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The Argo Group Gold Cup should be a very special one for Somers Kempe.
This year marks the first time that the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club commodore will be at the helm of a classic International One Design sloop during the Alpari World Match Racing Tou...
DATE: Oct 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Francesco Bruni, the Argo Group Gold Cup champion, admits that retaining his title will be no easy feat.
However, the Luna Rossa skipper has vowed to give it his best shot with a completely new crew from the one he led to victory last year.
“It’s dif...
DATE: Oct 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Hurricane Gonzalo torpedoed Lance Fraser and his Team Digicel Business team-mates’ Argo Group Gold Cup preparations at the weekend.
Despite losing precious time becoming reacquainted with the classic International One Design sloop, the local team rem...
DATE: Oct 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jonté Smith and his Kemi Kings team-mates will enter tomorrow’s promotion play-off second leg away to VIFK knowing that a draw would be enough to elevate them to the next tier of Finnish football.
Kings won the first leg 1-0 on a first-half goal from...
DATE: Oct 17, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
The start of the Argo Group Gold Cup, the penultimate stage of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, has been pushed back a day because of Hurricane Gonzalo.
The Practice day will now take place on Tuesday, and not Monday as originally planned, with ra...
DATE: Oct 16, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Argo Group Gold Cup organisers are tracking Tropical Storm Gonzalo which is threatening to disrupt next week’s regatta.
The storm is predicted to intensify into a category two hurricane by tomorrow — with winds ranging between 96mph and 110mph — on i...
DATE: Oct 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda will be represented at the International Optimist Dinghy Association World Championships in San Isidro, Argentina, by a mostly inexperienced team.
Flying the Island’s flag in South America are Joe Arrowsmith, George Buckley, Adriana Penruddoc...
DATE: Oct 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Peter Dunne, the Bermuda Bicycle Association president, praised the Island’s efforts at last weekend’s Elite Caribbean Championships in Puerto Rico.
However, he admits that there is still room for growth in the men’s division where Bermuda’s struggle...
DATE: Oct 14, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Sailing
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Jonté Smith and his Kemi Kings team-mates will hold a slight advantage heading into the second leg of their promotion play-off with VIFK.
Kings will go into this Saturday’s match leading 1-0 on aggregate after yesterday’s first-leg win against the Ka...
DATE: Oct 13, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Zoenique Williams proved that last year’s silver medal display at the Elite Caribbean Championships was no fluke after duplicating the feat in Puerto Rico yesterday.
Williams finished second in the road race for the second straight year to claim Berm...
DATE: Oct 11, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Cycling
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson