Category: Sports
Eden Woollery Wins Medal At Special Olympics
Bermuda has claimed a medal at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Summer Games in Florida, with equestrian Eden Woollery winning a bronze medal in the Western Equitation B1 class. The Special Olympics, which run until June 12th, involves over 5,500 athletes and coaches from the United States, the Caribbean and Bermuda; and the island is being represented... Read more of this article
Warwick Archers Youth Football Tryouts
The Warwick Archers are holding tryouts for their youth programs, with sessions beginning the week of June 13. A spokesperson said, “The Warwick Archers is the youth program for the Robin Hood Football Club [registered charity #998], offering teams in the U13-U23 age groups of the Bermuda Football Association youth leagues. Established in 2016,... Read more of this article
Video: ESPN Features Dante Leverock’s Goal
The accolades keep rolling in for the goal by Bermuda’s Dante Leverock in last night’s match against Guyana, with the spectacular goal being featured by ESPN as one of the Top 10 Sports Plays. The goal being showcased on the ESPN broadcast follows after FIFA highlighted the goal to their 15 million Twitters followers, suggesting that it could be... Read more of this article
Thompson Departs London City Lionesses
London City Lionesses confirmed that Bermudian footballer Kenni Thompson was one of several players departing the club following the conclusion of the season. Speaking on the players departing, Head Coach Melissa Phillips said, “We’ve come so far in such a short amount of time as a club and to achieve our highest ever league finish along with... Read more of this article
Annapolis To Bermuda Ocean Race Underway
The Mustang Survival Annapolis to Bermuda Ocean Race started last Saturday with a fleet of 25 making its way to the island. The Atlantic hurricane season’s first named storm, Tropical Storm Alex, shaped up just in time for the race, with the storm’s track headed towards Bermuda. But after a one-day delay, the racers were off. The Annapolis to Bermuda... Read more of this article
Video: Flora Duffy’s Commonwealth Games Story
Commonwealth Sport has released a video titled ‘Flora Duffy | My Commonwealth Games Story,’ featuring an interview with the athlete that serves to highlight her gold medal victory in the last Commonwealth Games. The video’s description says, “Four years ago, Flora Duffy stormed to victory to win the first gold medal of the 21st Commonwealth... Read more of this article
Daley Records Multiple Personal Best Times
Elijah Daley continued competing in the 2022 Age Group International Long Course Championships hosted by Etobicoke Swim Club in Canada. On the second day of competition, Daley recorded two personal best times. Daley competed in the 50m freestyle preliminaries, finishing 10th by touching the wall in a time of 25.68. In the final, he finished 10th with... Read more of this article
Video: Clipper Race Heading To Bermuda
When the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet of eleven 70-foot yachts, including the GoToBermuda team, arrive in Bermuda on June 13, they will have battled awe-inspiring 36-nautical miles and five ocean crossings. More than 150 race crew from diverse walks of life, all age groups and more than 40 nations will be arriving on the island. Many will... Read more of this article
FIFA Highlight Leverock’s Goal To 15M Followers
The acrobatic goal by Bermuda’s Dante Leverock in last night’s match against Guyana has been highlighted by FIFA via Twitter to their more than 15 million followers, with FIFA suggesting that the spectacular goal could be a contender for the FIFA Puskás Award, which is given to the most aesthetically significant goal. FIFA’s tweet... Read more of this article
Lambe Becomes Bermuda’s Most Capped Player
[Written by Stephen Wright] Reggie Lambe became Bermuda’s most capped player last night in their 2-1 defeat away to Guyana in the Concacaf Nations League. Lambe made his 44th appearance for his country, surpassing Damon Ming’s record. Ming, who at the age of 43 still turns out for Premier Division side Somerset Trojans, played for Bermuda between... Read more of this article
Lambert & Marshall Continue In Special Olympics
Micah Lambert and Bridget Marshall, were back in action at the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida. Marshall was the first of the local players to get on the court, and she got off to a roaring start playing Angela Dohrn, where she dominated the match-winning 6-1. Then Lambert took to the court facing off against Shakir Stapleton, with... Read more of this article
MTM Open Championships 2022 Underway
The MTM Open Championships got underway at the Fairmont Southampton Tennis Courts with Women’s Division matches, Elite B Division and B Division matches taking to the court. Two of the matches on the opening night needed a third set tie-breaker to determine a winner. In an Elite B Division match, Jadon Spriggs defeated Ethan Anderson 1-6, 7-5, 10-5,... Read more of this article
