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MONDAY, JULY 4, 2016

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Bahamas routs Antigua 109-71 in CBC U-16 opener

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net TEAM Bahamas served notice to the remainder of the field and immediately staked their claim as a contender at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships.

The Bahamas dominated from the opening tip to rout Antigua and Barbuda 109-71 in the tournament opener yesterday at the CBC Under-16 tournament hosted at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, Guyana.

Domnick Bridgewater led the Bahamas with 16 points and six assists, both game highs.

He was one of seven Bahamian players in double figures, including Michael Carwright who added 10 points and 16 rebounds.

Detarrio Thompson finished with 14 points, Samuel Hunter added 12 points, while Joshua Cornish, Devonte Jennings and Christopher Johnson each finished with 11.

The Bahamas led 23-11 at the end of the first quarter and went up by 20 in the second quarter on a Cartwright putback to make the score 37-17.

The Bahamas led 50-31 at the half and 81-50 headed into the fourth.

They shot 43 per cent from the field and 57 per cent from beyond the three-point arch, but it was the effort on the defensive end which made the difference for the Bahamas.

They forced 40 turnovers, 25 of which came off steals. The Bahamas also rebounded Antigua and Barbuda 65-33, scored 26

fastbreak points, scored 82 points in the paint and 60 points off the bench.

In game two, the Bahamas will face the British Virgin Islands today at 1:15pm. BVI defeated Barbados in the opener for both teams yesterday, The Bahamas is among a group of 10 teams for the boys’ championship. Group A includes the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and Dominica. Group B includes Aruba, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and the hosts Guyana.

The top three teams, both men and women, earn berths to the CentroBasket Under-17 Championship where they compete for spots in the FIBA Americas Under-18 Cup, from which they can qualify for the FIBA Under-19

World Cup or the Youth Olympics.

Team Bahamas head coach Quinton Hall said one of the good things is that the coaching staff was able to bring players together from New Providence, Grand Bahama and Sal Salvador to make up the team.

“The guys are in great shape and they have been working very hard, so I anticipate that they will do excellent,” he said prior to the tournament. “We have a very good team. Of course, we know that basketball has grown since we last won this tournament when Michael Carey was on the team and Buddy Hield came off the bench. So we just have to be prepared for anything.”

Nigel Ingraham, one of the assistant coaches, indicated that the team assembled is a very balanced

one.

“We can put the ball inside, we have good penetration, we could drive and kick it out to some great shooters and we have some good post players,” Ingraham said.

“So we have a good mixture of an in and outside game. We’re looking pretty good and I am confident that we can get the job done.”

The Bahamas has a rich history in the CBC Championship, particularly in the youth division. At the last CBC under-18 championships in 2008, hosted in Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas won both boys’ and girls’ titles.

That team was led by Donnathan Moss, Leon Cooper, Shavaro Bowleg and Jermaine Storr. They ultimately reached the FIBA Tournament of Americas before they were eliminated.

Bringing home 33 gold

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

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he local swimming community continues to set new milestones and can now add its first ever Caribbean Island Swimming Championship title to its resumé.

The Bahamas made good in its first time as hosts of the meet as the 70-member team finished with a total of 1,060 points, nearly 200 points ahead of the second place finish Puerto Rico, who tallied 874 points. Trinidad and Tobago finished third with 770.50 points, Jamaica was fourth with 564 points, while Barbados rounded out the top five with 508 points.

The Bahamas claimed 78 medals en route to the win, including 33 gold, 23 silver and 22 bronze.

Puerto finished with 71 medals 25 gold, 25 sliver and 21 bronze.

Trinidad and Tobago won 59 medals - 18 gold, 20 silver and 21 bronze, Jamaica won a total of 46 medals - 14 gold, 21 silver and 11 bronze, while Aruba won 38 medals - 13 gold, 18 silver and seven bronze.

“When the BSF selected this team, we selected qualified swimmers, knowing we were hosting CISC,” Bahamas Swimming Federation President Algernon Cargill said. “All of the teams were amazed with the talent we have here in The Bahamas and I’m not at all surprised that our team performed the way they did. They came out excited and ready to swim in front of the home crowd and it’s going to be like that when we host CARIFTA next year.”

Out of all the stars to emerge for Team Bahamas over the course of the meet, Dustin Tynes made the most impact by swimming an Olympic qualifying time.

Tynes swam to a gold medal and reached the Olympic B cut once again in the 100m Breast to qualify for his first Olympic Games with a time of 1:02.55

TEAM BAHAMAS MAKES HISTORY WITH FIRST EVER CARIBBEAN ISLAND SWIM CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE

A SPLASH IN HISTORY: Swimmers compete in the Caribbean Island Swimming Championships at the Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex.

Team Bahamas won the title for the first time over the weekend.

Photo by Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff seconds. The Ohio State Univer- gold medal performances with Izaak Bastian took gold in get in their qualifying marks. sity sophomore initially achieved first place in the 400m Free in a the Boys 13-14 in a new CISC More than 23 countries and the B cut last year at the 2015 time of 4:12.47. record of 1:06.24 while Albury over 400 swimmers competed at Pan Am Games in Toronto CanLowe, who also dominated and Lilly Higgs finished first and the BKK Aquatic Centre, which ada when he swam 1:02.49. the senior division on the male second respectively in the Girls added adjustments to accommoMatthew Lowe concluded side, also won the 400m Free in 15-17. date the large crowd of competithe competition for Team Ba- 4:01.07.

The CISC served as the last tors and spectators. hamas with a gold medal in the In the 50m Free, Lamar Taylor qualifier in the world for the With the federation hosting 10K Open Water swim at Long once again continued his inspir- 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de the Carifta Swimming ChampiWharf Beach. ing performance over the course Janeiro, Brazil in August - the onships at the stadium next year, Team Bahamas closed out the of the meet. Taylor captured event featured swimmers from Cargill said CISC gave them final day in the pool with stand- another gold medal in a time of all around the world, including the opportunity to ensure that out performances in the 400 26.52 in the event.

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Fantastic Four off to Zone III Davis Cup Tie in Bolivia

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net NEWLY acquired brothers Baker and Spencer Newman along with team captain Marvin Rolle and Kevin Major Jr put on an exhibition for the spectators on Friday before they left to represent the Bahamas at the American Zone III Davis Cup Tie. The quartet will make up Team Bahamas - they departed yesterday - on the outdoor clay courts at the Club de Tenis La Paz in La Paz, Bolivia, July 11-16.

Elwood Donaldson, president of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association, said they were happy to have the Newman brothers from Florida secure the top two spots on the team during the Giorgio Baldacci December In-

vitational at the National Tennis Centre. Major Jr won over Rolle last month to clinch the final two spots.

The BLTA, however, had to pay a hefty fee of $9,500 to the United States Tennis Association to include the Newman brothers on the team. It was reduced from the original price of $27,400, which was secured through the efforts of the Florida community where the Newman brothers reside, their family and friends and the BLTA. Donaldson said they are delighted to have the services of the Newman brothers, who he hopes will help the Bahamas to finally get out of zone III this year and back to zone II with the view of eventually competing in Zone I again and challenging for a

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TEAM BAHAMAS: The Davis Cup team (l-r) - Kevin Major Jr, Spencer Newman, Baker Newman and Marvin Rolle.

Photo by Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

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Fantastic Four off to Zone III Davis Cup Tie in Bolivia FROM PAGE 1 spot in the prestigious World Group.

“We expect great things out of them,” Donaldson said. “We’re pretty excited.

The Newman brothers were newcomers to the Giorgio Baldacci Tournament and they showed that they are both competent players in making the finals and on the way to the finals they defeated our number one and two players, Rodney Carey and Philip Major Jr. “It wasn’t no easy part for them, but we feel that they bring some solid tennis background to the team.

Baker is a collegiate player and Spencer is pursuing his professional career. We had to had them release from the USTA, so these are talented guys who they were interested in.”

