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Swimming coach Ben Smith said he was encouraged by Roy Allan-Burch’s performance in the men’s 100 metre freestyle at the Pan Am Games earlier this week.
The Olympic swimmer failed to reach the 100 metres freestyle final. But if it was any consolation...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda show jumper Patrick Nisbett has pinned his hopes for Pan Am Games success on the experience of his trusted mount Cantaro.
The ex-PHC footballer made the difficult decision to choose his 11-year-old gelding over his other horse, Milton des Cre...
DATE: Oct 18, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Equestrianism
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Former Bermuda cricket captain Irving Romaine has expressed sadness over the death of a man who had a profound influence on his sporting career.
Appalachian State University (ASU) football coach Shaun Pendleton, a regular visitor to Bermuda, was disc...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Gone too soon.
That’s the way Noel Gibbons summed up the passing of Bailey’s Bay and Bermuda team-mate Terry Burgess.
The right-arm fast bowler rocked the local cricket fraternity when he died of cancer six years ago at age 46.
“It’s unfortunate when...
DATE: Oct 15, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Size doesn’t matter when you are determined to reach your goals.
This is one of the valuable lessons former Clearwater Middle School Head Girl Asante Chapman has learned in her quest to fulfill her ultimate ambitions on the netball court.
Despite a h...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Former Young Men’s Social Club (YMSC) winger Mel Lewis has been diagnosed with leukaemia.
The brother of ex-Bermuda Football Association executive Fred (Pinks) Lewis is currently being treated for the disease in a Boston hospital where he is making s...
DATE: Oct 14, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Star triathlete Flora Duffy has targeted a top ten finish at this month’s Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.
And judging on current form that goal should be within the past Olympian’s reach.
The University of Colorado senior continued her imp...
DATE: Oct 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Running-Triathlon
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Harness driver Phillip Correia stood out amongst the crowd during last weekend’s racing at Vesey Street, taking full advantage of a watered down field to claim three wins on two different horses.
For added measure Correia’s six-year-old colt Cherokee...
DATE: Oct 13, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Motorcycle racer Kenneth DeSilva heads off to Rome, Italy tomorrow in pursuit of a dream of turning pro.
As a client of Italian motorcycle manufacturers Stage Six, the 20-year-old Paget resident has been extended an invitation by the company to compe...
DATE: Oct 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Motorsport
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Midfield general Sammy DeGraff has been recalled to the national squad for tonight’s 2014 World Cup qualifier against Guyana at the National Sports Centre (NSC).
And the North Village player is delighted to be back in the national set-up where he hop...
DATE: Oct 11, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
