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Bermuda are being represented by their largest swimming team, four men and six women, at the Fina Masters World Championships in Montreal, Canada, which started at the weekend.
This is the third time the Island has taken part at the championships whe...
DATE: Aug 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Swimming
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Tyrone Smith needed only two attempts to safely negotiate qualifying and advance to today’s Commonwealth Games long jump final at Hampden Park.
Smith jumped a season-best 7.87 metres in his second attempt to finish third in his group, and seventh ove...
DATE: Jul 30, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Track & Field
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Tre Houston, the Bermuda sprinter, could not have asked for better preparations for the Commonwealth Games after benefiting from several one-on-one sessions with sprint legend Linford Christie.
The Briton, who won a gold medal in the 100 metres at th...
DATE: Jul 26, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Track & Field
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Gemma Lightbourne enjoyed an emotional return to Scotland, a country she previously called home, insisting that she was proud of her performance despite missing out on today’s rhythmic gymnastics final.
Lightbourne, who was born in Bermuda but spent ...
DATE: Jul 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Gymnastics
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Micah Franklin’s memorable Commonwealth Games came to an end last night after losing his singles round-of-32 match against Campbell Grayson, of New Zealand, at the Scotstoun Sports Campus in Glasgow.
Franklin experienced a couple of days that will li...
DATE: Jul 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tennis-Squash
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Micah Franklin, the Bermuda flag bearer, will grace his sport’s biggest stage today after declaring the Commonwealth Games as the pinnacle for professional game.
Franklin, who carried Bermuda’s flag at last night’s opening ceremony at Celtic Park, wi...
DATE: Jul 24, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tennis-Squash
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Tyler Butterfield, the Bermuda triathlete, has moved to dampen any unrealistic expectations of him in Glasgow after admitting that his best will not be good enough for a top-ten finish.
Tomorrow he competes in his third — and almost certainly last — ...
DATE: Jul 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Running-Triathlon
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Robbie Maycock will showcase the skills he has nurtured in three different countries when he makes his Commonwealth Games debut in Glasgow tomorrow.
The 24-year-old is set for a baptism of fire after being pitted against tenth seed Mohd Nafiizwan Adn...
DATE: Jul 23, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Tennis-Squash
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Gabriella Arnold has received a scholarship from Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana, which boasts one of the most prestigious collegiate cycling programmes in the United States.
It is understood that Arnold is the first Bermudian cyclist to b...
DATE: Jul 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Cycling
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Bermuda Under-19 have achieved their promotion remit after winning the North American Caribbean Rugby Association Trophy in Trinidad yesterday.
The Under-19 side, who defeated St Vincent and British Virgin Islands earlier this week, lost their final ...
DATE: Jul 19, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Rugby
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright