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Jason North Excited For Future Of Karting
[Written by Stephen Wright] Jason North, the Bermuda Karting Association president, says the local karting scene is “steadily growing” after an exciting and competitive Rubis National Championship season at the Southside Raceway in St David’s. More than 50 drivers competed in 63 karts in eight classes, with North, who won the L206 Senior Class,... Read more of this article
Nathan Trott Reflects On ‘Special’ Season
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian goalkeeper Nathan Trott has described helping Vejle secure their top-flight status in Denmark as a “special moment” as he looks to resolve his future at parent club West Ham United. Despite renewing his contract at the Premier League team by two more years, Trott could leave West Ham this summer, according to... Read more of this article
Dame Flora Duffy Counting Down To Paris
[Written by Stephen Wright] Dame Flora Duffy believes she is edging closer to top form after finishing eighth at the World Triathlon Championship Series Cagliari, Italy, yesterday [May 25]. Duffy, who came seventh at the WTCS Yokohama in Japan this month – her first race in 18 months because of a knee injury – completed the standard-distance course... Read more of this article
Tyler Smith: ‘Time To Get Back To Work’
[Written by Stephen Wright] Triathlete Tyler Smith has not given up on his dream of competing at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Smith, who placed 26th in the recent men’s elite race at the World Triathlon Cup Samarkand in Uzbekistan, has spent the past month racing in Australia and China. He also had a training camp in Thailand. Although... Read more of this article
Caitlin Conyers Eyes Second May 24 Title
[Written by Stephen Wright] Despite being the island’s most decorated women’s cyclist, Caitlin Conyers has claimed just one title in the Sinclair Packwood Memorial Race. Conyers, who won in 2019, has featured sparingly in the annual Bermuda Day event through a mixture of overseas racing commitments or injury. However, having retired from international... Read more of this article
Video: Aeziah Divine After Racing In UK
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian motorcycle racer Aeziah Divine said he gained “valuable experience” racing in the R&G British Talent Cup second round at Donington Park in Leicestershire at the weekend. Divine, who races for British development team Microlise Cresswell Racing, said he is becoming more comfortable on the Honda NSF250R bike... Read more of this article
Gayle Lindsay On May 24th Title Hopes
[Written by Stephen Wright] Gayle Lindsay vividly remembers turning onto Dutton Avenue, looking longingly at the finish line, and realising she had “achieved something special” moments before winning her first Bermuda Half-Marathon Derby women’s race last year. The Scottish runner said she was proud to have etched her name into the history books... Read more of this article
Jessica Lewis On Qualifying Quest In Kobe
[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis said she is confident of qualifying for the Paralympics in Paris by finishing in the top two in the T53 100 metres at the Para Athletics World Championships in Kobe, Japan. Lewis arrived in Japan’s seventh largest city seven days ago and races in the T53 100 tomorrow [5.15 am] and the T53 400 on Thursday [7.15... Read more of this article
Video: Simmons Earns First-Round Win In Mexico
[Written by Stephen Wright] Boxer Saundre “Dash” Simmons scored his third successive first-round stoppage win with a TKO over Mexican Victor Aceves in Tijuana yesterday [May 19]. Simmons dropped Aceves [2-7-2] twice in the opening stanza before the referee waved the fight off, handing the Bermudian his fourth straight victory since turning professional. Dismantling... Read more of this article
Andre Lambe On Camp, Paklos Fight And More
[Written by Stephen Wright] Boxer Andre Lambe has spent the past few months training in Orlando, Florida, at various professional gyms to prepare for his fight against American Kenny Paklos at The Shed in Dockyard on Saturday [May 25]. Lambe was due to face the undefeated Paklos in March; however, the fight was postponed, with the Bermudian taking the... Read more of this article
Sean Trott On Bermuda Day Half-Marathon
[Written by Stephen Wright] Sean Trott hopes this will be the year he achieves his ambition of winning the Bermuda Half-Marathon Derby. Trott has finished runner-up four times, including last year’s controversial race when Kenyan Dennis Mbelenzi broke the tape but was deemed ineligible for the win as a non-resident. Bermudian Lamont Marshall, who... Read more of this article
Video: Tyler Christopher Earns Boxing Win
[Written by Stephen Wright] Boxer Tyler Christopher delivered a disciplined and measured display to defeat Cameroonian Serge Ambomo on points in the main event at the Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport yesterday [May 18]. The southpaw deployed a piston-like jab and straight left-hand punches to control the four-round super-welterweight contest, improving... Read more of this article
Nikki Bascome On Fight Against Kilpatrick
[Written by Stephen Wright] Boxer Nikki Bascome insists he is still as hungry as ever as he gears up for his professional bout against American Rashad Kilpatrick at The Shed in Dockyard next Saturday [May 25]. Bascome, who will face Rashad in an eight-round welterweight contest, has not fought since defeating Filipino Alvin Lagumbay on points at The... Read more of this article
Ryan Rebello Reflects On Karting Success
[Written by Stephen Wright] Ryan Rebello has reflected on his “most challenging season” after claiming the overall combined shifter class title in the Bermuda Karting Association [BKA] campaign. Rebello won the Stock Honda and KZ shifter class, finishing with 1,085 points for his fourth overall title in ten years on the local circuit. The 36-year-old,... Read more of this article
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade On Paris Hopes
[Written by Stephen Wright] Boccia player Yushae DeSilva-Andrade said she hopes to have done enough to have qualified for the Paralympics in Paris this summer. The 30-year-old expects to discover next month whether she has met the standard for the Paralympics. DeSilva-Andrade, who competed at the recent Montreal World Cup, her first outing of the year,... Read more of this article
Jaydon Goddard Reflects On Pro League Debut
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian bodybuilder Jaydon Goddard made his professional debut at the IFBB Pittsburgh Pro in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the weekend. Goddard, who gained his pro card at the Amateur Olympia Orlando in November last year, becoming the youngest Bermudian at 25 to earn the designation, competed in the men’s physique class... Read more of this article
