Category: Sports
Tribute Paid To Late Sailor Penny Simmons
Bermudian sailor Penny Simmons has been hailed as a “true sailing legend” with an “indomitable spirit” after passing away last month. He was aged 85. Simmons represented Bermuda at four Olympic Games in two classes of boat: Dragons and 470s. He was an active member of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club for several decades. Simmons, who was inducted... Read more of this article
McNiven Wins IOD North American Championship
Four more races in the International One Design [IOD] North American championship took place on the Great Sound. After a total of eight races, Bill McNiven was crowned the champion with 13 net points, this after finishing third in three races on the day, he also finished 2nd in a race. Ned Johnston won three races on the day and this pushed him into... Read more of this article
Kamau Leverock Plays For Gujarat Greats
Bermudian cricketer Kamau Leverock played for Gujarat Greats in the Legends League Cricket [LLC] against India Capitals at the Molana Azad Stadium in Jammu today [Oct 7]. The Capitals, who won by four wickets, restricted the Greats to 134 runs for the loss of six wickets from their 20 overs. Leverock was due to bat at No 10. In reply, the Capitals scored... Read more of this article
Langley & Dailey Win Beyond Fitness 5K
Jackson Langley and Christine Dailey are the 2024 Beyond Fitness 5K Run male and female champions. Langley ran to victory in a time of 17:39, Dylan Eiselt was second with a time of 17:57, and Sanchez Smith rounded out the podium stopping the clock in a time of 17:58. Dailey finished 9th overall clocking a time of 18:48, Naomi MacGuinness was the second... Read more of this article
Conor White Races In Gravel Championships
Bermudian cyclist Conor White finished 114th in the elite men’s race at the UCI Gravel World Championships from Halle to Leuven, Belgium, yesterday [October 6]. The 25-year-old completed the 181-kilometre course in the Forests of Brabant in 5hr 07min 39sec. Mathieu Van Der Poel, of the Netherlands, won the race in 4:41:23. White, the island’s Male... Read more of this article
Saundre Simmons Set For Boxing Match In US
Bermudian boxer Saundre “Dash” Simmons will aim for his fifth straight victory in the professional ranks when he returns to the ring on October 26 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It will be Simmons’s first outing since beating Mexican Victor Aceves via a knockout in Tijuana, Mexico, in May. The 27-year-old [4-0] wrote on social media: “Ready... Read more of this article
Maycock & Samuels Ready For Peru Tournament
Two Bermuda bowlers have journeyed to Peru and are hoping to do their country proud while representing Team Bermuda on the lanes at the 2024 PANAM Bowling Champion of Champions, which will be contested at the VIDENA Bowling Center of La Villa Deportiva Nacional [VIDENA] in Lima. The Bermuda contingent features David Maycock and LeVinc Samuels. Action... Read more of this article
Results: BFA First & Premier Division Football
Footballers in both the BFA First Division and Premier Division were in action this weekend, with St. David’s, PHC Zebras, North Village Rams & St. George’s Colts all earning wins. First Division St. David’s 3 Southampton Rangers 1 At Lord’s in St. David’s, the home team defeated the Southampton Rangers 3 – 1. After a scoreless first... Read more of this article
Green & Dore Earn BTA Olympic Distance Title
Will Green and Marie Dore were crowned the Bermuda Triathlon Association’s national Olympic distance triathlon male and female champions. Green was clocked across the line in a time of 2:17.18, he clocked a time of 23.42 on the swim, before clocking 1:12.15 on the bike course before completing the run course in a time of 41.21, Geoff Smith was the... Read more of this article
Antonio Pierce’s Raiders Suffer Defeat
Antonio Pierce’s Las Vegas Raiders were defeated 34-18 by the Denver Broncos in Week Five of the National Football League [NFL] yesterday [October 6]. The Raiders have won two and lost three matches so far this season. Pierce, the son of Bermudian Cleo Burrows, was appointed as head coach of the Raiders in January. The Raiders are at home to the Pittsburgh... Read more of this article
Kattegat Sharks Sprint Meet Day 1 Results
The Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association season continued with the Kattegat Sharks Sprint Meet at the BASA Pool. Scarlett Spurling won the 13-14 girls 100 SC meter freestyle A – final touching the wall in a time of 1:07.09, Isla Cooze, was second in 1:09.55, and McKenna Kyme, finished third clocking a time of 1:12.03. The 13-14 boys 100 SC meter... Read more of this article
Archers Compete In Outdoor Nationals Event
The National Archery Association of Bermuda [NAAB] held its Outdoor National event at the Gold Point Archery Range in St George’s on Saturday [October 5]. It was the final outdoor event of the season, with the archers now preparing for the indoor campaign. In the Barebow Yeoman Development Men’s Division [9 metres], Ethan Adelsberg shot 541, Finn... Read more of this article
