Category: Sports
100 Days Until Start Of The Paris Olympics
The countdown to the Olympic Games in Paris has begun, with just 100 days before Bermuda’s athletes join more than 10,000 competitors from 206 nations at the largest sporting event organised in France. The opening ceremony for the 30th edition of the Summer Games promises to be an extravagant affair and the first to take place outside a stadium, with... Read more of this article
Sincere Hall Scores For Hull City U21
Bermuda forward Sincere Hall scored in Hull City Under-21’s 3-1 win at home to Queens Park Rangers in the Professional Development League yesterday [April 16]. Hall created the opening goal for Tyrell Sellars-Fleming in the nineteenth minute before Sellars-Fleming added a second from the penalty spot on the half-hour mark. City made it 3-0 when Hall... Read more of this article
Special Olympics To Walk Convex End-To-End
[Written by Stephen Wright] A group of the island’s Special Olympics athletes will team up for the Convex End-to-End charity walk next Saturday [April 27]. Special Olympics Bermuda, which serves athletes with intellectual disabilities, are regular participants in the End-to-End and will make the journey from Somerset Police Station to Dockyard as... Read more of this article
Khano Smith’s Rhode Island In Cup Thriller
Khano Smith’s Rhode Island FC were involved in an eight-goal thriller with Charlotte Independence in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup third round before losing 5-4 on penalties yesterday [April 16]. Rhode Island took the lead in the eleventh minute through Conor McGlynn before Juan Carlos Obregon Jr equalised for the visiting side in the 26th minute from... Read more of this article
Berkeley & Lander Win Rugby Tournament
Nisaiah Berkeley and her Lander University women’s rugby teammates continued hosting the Lander 7s Rugby Tournament. After outscoring their opponents 58 – 10 on the opening day, Berkeley and her teammates would return on day two and outscore their opponents 68 – 5 to claim the title. Lander defeated Coastal Carolina University 26 – 5, before... Read more of this article
Scotland Helps Cardiff Win T20 Friendly Match
Marcus Scotland and his Cardiff Metropolitan University Cricket Club teammates defeated Clifton College by 6 wickets in their Twenty20 friendly match. Cardiff won the toss and sent Clifton to bat, they restricted them to 121/9 in their allotted 20 overs, Scotland held onto three catches behind the stumps. In reply, Cardiff scored 122/5, Scotland shared... Read more of this article
Outerbridge & Dickinson Compete In TFA Meet
Miles Outerbridge and Ellise Dickinson represented Montverde Academy at The First Academy last chance 2024 meet in Orlando, Florida. Outerbridge finished 8th in the boys 100m clocking a time of 11.21. Dickinson clocked 25.03 on her way to finishing second in the girl’s 200m dash, and finished 4th clocking a time of 56.06 during the girl’s... Read more of this article
Sweet Life Claims Commercial League Title
Sweet Life had a bye but had enough points going into the final night of Commercial Bowling League action to be crowned the champions. Second placed D’Rollerz defeated seventh placed Bailey’s Bay Strikers 4 – 0, fourth place Who Gives A Split defeated third placed Secret Weapons 3 – 1, while sixth placed Too Legit To Split defeated fifth placed... Read more of this article
Tennis: Six Matches In BLTA Spring Fling
Six matches took place in three divisions at the WER Joell Tennis Stadium as the BLTA 2024 Spring Fling continued. Manuel Maldonado won the boys 12 division which was a round-robin following his straight sets 6-1, 6-2 victory over runner-up Oliver Anderson, while Chloe McBrearty won the girls 12 division which was also a round-robin, with Lee Terceira... Read more of this article
Jacob Madeiros Named In All-Star Team
Bermudian footballer Jacob Madeiros has been selected for the South in the North-South All-Star Classic to be held in Anderson, South Carolina, in June. Founded in 1989, the North-South All-Star Classic is one of the top school sports events in the Palmetto State. Madeiros, who plays for the Bermuda Under-20 national team, has been named in a squad... Read more of this article
Basden Competes In TFA Last Chance Meet
Cameron Basden and his Foundation Academy teammates were back in action competing in The First Academy last chance 2024 meet in Orlando, Florida. Basden competed in the boys 100m dash clocking a time of 11.49 to finish 13th. In the boys 200m dash, Basden finished 10th clocking a time of 23.61. Basden then finished 2nd competing in the boys long jump... Read more of this article
Ball Hockey: BDA Spirits & Positive Image Win
The Bermuda ball hockey play-offs continued at the PCC Hockey Rink with a doubleheader which produced 20 goals. BDA Spirits 7 Appleby 6 BDA Spirits advanced winning their series 2 – 0 against Appleby following their 7 – 6 victory. Jeff Loper led the BDA Spirits to victory with 2 goals, while Jeff Morash, Nathan Ische, Alex Larouche, Satish Balendran... Read more of this article
Rodrigues & Viera Compete In Hampton Race
Paul Rodrigues Jr., Jordan Viera, and their Christchurch School sailing teammates competed in the VISA Hampton Roads Academy fleet race. Sailing in the In-League Regatta CFJ boat, Rodrigues sailing the Christchurch 2 boat in the A division finished 6th with a score of 43 points. Viera sailed the Christchurch 1 Boat in the B division, finishing 6th with... Read more of this article
Iyon Simmons Looking Forward To Event
[Written by Stephen Wright] Sprinter Iyon Simmons will showcase his talent in front of a crowd for the first time in the Special Olympics Celebration at the USATF Bermuda Grand Prix at the Flora Duffy Stadium next Sunday [April 28]. Simmons recently joined Special Olympics Bermuda, which serves athletes with intellectual disabilities, after being recommended... Read more of this article
Photos & Video: Special Olympics Games
Special Olympics Bermuda held their Invitational Games at the Flora Duffy Stadium, in collaboration with the annual Department of Education Adaptive PE Sports Day. The event commenced with a traditional Special Olympics Pre-Game ceremony, law enforcement honour guard, and athlete parade. Participants included athletes from the Bermuda Public School... Read more of this article
Minister Darrell’s Trip To Grenada Cost $3,852.23
A trip in March 2024 by Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sport Owen Darrell to Grenada cost $3,852.23, according to a recent listing on the Government’s travel webpage. The trip duration was listed as from March 30, 2024 – April 1, 2024, and the web page listing said, “Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport Senator, the Hon. Owen K. Darrell was... Read more of this article