The Bahamas will be matched in the zone with Bolivia, Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica and Bermuda in a roundrobin format in two pools one pool comprising of four teams (Pool A) and one pool of five teams (pool B).

The winner of Pool A will playoff against the runnerup of Pool B and the winner of Pool B will playoff

against the runner-up of Pool A to determine which two nations will advance to Americas Zone Group II in 2017.

The Newman brothers are the son of Eric Newman, who was born and raised in the Bahamas by his father Edward Newman before he relocated to the United States to work.

“This is something that we really want to do,” said Spencer Newman, who is playing the ITF Futures Circuit where he achieved an ATP ranking of 1330 and just recently won the 2016 Reel Tennis Open.

“I believe that with the

four of us, we are going to play together and try to pull this off for the Bahamas.”

Baker Newman, a member of Vanderbilt University men’s tennis team, said they are ready to make their contribution to Team Bahamas.

“For the past few months, we have been working very hard,” Baker Newman said.

“We are both confident that we can help the Bahamas to move out of Zone III.” As the team captain, veteran Marvin Rolle said the Newman brothers have definitely given the Bahamas the edge to get over the hump.

“The Newman brothers have showed that they put at a high level and Kevin Major has been on the team before, so I will try to help them as much as I can,” Rolle said. “Playing for your country is totally different from playing for yourself, so we just have to work together and hopefully we can come out with the victory.”

Rolle noted that Spencer Newman has played for the Florida Gators under coach Mark Merklein, who was a former player for the Bahamas and Baker Newman is now at Vanderbilt and the exposure that they have

gotten should make the difference on the team.

And Major Jr said with the squad that the BLTA has put together, there’s no reason why they can’t be successful.

“I feel as long as we do what we need to do, we can win,” he said.

Cerene Rollem, who introduced the Newman brothers to the BLTA in December when they played in the tournament, said this is probably the best team that the Bahamas has assembled in 10 years.

“I feel very confident.

I think they will bring us back to zone II,” he said.

NEWLY acquired brothers Baker and Spencer Newman along with team captain Marvin Rolle and Kevin Major Jr put on an exhibition for the spectators on Friday before they left to represent the Bahamas at the American Zone III Davis Cup Tie. The quartet will make up Team Bahamas - they departed yesterday - on the outdoor clay courts at the Club de Tenis La Paz in La Paz, Bolivia, July 11-16.

Photos by Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff

DAVIS CUP PROFILES SPENCER NEWMAN SPENCER Newman earned his way on the 2016 Davis Cup Team by virtue of placing as a finalist at the December 2015 Open Nationals. Spencer began playing tennis at the age of 6. He was playing every other sport you could possibly imagine from roller hockey to golf at that time, but by the time he was 9, Spencer was ranked No. 1 in the State of Florida.

At that point, he decided tennis was for him - the sport he loves. At 11, Spencer was ranked No. 1 in the State of Florida and No. 2 in the United States. At 14, he entered into the Eddie Herr International Junior Championships in Bradenton and the Orange Bowl in Miami and was the finalist at both events back-to-back weeks.

Throughout his junior career, he was ranked No. 1 in Florida and at least top 5 in the United States in every age division. In 2010, Spencer became the Boys’ 18 National Spring Championships Doubles Champion and was a “blue chip recruit” going into college.

Spencer attended the University of Florida from January 2011 to May 2014 where he received his Master’s degree in Business Management. While he was studying, Spencer was a part of the Men’s Tennis team. They became the 2011 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Tournament Champions in his freshman year.

During his sophomore year, Spencer had a record setting season for the University of Florida with the most team wins in both singles and doubles. By his senior year, he was playing the No. 1 singles position where he was ranked in the ITA at number 29 in singles and Number 14 in doubles.

Throughout his summers during his college years, Spencer was playing the ITF Futures Circuit where he achieved an ATP ranking of 1330. He also won the 2016 Reel Tennis Open a few weeks ago, Spencer is a dual national of the United States and The Bahamas. He is very excited to be a part of the Bahamas’ 2016 Davis Cup team with his brother, Baker and fellow teammates Kevin Jr and Marvin.

