Category: Sports
Football: Shield & Friendship Quarter-Finals
Ireland Rangers, Paget Lions, St. David’s, PHC Zebras, Somerset Trojans, and North Village Rams all claimed victories in this weekend’s Friendship & Shield quarter-finals football action. Shield Quarter-Finals Ireland Rangers 0 [4] – Southampton Rangers 0 [2] This match saw Ireland Rangers and the Southampton Rangers play to a 0 – 0... Read more of this article
Angela DeSilva Earns Hockey Coach Certificate
[Written by Stephen Wright] Angela DeSilva, a former Bermuda hockey goalkeeper, is looking to help grow the sport on the island after gaining her latest coaching certification. DeSilva has become the first Bermudian coach to achieve the FIH Level 2 certificate – a 34-hour practical course supported by an online theatrical course, focusing on coaching... Read more of this article
WA Swim Team Win 8 Medals In Holiday Invite
Warwick Academy’s swimming team began competing in the Queen City Dolphins Holiday Invite in Charlotte where they made a good showing to win eight medals. In the 13-14 girls 500 yard freestyle final, Marleigh Howes captured the gold medal, with Elanna Fulton claiming the silver medal, and Jorgia White finished in 5th place. Adriana Argent won... Read more of this article
Bermuda Harness Pony Racing Results
Action resumed in the 2022/23 Harness Pony Racing Season at the National Equestrian Center on Vesey Street, with a full slate of racing. The opening race of the day in the 1:03&1 & Faster Time Bar Class saw Maurice Raynor in the bike of Rockeyed Optimist clock a winning time of 1:05&2, Jashaun Young in the bike of Gold-N-Glory finished second... Read more of this article
Nathan Dill Meets Boxing Stars At IBA Forum
[Written by Stephen Wright] Nathan Dill, the Bermuda Boxing Federation president, has attended the International Boxing Association’s [IBA] Global Boxing Forum in Abu Dhabi to discuss the critical topics of the future of the sport. Dill, voted in as the BBF president in 2015, has joined boxing stakeholders from all over the world at the forum, which... Read more of this article
2022 Butterfield Mile Trials Race Results
The Butterfield Mile Trials took place at the National Sports Center, with runners in action across a number of divisions. Thomas Mills, Aaron Evans, and Colin Long finished one two, and three in the adult race, Mills clocked a time of 4:53.7, Evans crossed the line in 5:09.7, and Long clocked 5:10.1. Bella Wright was the first female to cross the line... Read more of this article
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade Concludes In Worlds
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade concluded competing in the Boccia World Championships in Brazil, taking on Dora Basic from Croatia in the quarter-finals, with Basic claiming the 3 – 2 win. Coach Troy Farnsworth said, “She has played in multiple world championships previously, however this was the first time she has progressed to the knockout stage... Read more of this article
World Cup: France & Morocco Reach Semis
[Written by Stephen Wright] Morocco 1 [En-Nesyri 42, Cheddira 90+3 s/o] Portugal 0 Morocco made history by becoming the first African nation to reach a World Cup semi-final after edging past Portugal in Doha today. Youssef En-Nesyri, the Morocco forward, scored the winner to end Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal’s campaign. En-Nesyri leapt highest above... Read more of this article
K-Tech Youngsters Head To Elite Competition
[Written by Stephen Wright] A group of the island’s ambitious young footballers will experience elite-level competition against top European academies in Barcelona next week. A squad of 17 under-12 players from Kenny Thompson’s K-Tech programme will test themselves against academy teams such as Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica and Sporting... Read more of this article
Starzomski & Bernhard Compete In New Zealand
Cora Lee Starzomski and Keith Bernhard recently competed in the Ironman 70.3 New Zealand. Starzomski clocked a time of 5:45:48, which saw her finish 326th overall, as the 63rd female finisher and she won the female 50 – 54 age group division. Bernhard completed the 70.3 event clocking a time of 6:12:13. He was the 471st runner to cross the line and... Read more of this article
34 Goals Scored In Latest Ball Hockey Round
A Bermuda Ball Hockey triple-header took place at the PCC Hockey Rink with a total of 34 goals scored. Spine and Sport 6 Frontier 5 In the opener Spine and Sport edged Frontier 6 – 5, Will Walker led Spine and Sport with two goals, while Ronnie Dzurus, Ryan Sulley, Deepak Popat, and Jeremy Estey all added a goal each, while Andrew Bonner, and Joel... Read more of this article
World Cup: Wins For Croatia And Argentina
[Written by Stephen Wright] Croatia 1 [Petkovic 150+1] Brazil 1 [Neymar 105+1] Croatia win 4-2 on penalties Brazil, the tournament favourites, have been knocked out of the World Cup in Qatar on penalties by Croatia in the quarter-finals. Croatia, the runners-up four years ago in Russia, scored all four of their penalties, while Rodrygo and Dominik Livakovic... Read more of this article
