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Teenage tennis star Daniel Phillips’ amazing run into the main draw of the J1 Bradenton tournament has ended in the first round.
Phillips had beaten players ranked more than 150 places higher in the j…

One of Bermuda’s fastest ponies again displayed his talent at the National Equestrian centre on Friday.
In the hands of driver Kirista Rabain, Simsfield Hardtimes recorded the fastest time of the seas…

Holland finished off the worst showing by any World Cup host nation by beating Qatar 2-0 today.
The Dutch advanced to the round of 16 by winning Group A while the Qataris, who were already eliminated,…

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly put his team into the last 16 of the World Cup by volleying home the winner in a 2-1 victory over Ecuador on Tuesday.
Koulibaly scored three m…

The American and Iranian soccer teams are the only ones putting politics aside as the sides meet in a match to determine if either nation continues in this World Cup.

The two met at the 1998 World Cu…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — If England needs any added motivation ahead of its final World Cup group game against Wales on Tuesday, it only has to watch a certain video from 2016.
Footage of Wales players cele…

Jason-Lamont Jackson is relishing the opportunity to host the inaugural Bermuda XC Challenge and lay the foundation for future international meets to be held on island.
The race, being held in conjunc…

Dame Flora Duffy may have again proved herself the best of the bunch but the 2022 Bermuda Triathlon Association Awards featured plenty of the sport’s brightest talents.
While Duffy was named Elite Fem…

Netball’s senior and juniors were in action on Saturday with matches being played from under-11 level all the way through to the senior sides.
The feature match of the night took place between Lindo’s…

Sandy’s Boat Club came out on top of a close-fought match with Royal Artillery Association when prevailing 3-2 in the Bermuda Snooker Association League.
Fred Richardson got RAA off to a great start, …

Cristiano Ronaldo wheeled away in celebration, acting as though he had scored yet another goal at the World Cup.
Not this time.
Instead, it was Bruno Fernandes eventually credited with the goal that s…

Bermuda’s LeiLanni Nesbeth helped Florida State University into the College Cup after edging Arkansas 1-0 in the NCAA quarter-finals.
In front of a crowd of 2,667, the largest post-season attendance i…

Brazil overcame the absence of Neymar to beat Switzerland 1-0 and advance to the round of the 16 of the World Cup today.
Casemiro scored in the 83rd minute with a shot from inside the area to put Braz…

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Mohammed Kudus scored twice, including the go-ahead goal after South Korea evened the match in the second half, and Ghana staved off elimination at the World Cup with a 3-2 vic…

This year’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship winner Seamus Power has continued his rise to prominence by being named in the Great Britain and Ireland side for the Hero Cup.
The team competition will p…

Substitute Vincent Aboubakar scored one goal and created another as Cameroon rallied from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with Serbia at the World Cup today.
He lobbed goalkeeper Vanja Milinkovic-Savic in the 64…

Danté Leverock has made a swift return to coaching after sealing an emotional return “home” to Dandy Town.
After enduing a frustrating time in charge of Robin Hood when the club were forced to forfeit…

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North Village extended their unbeaten start to the new season after earning a hard-fought point at Devonshire Cougars despite playing the entire second half w…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Ronaldo gets his rematch four years after Uruguay knocked his Portugal team out of the World Cup.
The match at 3pm Bermuda time on Monday gives Cristiano Ronaldo a chance to avenge …

The lights at Police Field will soon be fixed thanks to a sponsorship deal between Devonshire Colts Community Club and Horizon Communications.
As well as repairing the lighting, Horizon communications…

AL KHOR, Qatar, Nov 27 – Germany gave themselves hope of avoiding another early World Cup exit when they snatched a 1-1 draw with Spain as substitute Niclas Fullkrug fired home an 83rd minute equalise…

For those of you wondering why the roads by the south entrance of Botanical Gardens were not fully open on Sunday morning, there were 79 intrepid runners taking part in the Hannover Re Half Marathon.
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Kole Hall continued his goalscoring exploits to help Chester seal a 3-1 win over Scarborough Athletic in the Vanarama National League North.
Fresh from scoring the opening goal in the 2-0 victory Fars…

Daniel Phillips has continued his fine recent run of form in junior tennis tournaments by making it through to the final round of qualifying for the J1 Bradenton event in Florida.
Bermudian Phillips b…

DOHA, Nov 27 – Croatia absorbed an early blow before revving into gear at the World Cup with two goals from Andrej Kramaric securing a 4-1 victory over Canada on Sunday that moved them a point away fr…

BRUSSELS (AP) — Police had to seal off parts of the centre of Brussels, deploy water cannons and fire tear gas to disperse crowds following violence during and after Morocco’s 2-0 upset win over Belgi…

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Morocco pulled off yet another World Cup shock, and it was Belgium’s aging “Golden Generation” that took the hit this time.
The 2-0 upset left Kevin de Bruyne and the 2018 semifinal…

Essentially written off after being battered by Spain, Keysher Fuller has changed everything for Costa Rica.
Fuller took advantage of a defensive error and scored the only goal of the match to lead hi…

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Justin Corday netted a stoppage-time winner to propel Somerset Trojans to a dramatic victory over Boulevard Blazers at Somerset Cricket Club on Saturday.
Th…

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PHC Zebras kept in touch with the Premier Division leaders as they recorded a comfortable win over Dandy Town Hornets at Goose Gosling Field on Saturday nigh…

LUSAIL, Qatar (AP) — Lionel Messi came up with another crucial goal for Argentina in a 2-0 win over Mexico today that ignited the team’s World Cup chances.
Messi took a touch from Angel Di Maria’s pas…

Kylian Mbappe scored two goals and put defending champion France into the knockout stage of the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Denmark.
Mbappe put France ahead in the 61st minute and then scored the wi…

Finally! Robert Lewandowski at last scored a goal in a World Cup match on Saturday, helping Poland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 and boosting his team’s chances of reaching the knockout stages.
Lewandowski s…

Australia only needed to avoid defeat to stay in the World Cup. The Socceroos did more than that in a 1-0 win over Tunisia this morning.
Mitchell Duke gave Australia the lead midway through the first …

The United States frustrated England in a 0-0 draw today for its second consecutive tie in the World Cup.
The result might not match the US’s famous 1-0 win from the 1950 tournament, but it was the la…

Ecuador striker Énner Valencia scored a World Cup-best third goal Friday in a 1-1 draw against Holland that eliminated host nation Qatar from the tournament.
The draw gave both the Dutch and Ecuador …

Senegal sent host Qatar to another loss at the World Cup today, winning 3-1 after a defensive error gifted the African champion the lead.
Striker Boulaye Dia drilled in that first goal after Qatar def…

Al RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Rouzbeh Cheshmi scored in the eighth minute of stoppage time to break a scoreless stalemate and Iran went on to defeat Wales 2-0 at the World Cup today.
Cheshmi’s strike from …

Flora Duffy rewrote the history books after clinching a record-breaking fourth women’s world title, successfully defending her World Triathlon Championship Series crown with a thrilling victory in the…

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Stand-in coach Barry Tyson is adamant there are signs of encouragement for beleaguered Robin Hood despite his side falling to a narrow defeat against Hamilton Paris…

Bermuda’s cyclists once again made their mark on the international stage after clinching four gold medals at the Caribbean Junior Championships in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The medal charge w…

Defending champions Phoenix Heat continued their strong start to the new Bermuda Netball Association Senior League season with a hard fought 41-36 victory over Storm on Wednesday.
Both teams started t…

A trio of Bermudian swimmers have been making a splash competing for their respective university teams at State Invitational meets in the United States this week.
Madelyn Moore helped the Virginia Tec…

Richarlison scored two goals, the second with a spectacular acrobatic kick, to help Brazil beat Serbia 2-0 Thursday at the World Cup.
In the 73rd minute, the striker used one touch to get the ball up …

DOHA, Qatar (AP) – Cristiano Ronaldo became the first male player to score at five World Cups with a goal for Portugal against Ghana on Thursday.
The 37-year-old striker converted a penalty in the 65t…

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Another favoured team has failed to impress in the early stages of the World Cup.

This time it was South Korea holding South American power Uruguay to a 0-0 draw on Thursday, …

Breel Embolo’s goal lifted Switzerland to a 1-0 win over Cameroon at the World Cup today and he kept his promise not to celebrate scoring against the country where he was born.
The Swiss forward from …

Dame Flora Duffy is used to making history after winning Bermuda’s first gold medal at the Olympic Games, but she is out to prove herself possibly triathlon’s greatest ever athlete in Abu Dhabi on Fri…

Bermuda’s female juniors grabbed their chance to shine when winning gold in their respective time-trial races at the Caribbean Junior Cycling Championships on Wednesday.
Annabelle Miller and Charlotte…

Kimale Evans, the president of the Netball Association, has called on the government to improve facilities for players at Bernard Park.
The Middle School Netball Tournament was the latest event to be …