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WHEN it comes to preserving the status of our national sport one would expect Bermuda Cricket Board to act with caution. But this has not been the case. Far from it.
They have continued to conduct their business seemingly impervious to criticism.
Eve...
DATE: Jun 28, 2013
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Adrian Robson
Lack of interest or lack of talent? Or a combination of both.
Whatever the reason, the holiday weekend's Amateur Strokeplay Championships at Port Royal didn't make for a particularly intriguing
tournament.
Will Haddrell, Bermuda's non-playing captai...
DATE: Jun 21, 2013
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Adrian Robson
THERE may once have been an argument to justify the 'little to do in Bermuda' whinge.
Take away the sea and the sand what's left?
Perhaps there was some validity to such a debate. But that's changed in recent years.
The argument was finally quashed w...
DATE: Jun 14, 2013
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Adrian Robson
OUTPLAYED, outclassed and overwhelmed, Bermuda's national football team again exposed their deficiencies on Tuesday night and highlighted the gulf that exists between local and overseas sides.
England C, a team made up of non-league fifth/sixth tier ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2013
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Adrian Robson
HAS all the political wrangling which preceded the opening of the $23.4 million Aquatic Centre dissipated?
Have all the bones of contention, all issues including costs and design, been swept under the carpet?
Certainly it would seem that way on the b...
DATE: May 31, 2013
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Adrian Robson
TOMORROW'S Marathon Derby will begin with 1176 runners (how many finish, well that's a different story) — the second highest, preceded only by the 2009 field when the event celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Not surprisingly anyone who possessed a pai...
DATE: May 23, 2013
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Adrian Robson
IT'S a long way from the patchy, well-worn pitch on St John's Road to the lush turf of Wembley but 22-year-old Nakhi Wells is about to step into what might be considered the most iconic of all stadiums for a second time in the space of three months.
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DATE: May 17, 2013
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Adrian Robson
Whichever way you to want to slice it, the national cricket team's performance at last week's World Cricket League Division 3 championship was hugely disappointing.
Perhaps not to Bermuda Cricket Board, who tend to defend their own administration and...
DATE: May 10, 2013
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Adrian Robson
Had anybody been interested in what Government planned to do in the way of sports initiatives, and we can assume there were quite a few, they would have expected to glean some information from last week's lengthy Throne Speech.
And they would have be...
DATE: Feb 15, 2013
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Adrian Robson
Six judges watched two boxers slugging it out over 20 rounds and not one of them could reach the same decision.
Teresa Perozzi and Tori Nelson must be wondering whether all of those hours in the gym were worth it.
Their world title rematch at Berkel...
DATE: Feb 08, 2013
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AUTHOR:
Adrian Robson