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Cumbermack Hoping For Speedy Recovery
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda motorcycle racer Jediah Cumbermack hopes for a swift recovery after breaking his wrist during a recent MotoAmerica Junior Cup race in Minnesota. The 17-year-old sustained the injury in the sixth leg of the nine-race series at the Brainerd International Raceway. Cumbermack, representing Texas-based team A.I.R Onze... Read more of this article
Sanshou Team Enjoy Impressive Medal Haul
[Written by Stephen Wright] Kaelin Cox captured three gold medals for the Bermuda Sanshou Association at the Fourth Pan American Kungfu Championships in Markham, Ontario. Cox claimed four medals in traditional kungfu, winning the men’s over-18 southern openhand, imitation form and long weapons. He also won bronze in broadswords. The team of 16 athletes... Read more of this article
Boxing: Adrian Roach Defeated In Colombia
[Written by Stephen Wright] Adrian Roach suffered a controversial defeat to Aaron Prince, of Trinidad and Tobago, at the American Boxing Confederation Junior, Youth, and Women’s Championships in Cali, Colombia, yesterday [August 6]. Roach, 21, has claimed the judges scored the three-round amateur contest in his favour, only for the referee to deduct... Read more of this article
Beach Volleyball Team Reach Quarter-Finals
[Written by Stephen Wright] The Bermuda women’s beach volleyball team has reached the quarter-finals of their competition at the Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago. Bermuda pair Kayley Hamilton and Natalie Gazzard defeated Yvette Uwase and Claire Uwase, of Rwanda, 23-21, 21-16 in the round of 16 today [August 7]. They will face Canada... Read more of this article
Hopkins Wins Stage At Tour Of Guadeloupe
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda cyclist Kaden Hopkins has achieved another career milestone after winning the second stage of the Tour of Guadeloupe yesterday [August 6]. Hopkins, competing for French team Vendee U, a Division One development outfit for Team TotalEnergies, finished the 161.4km stage from Morne-à-l’Eau to Port-Louis in 3:51:44. His... Read more of this article
Sentinel Defence Group Sponsor Adrian Roach
[Written by Stephen Wright] Bermuda boxer Adrian Roach is stepping up his bid to qualify for the Pan American Games at the AMBC Continental Championships in Cali, Colombia. The 21-year-old must secure a strong finish in the super-welterweight division to qualify for the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, in October-November. Roach has extra incentive... Read more of this article
Roger Lee Scores For Rugby Town
[Written by Stephen Wright] Roger Lee scored in his first game since rejoining Rugby Town in a 5-5 draw at home to Malvern Town in the FA Cup extra preliminary round today [August 5]. Lee struck in the 24th minute with a low shot from the edge of the box to make it 4-1. Malvern fought back to make it 4-4 before going ahead late on; however, Rugby, who... Read more of this article
Footballer Mia Fishel Signed By Chelsea FC
[Written by Stephen Wright] Footballer Mia Fishel has become one of the most expensive players in the history of the women’s game after joining Chelsea. Fishel can look forward to Champions League football this season after joining the Women’s Super League champions for a reported $250,000 from Mexican giants Tigres. The 22-year-old, whose father... Read more of this article
Hawley Finishes On Podium In Yeongdo
[Written by Stephen Wright] Erica Hawley achieved her first podium finish in a World Triathlon Cup race after finishing third in the elite women’s event at the Yeongdo World Cup in South Korea today [August 5]. Hawley, who won the elite women’s race at the Americas Triathlon Cup in Montreal last month, finished the sprint-distance race in 57:07.... Read more of this article
Star Diving Going Strong After Ten Years
[Written by Stephen Wright] The Star Diving Camp, run by Olympian Katura Horton-Perinchief, is celebrating its tenth anniversary of teaching local youngsters the art of plunging artistically into water from a platform or springboard. Since launching the camp in 2014 after the Aquatics Facility at the National Sports Centre opened, Horton-Perinchief... Read more of this article
‘Flora Of Bermuda’ Wins At Goodwood
[Written by Stephen Wright] Racehorse Flora Of Bermuda shed her maiden tag after winning the British EBF 40th Anniversary Alice Keppel Fillies’ Conditions Stakes at the Qatar Goodwood Festival in Chichester, West Sussex, today [August 2]. Ridden by Oisin Murphy, wearing the pink and navy-blue silks, Flora Of Bermuda went off at 5-1 in the five-furlong... Read more of this article
Fighters Set For Pan Am Kungfu Championships
[Written by Stephen Wright] A team of local athletes will compete in the Fourth Pan American Kungfu Championships in Markham, Ontario, this week. Krista Dyer and Kaelin Cox will captain the 16-strong party from the Bermuda Sanshou Association [BSA], which includes Garon Wilkinson, Talia Iris, Quennel Robinson, Che Beane, Cole Durham and Kallan Todd... Read more of this article