Spencer said: “It has always been a dream for both Baker and I, as we are proud Bahamians.”

BAKER NEWMAN BAKER Newman eased his way on the 2016 Davis Cup Team when he captured the title at the BLTA’s Open Nationals in December 2015 by defeating his older brother Spencer in the Finals.

Baker started playing tennis at the age of 6 among many other sports. Sports was and has always been his passion. After watching his older brothers excel in tennis, he quit his other sports and focused on tennis. This basically paved the path for him.

By the time he was 10 years old, Baker was already competing in tournaments.

He was No. 1 in the nation (for the US) in the Boys’ 12 and under, winning some of the USA’s most prestigious tournaments.

Moving on to the 14s category, Baker was top 30 in his age division with no remarkable achievements in that division.

However, in the Boys’ 16s he reached #7 in the country and also advanced to the finals of a supranational called “clay courts” (It’s like a grand slam but for US players only). Baker did not play many tournaments in the 18s due to travelling being too expensive and having already committed to a college, which was a goal that he achieved.

So from there, Baker made his way to Nashville, Tennessee where he enrolled in college and played D1 collegiate tennis at Vanderbilt University. His 1st year was filled with many achievements including winning the clinching match against Florida, Tennessee and Kentucky - all in a row.

Against Kentucky, Baker saved 3 match points and “came back” to win 7-6 in the third set. This is his favourite memory of freshman year.

Baker also defeated 5 ranked players, but not enough for a ranking himself. His college team also reached #11 in the country. Baker recently completed his sophomore year, finishing the season winning 8 matches consecutively at position No. 4.

Baker is a dual national of the United States and The Bahamas. Now, Baker is extremely excited to represent The Bahamas - his second home! Baker’s father, Eric Newman, was born and raised in Nassau.

When Baker’s grandfather Edward Newman had to relocate to the United States for work, Baker’s dad was forced to finish school in the US, but always kept the Bahamian culture inside of him.

Baker reminisces of the days when his dad told him and his brothers stories about growing up in Nassau and how he made sure to always have a Bahamian flag in the house.

From a young age, Baker’s father continued to bring them to The Bahamas to see where he started and to keep them as much a part of the culture as he could.

Baker may have never resided in The Bahamas, but since his dad always kept the traditions alive throughout the house, the brothers always felt a part of The Bahamas! This is certainly a dream come

true for Baker, to represent The Bahamas in Davis Cup and in many more events to come.

MARVIN ROLLE MARVIN Rolle secured his place on the Bahamas’ 2016 Davis Cup Team by emerging as a finalist in the recent Davis Cup Trials.

Marvin has represented The Bahamas on the Davis Cup team 13 times, one time short of Mark Knowles’ representation, as Marvin’s first appearance was at age 17. Davis Cup statistics show that Marvin played the most ties (42) out of all his fellow teammates. Also commendable is his most double win record (18-14) for Davis Cup, alongside Mark Knowles. Marvin also served as Player/Captain for four (4) years. At age 32, this very seasoned player, still “gat it”. This was quite evident in his high performance game and quality match play showcased at the Invitational.

This great talented player was introduced to tennis at the age of 2, as Marvin hails from a family background of tennis giants, such as his father Leo Rolle and also his uncles. He is one of the coolest, nicest and humblest guys one would ever come in contact with - both on and off the court.

Marvin is also one never to complain or grumble and always willing to lend a helping hand wherever he could. Marvin has a winning personality and a winning game that demands that he plays smart tennis, attack his opponent’s weaknesses and dictate the points, as he knows the game oh so well - inside and out.

Despite his unassuming persona, Marvin knows exactly when to turn the switch on court to “beast” mode, for he has an allaround complete game.

As a junior tennis player, Marvin represented The Bahamas as a member of various ITF and BLTA sanctioned teams, and reached a career high ITF singles ranking of 170 (17.09.01) and doubles ranking of 137 (03.12.01). He also won a Grade 4 ITF event in Jamaica and was a runner-up in a Grade 4 ITF tournament in St Lucia.

