Race Day will be held at the RUBiS Southside Raceway, opposite Clearwater Beach. Gates open to the general public at 11:30 am with races beginning at 1:00 pm. There is always free admission... Read more of this article
Usain Bolt To Visit Bermuda Next Tuesday
Digicel confirmed that superstar sprinter Usain Bolt — who is ‘Digicel’s Chief Speed Officer’ — will be visiting Bermuda next Tuesday [June 26] where he will appear in the Digicel store and also meet with school students at the National Stadium. “In 2004 Usain Bolt set his first world record at the CARIFTA Games in... Read more of this article
Eismann Swimming Around Island For Charity
[Written by Don Burgess] An American woman is celebrating her birthday by swimming around Bermuda to raise funds for prisoners to be able to perform Shakespearean plays. Sarah Eismann is doing the 37-mile swim as one of several fundraisers for the cause she believes in., Shakespeare Behind Bars. Screenshot of the tracking page taken at 2.50pm today: So... Read more of this article
‘Judged Most Appropriate By Club & Organisers’
Following Minister of Public Works Lt/Col David Burch comments that the Governor should not be invited to present the Cup at Cup Match, Government House said the Governor “will be happy to support the event respectfully and in the way judged most appropriate by the Club and Cup Match organisers.” Speaking in the House of Assembly recently,... Read more of this article