Category: Sports
Cross Court Tennis Academy Tournament Held
The Cross Court Tennis Academy Red Ball League Tournament took place at the Reef’s Tennis Courts. Gabriella Lee won the 8 & Under Girls Division, while Thomas Oglivi won the 8 & Under Boys Division, and Lee Terceira won the 8 & Over Division 8 & Under Girls Main Draw 7 Eliza Grasso defeated 0 Leona Tyers 7 Gabriella Lee defeated 3... Read more of this article
Kelly Helps Newport Cricket Club Win In Wales
Stefan Kelly helped guide Newport Cricket Club Wales to a 40-run win over Malpas Cricket Club Wales. Playing in a 40-over match, Newport scored 227/9, Noah Rice was the top scorer with 76, Kelly added 33 not out off 46 balls, he hit 3 fours. James Perrett was the pick of the Malpas bowlers with figures of 8-0-42-4. In reply Malpas would only manage... Read more of this article
Hockey Coach On CAC Games Preparation
[Written by Stephen Wright] Kovin Moodley, the Bermuda women’s hockey team coach, believes their warm-up matches against the University of California Berkeley provided a valuable “reference point” as his side builds towards their Central American and Caribbean Games campaign in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Bermuda are in a group with Barbados,... Read more of this article
Top Optimist Sailors To Compete Overseas
Some of Bermuda’s top optimist sailors will compete in a number of regattas this summer, including the World Championship, North American Championship and European Championship Regattas. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association is pleased to announce the sailors taking part and representing Bermuda at overseas International... Read more of this article
Race Horse Johnny Barnes Dies Aged 11
[Written by Stephen Wright] Johnny Barnes, the Bermuda Racing-owned thoroughbred, who enjoyed a successful four-year racing career, has died aged 11. Named after the island’s legendary well-wisher, who died aged 93 in 2016, the four-legged Johnny Barnes was the first horse purchased by Bermuda Racing for €310,000 [about $415,000] in December 2013. Trained... Read more of this article
Hopkins Concludes Ronde De l’Oise In France
Kaden Hopkins and his Vendee U teammates concluded competing in the 68th Ronde de l’Oise in France. Stage four was a 158.9km race between Breuil-le-Sec and Liancourt, Hopkins crossed the line 40th clocking a time of 3:41:54, he finished 48 seconds behind the stage winner Frank Van Den Broek. After four stages, the Bermudian cyclist moved up 5... Read more of this article
Squash Team Begin Pan American Qualifiers
The Pan American Qualifying Squash Championships got underway with Bermuda’s Noah Browne, Anaya Smith, and Taylor Carrick all taking to the courts. In his first round match that took 25 minutes to complete, Carrick lost in three straight games 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 to Jose Tomas Gallegos from Chile. Smith also lost in his first round match in straight... Read more of this article
Star Sailors Team To Train In Switzerland
Bermuda’s Star Sailors League team will return to Grandson, Switzerland this week to train for the 2nd edition of the Star Sailors League Gold Cup. During the five days of training, the Team will be put through their paces by Australian sailing champion/racing coach Alex Gough, who is an experienced RC44 and TP52 sailor. The Team will be led once... Read more of this article
Ebbin Helps St. George’s Finish 3rd In ISSA
Christian Ebbin and his St. George’s School Sailing teammates finished third in the ISSA Mallory National Championships in the U.S. Ebbin — sailing the St. George’s A Division boat — finished with 90 points after winning two of the 15 races held, with Ebbin finishong in the top ten in all but one race. Related Stories Curtis &... Read more of this article
Triangle Gems Compete In T20 Tournament
[Written by Stephen Wright] A local women’s cricket team – the Bermuda Triangle Gems – tested themselves against overseas competition at the recent Georgia Women Cricket Association’s tenth annual T20 tournament. Seven players from Warwick Workmen’s Club women’s team – Chantel Oosthuizen, who captained the side, Karen Hodgson, Yasla Simmons,... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Brauer Wins One Two Yacht Race
Cole Brauer won the first leg of the Bermuda One-Two Yacht race, with Ms Brauer singlehandedly sailing 635 nautical miles from Rhode Island, claiming a commanding victory on this leg, with the next sailor not expected to finish until tomorrow. As of this writing the tracker indicates the next closest yacht in the race — which saw 24 yachts set... Read more of this article
Divine Eager To Return To Action After Surgery
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian motorcycle racer Aeziah Divine hopes for a speedy return to the MIR Racing Finetwork Cup after sustaining an injury in a training incident in Murcia, Spain, last month. The 13-year-old damaged a finger on his left hand in practice when he came off his motorcycle, and it fell onto his hand. Divine had a successful... Read more of this article
