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Remember When: Leverock’s World Cup Catch
[Written by Stephen Wright] It has been 17 years since Dwayne “Sluggo” Leverock took “the catch that shook the world” in Bermuda’s unforgettable game against India at the ICC Cricket World Cup. Bermuda, one of six qualifiers at the World Cup, took on star-studded India in a group match at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad, on... Read more of this article
Bermuda Athletes Win Medals At Phoenix Wushu
[Written by Stephen Wright] Athletes from the Bermuda Sanshou Association will return to the island with 13 medals from the recent Phoenix Wushu Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona. Kaelin Cox claimed two gold and three silver medals in taolu [a set of stylised movements]. Meanwhile, there were gold medal wins in sanda [Chinese kickboxing] for Krista Dyer,... Read more of this article
Jessica Lewis On Season Goals And More
[Written by Stephen Wright] Jessica Lewis believes she is approaching her peak as an athlete as she builds towards the Paralympic Games in Paris this summer. The 30-year-old recently won her second Female Athlete of the Year award in recognition of her gold medal display in the T53 100 metres at the Parapan Am Games in Santiago, Chile, in November last... Read more of this article
Fight Night Champion Event Postponed
[Written by Stephen Wright] Fight Night Champion scheduled for The Shed in Dockyard on March 30 has been postponed because of “unforeseen circumstances” and rescheduled for May 25. The event was to be co-headlined by Bermudian professional boxers Andre Lambe and Nikki Bascome. Epic Entertainment, the promoter, told Bernews: “Due to unforeseen... Read more of this article
Adrian Roach Reflects On Vegas Camp
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian amateur boxer Adrian Roach has described his two-week training camp in Las Vegas as a valuable learning experience. Roach rubbed shoulders with some of the top names in the sport during his training stint at the DLX Boxing Gym under coach Kay Koroma, who has worked with world champions such as Shakur Stevenson and... Read more of this article
Boxing: Tyler Christopher Set For May Fight
[Written by Stephen Wright] Boxer Tyler Christopher will return to the ring after recovering from a broken hand for a fight at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham, England, on May 18. The 27-year-old fractured his left hand during his points win over Connor Meanwell at the H Suite in Edgbaston, Birmingham, in October last year. The Bermudian will look to... Read more of this article
Rick Wright Wins First Game At Greenville
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermudian Rick Wright won his first match in charge of Greenville Triumph after his side’s recent 3-1 home victory over Spokane Velocity in the USL League One. Goals from Zion Scarlett, Evan Lee and Leo Casto ensured Greenville made a winning start to their campaign. “You guys saw such a great performance from a team... Read more of this article
OpenMat Bermuda Eyeing Medals In Florida
[Written by Stephen Wright] OpenMat Bermuda will send 14 athletes to compete at the Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Kissimmee, Florida, next week. Representing the Brazilian jiu-jitsu gym are Siraj Grant, Ryan Hopkins, Jahmali Bridgewater, Olivia Buchanan, Ramazan Ramazanov, Elijah Richardson, Noah Vieira, Reina Maypa, Sydney Mason, James Adams,... Read more of this article
Local Wushu Athletes To Compete In Phoenix
[Written by Stephen Wright] Nine athletes from the Bermuda Sanshou Association will hope to be in the medal hunt at the Phoenix Wushu Nationals in Phoenix, Arizona, this weekend. Krista Dyer, Kallan Todd, Quennel Robinson, Enzi Johnston, Muryah Swan, Geraldine Sidders, Tristan Robinson, and Jonathan Trott will compete in sanda [Chinese kickboxing]. Kaelin... Read more of this article
Horsfield Heads Home To Defend Title
[Written by Stephen Wright] Robin Horsfield is aiming for a fifth successive title in the Winners Edge Mountain Bike Cross Country National Championships in Southlands, Warwick, next Sunday [March 24]. Horsfield will return home for the annual race, which he has dominated in recent years, his sequence of wins only interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic... Read more of this article
Loren Hotel Runners Compete In Austin
[Written by Stephen Wright] A group of runners representing the Loren Hotel at Pink Beach in Smiths competed in the recent Austin Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K after linking up with their sister hotel at Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas. The party included organiser Natalie Price and fellow Loren employees Joeserry Hacinas, Rudy Leo Chang and Sky Monkman,... Read more of this article
Boxers Compete In Development Tournament
[Written by Stephen Wright] Some of the island’s promising boxers competed in the inaugural Bermuda Boxing Federation [BBF] Development League tournament at Whitney Institute on Saturday [March 9]. The event featured sanctioned fights, masters, corporate and charity bouts, and open sparring for elite and youth competitors. In the men’s junior contests,... Read more of this article
Remember When: Wellman Wins Indoor Gold
It has been exactly 29 years since Brian Wellman became the world indoor champion in the triple jump. He claimed the gold medal at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Barcelona, Spain, in 1995 with a leap of 17.72 metres, which still stands as a Bermudian record. Yoelvis Quesada, of Cuba, came second [17.62], and Serge Hélan, of France, placed third... Read more of this article
Mia Fishel Has Successful Knee Surgery
[Written by Stephen Wright] Mia Fishel has thanked the United States women’s national team and Chelsea Women’s medical teams following her “successful” knee injury yesterday [March 11]. Fishel, whose father is Bermudian, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury last month while training with the US team on the eve of the Concacaf W... Read more of this article
Rower Dara Alizadeh Pushes For Olympics
[Written by Stephen Wright] Dara Alizadeh will step up his qualifying bid for the Olympic Games in Paris this summer at the World Rowing Americas Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, which starts on Thursday [March 14]. Alizadeh, who finished a respectable eighteenth in the men’s single sculls at the rescheduled Tokyo... Read more of this article
Vanessa James Misses Dancing On Ice Final
[Written by Stephen Wright] Vanessa James missed the opportunity to compete in the Dancing on Ice final on British television after her partner, Greg Rutherford, suffered an injury. James and Rutherford were set to face Adele Roberts, a reality TV star, and her pro partner Mark Hanretty; Miles Nazaire, another reality TV personality, and his pro partner... Read more of this article
