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Bermuda will be represented at this month’s Optimist International Junior Golf Championships at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Flying the Island’s banner are Kenny Leseur, Dakota Lamb, Sam Wehmeyer and Elizabeth Parsons...
DATE: Jul 17, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Golf
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Oscar Lightbourne, Bermuda’s acting boxing commissioner, has defended his decision not to sanction last weekend’s welterweight bout between Nikki Bascome and Claudele Duprier.
Lightbourne made the call in the “interest of safety” after Duprier failed...
DATE: Jul 16, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
He stands at just over four feet, weighs no more than 80 pounds soaking wet and looks like your average 12-year-old boy from around the way.
But do not be fooled because there is absolutely nothing average about Xavi Simons, who is among the most tal...
DATE: Jul 14, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Elvin James, the Somerset all-rounder, will be among the past Cup Match players honoured at this year’s 11th Annual Emancipation Celebration Awards Luncheon.
James, younger brother of Lloyd James, the St George’s batsman, played five years for Somers...
DATE: Jul 14, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The second round of the 2015 Western Counties series descended in chaos at Southampton Oval on Saturday.
Southampton Rangers, the cup holders, refused to play and Willow Cuts, the challengers, were declared winners by default.
The opposing teams were...
DATE: Jul 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Southampton Rangers extended their unbeaten run after beating Willow Cuts in a rain-hit contest at Somerset Cricket Club yesterday.
The visitors took full advantage of some loose bowling and poor fielding by their hosts which ultimately proved to be ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Pandemonium erupted after Nikki Bascome dropped opponent Claudele Duprier to the canvass to secure a dramatic knockout victory as Saturday night’s Extreme Entertainment Knock Out Night at Bermuda College Gym lived up to its billing.
The crowd rushed ...
DATE: Jul 13, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The tension in the air was so thick you could cut it with a knife as combatants Nikki Bascome and Claudele Duprier sized each other up at yesterday’s press conference at the Flagpole in Hamilton.
“I know he’s coming here to fight but I have a job to ...
DATE: Jul 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Nikki Bascome’s preparations for his welterweight showdown with Claudele Duprier have gone fairly smoothly, according to the professional boxer’s trainer Allen “Forty” Rego.
The orthodox fighter puts his unblemished record on the line against his Hai...
DATE: Jul 10, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Lena Scott-Taylor intends to teach opponent Kirunis Dulei a “boxing lesson” when the two women meet at the Extreme Entertainment Knockout Night in Dockyard on Saturday.
The four-times United States national champion and Women’s World Championship med...
DATE: Jul 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson