Royal Gazette

Bermuda’s young female volleyball stars are heading to Florida to take on more than 150 teams in the Holiday Challenge this weekend.
The Volleyball Junior National Team programme is sending four teams…

The Bermuda Schools Football Finals scheduled to be held at North Field on Saturday have been cancelled as a result of poor weather conditions.
With gale force winds and rain predicted by the Bermuda…

After a three-year break as a result of the Covid pandemic, football-crazy boys and girls from all over the island will be looking forward to the Bermuda School Sports Federation’s knockout cup finals…

Yushae DeSilva-Andrade booked her place in the quarter-finals of the Boccia World Championships with a second successive victory on the final day of the group stages in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The 28-…

Richard Scott has been reinstalled as president of Somerset Cricket Club.
The 52-year-old was unopposed for the position after three fellow nominees declined to run during the club’s Annual General Me…

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are not ready to say goodbye to the World Cup just yet.
But the clock is ticking on their careers and Qatar could be the last time we see them on soccer’s biggest st…

Elliot Wilson has left his position as the Bermuda Cricket Board’s Director Of Cricket after just a few months in the position.
Wilson, a former first-class opening batsman with Worcestershire, had bi…

Amira El Karfa impressed on her debut competing among the under-16 age group at a Grade 5 tournament in Manchester, England.
The Bermudian held her own on the way to reaching the quarter-finals in the…

Niraj Odedra is set to return for another spell as national cricket coach, The Royal Gazette can reveal.
The Indian is now awaiting for his work permit to be processed by immigration with the terms of…

Yushae DeSilva-Andrade enhanced her chances of securing a place in the quarter-finals of the Boccia World Championships after clinching a comfortable victory on the second day of competition in Rio de…

Some of the island’s brightest prospects will showcase their budding talents during the Bermuda Lawn Tennis Association Holiday Clash.
The AXA XL-sponsored two-day event begins on Saturday at WER Joel…

Miguel Power came out on top of a competitive field to be crowned the Bermuda National Optimist Champion.
In the four-race series, hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club on the Great Sound, Power took…

Janae Nesbitt is the new commodore of the Bermuda Power Boat Association.
The Government’s junior crown counsel ran unopposed for the top post after predecessor Robert Cardwell opted not to seek re-el…

Cayla Cross, tennis professional at the Reefs Resort and Club, continues to honour her father with her latest red-ball youth development tournament.
Cross has hosted several red-ball tournaments to gi…

Nikki Bascome feels a sense of responsibility to be a positive role model within the community and offer the island’s young people greater opportunities to succeed.
While the 32-year-old has made his …

Cristiano Ronaldo’s precision. Lionel Messi’s vision. The speed and power of the original Ronaldo — the one from Brazil.
Kylian Mbappé is elevating his performance to a new dimension at the World Cup….

Jordan Henderson knew exactly who to thank after opening the scoring in England’s 3-0 win against Senegal at the World Cup.

Pointing a finger in the direction of Jude Bellingham, Henderson charged ov…

LeiLanni Nesbeth and Florida State missed out on a place in the College Cup final after suffering a 3-2 semi-final defeat to North Carolina.
After an even opening to the game, Florida State fell behin…

The island is again set to be the venue for a major international athletics meet after USA Track & Field announced the inaugural Bermuda Grand Prix as part of its outdoor season next year.
After t…

With Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench, the superstar striker’s replacement scored a hat trick to lead Portugal over Switzerland 6-1 and into the World Cup quarterfinals today.
Goncalo Ramos, a 21-year-o…

Morocco advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time, beating Spain 3-0 in a penalty shootout today.
Pablo Sarabia, Carlos Soler and Sergio Busquets missed their penalties for Spain, wit…

Yushae DeSilva-Andrade narrowly missed out on causing a major upset on the opening day of the Boccia World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, today.
The 28-year-old could not have been handed a …

Nicholas Narraway has taken a huge step towards realising his dream of joining the professional cycling ranks after being signed to a Spanish team.
After an encouraging year racing domestically for t…

Bermudian gymnast Aria Divine has secured her second All-Around National Champion title at the Independent Gymnastics Association (IGA) Level 8 National Championship.
The 10-year-old, who began her gy…

Elisha Darrell is delighted to see his hard work on the training ground pay off but is still far from content as he pursues his football ambitions.
The 23-year-old Devonshire Cougars forward has been …

War Machine bounced back from injury with a bang at the National Equestrian Centre last Saturday night.
The Mello Family pony saved the best for last at the harness racing meeting as he slashed a fift…

Bermudian gymnast Aria Divine has secured her second All-Around National Champion title at the Independent Gymnastics Association (IGA) Level 8 National Championship.
The 10-year-old, who began her gy…

Paget player-coach Antwan Russell led from the front as he fired a hat-trick to help his side to a 5-4 win over First Division leaders Wolves at Southampton Oval on Sunday.
Paget dug deep to come from…

Some of Bermuda’s most talented young swimmers were involved in three days of competitive action at the Bermuda Amateur Swimming Association’s Winter Age Group meeting last weekend.
With 31 events inc…

It was the same old Neymar out there, looking fit and scoring a goal to move closer to Pelé’s all-time record and lead Brazil into the World Cup quarterfinals.
Neymar returned from injury and converte…

Croatia is going deep at another World Cup, and the team is taking the long route once again.
Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic saved three penalty kicks Monday in Croatia’s 3-1 win over Japan in a shootou…

A first trip to Bermuda often leaves a long-lasting impression and American high-school athletics coach Ted Leblow is certain that the island has had an impact on his young runners.
Leblow, who is he…

Robin Hood 0 Devonshire Cougars 3

Devonshire Cougars came away with the spoils after cruising to a comfortable win over bottom team Robin Hood at Goose Gosling Field last night.
As he has done so…

After Government House hosted the first race in the Fat Tire Massive Mountain Bike Series a couple of weeks ago, the second venue had a lot to live up to.
But the terrain of South Shore provided a ver…

X-Roads Warriors 2 Somerset Trojans 0

X-Roads Warriors collected three crucial points in their quest for Premiership survival as they beat under-strength Somerset Trojans 2-0 at St. David’s yeste…

North Village 0 St George’s Colts 4

St George’s Colts stuck together amid early adversity to punish several defensive mistakes and hand North Village their first defeat of the Premier Division se…

Welcome back, Neymar, at just the right time at the World Cup.

Neymar seemed healthy in training before Monday’s 3pm game against South Korea in the round of 16. The forward missed the final two matc…

England captain Harry Kane scored his first goal of this year’s World Cup, helping his team beat Senegal 3-0 and setting up a match against France in the quarterfinals.
Kane scored for the 52nd time f…

“It is a personal battle with yourself, your mind will quit long before your body.”

After more than 24 hours of racing and an incredible 104 miles covered there was just one man left standing to …

Kylian Mbappé scored twice and set up another goal for Olivier Giroud, giving France a 3-1 victory over Poland and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals today.
The Paris Saint-German forward now has a…

It’s the time of year that turkeys fear with Thanksgiving just passed and Christmas still to come but there were plenty of a strange variety of the bird on North Shore on Sunday.
The Northshore Medica…

Jaeda Grant served it up to visiting American high school runners in the National X-Country Championships at Botanical Gardens on Saturday.
A host of American athletes were competing alongside local r…

Hamilton Parish 3 Dandy Town Hornets 1

Hamilton Parish Hot Peppers finished the first half of the league season on a positive note as with a hard-fought 3-1 win over Dandy Town Hornets at Welling…

England-Senegal, 3pm

England takes an unbeaten record in seven matches against African nations into its game against Senegal.
Despite no head-to-head matches, there’s some familiarity with Senega…

Lionel Messi marked his 1,000th professional game with his first goal in the knockout stage of a World Cup, leading Argentina into the quarterfinals with 2-1 win over Australia on Saturday.
With a flo…

The Netherlands’ full backs proved the difference as veteran Daley Blind and hard-running Denzel Dumfries turned in decisive performances to help secure a 3-1 win over the United States in Saturday’s …

Eilidh Franklin and Noah Browne were the top dogs on finals night at the Bermuda Squash and Rackets Championship.
Franklin and Browne won the women’s and men’s opens respectively on Friday with Frankl…

St George’s Colts plan to “throw a wrench” in leaders North Village’s title bid and bolster their own when the two rivals do battle in an intriguing top-of-table Premier Division clash at Bernard Park…