Marvin was the recipient of an athletic scholarship to Texas A&M University, where he played varsity tennis in 2003 and 2004. He had an ATP singles ranking of 1229, and an ATP doubles ranking of 400.

Further, Marvin is one of two certified Level 2 ITF tennis coaches in The Bahamas. He has been coaching for the past five (5) years at Ocean Club, Paradise Island, as well as various private communities around New Providence.

Also, Marvin has served as team coach for many junior national teams.

As Marvin is a veteran player with a lot of international experience, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is pleased to have him serve as its Player/Captain for the 2016 Davis Cup Team.

KEVIN MAJOR JR KEVIN Major earned his place on the Bahamas’2016 Davis Cup Team by winning the Davis Cup Invitational last month.

Kevin has been playing tennis since the tender age of 5. As he grew older the love for the game increased. After losing his first regional tournament, (JITIC) Kevin vowed to himself that he would win before exiting the junior’s category. Kevin did just that! In his last year as a junior, he broke the barrier and placed The Bahamas into ITF’s Junior Tennis history books.

The beginning of 2011 was Kevin’s last year in the Boys’ 16 and under age group.

This meant he had only one more chance to accomplish the goals he had set. To achieve one is a big feat but to accomplish both goals in one year is certainly extraordinary.

So the first tournament Kevin participated in was the Junior Davis Cup. Team Bahamas won, becoming the only group of boys to ever win in this division from The Bahamas. Then it was JITIC (ITF’s Central American and Caribbean championship).

No Bahamian had ever won in this age division before. Kevin was the first to win at this prestigious tournament. He practiced hard and worked tirelessly leading up to this tournament. He gave it his all.

All the achievements Kevin has accomplished were evidenced of him wanting it more than anything. The will to win overcame his doubts and the negative vices around him. Kevin loves every minute of playing tennis. He is proud not only to be an athlete but a Bahamian athlete.

Besides being a very gifted tennis player, KJ as he is fondly called, is a very humble person. When he is not training or playing tournaments overseas, one would find Kevin on the courts at the National Tennis Centre hitting with his little sister Kristin.

Kevin is never too busy to lend a helping hand or too accomplished to forget where he once started. He continues to be a good role model for others.

KJ is also a 2014 Tennis Nominee of the National Youth Award and has previously served on three (3) Davis Cup teams.

Kevin Jr is known for his big forehand that some now refer to as a “canyon” that rips through the court. The BLTA is pleased to have an extremely gifted athlete, in the person of Kevin Major serving on this year’s Davis Cup team.

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BLTA submits recommendation to ITF on players to be considered for Olympics

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas could have the possibility of getting its first female player and maybe one or two male players, including a doubles team, continue the tennis tradition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

According to Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association president Elwood Donaldson, the BLTA was invited to submit a few names to the International Tennis Federation for consideration for the Olympics.

“The ITF has informed us that there are a few spots available and we have been invited to make a submission of players to be considered,” Donaldson said. “We have done that and are just waiting on the final decision by the ITF.” The recommendation made is to include Iesha Shepherd for the women’s singles and the men’s Davis Cup team of brothers Spencer and Baker Newman, Kevin Major Jr and team captain Marvin Rolle.

While Shepherd’s recommendation is being made for singles as the top female player currently playing on the circuit, Donaldson said they have included the names of the Davis Cup players for their position as national team members.

“We are hoping that the IFT will consider our recommendation, if not for everybody, at least the female and one or two male players in singles and a doubles team.”

The BLTA has not had an Olympic qualifier since Devin Munnings participated in the men’s singles in 2008 in Beijing, China where he lost in the first round. He joined Mark

BLTA President Elwood Donaldson (far right) with brothers Baker and Spencer Newman.

Knowles, Mark Merklein and Roger Smith, who all represented the Bahamas in tennis in the past.

Smith and Knowles broke the ice when they played in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. While Smith got ousted in the first round in singles, he and Knowles’ partnership in doubles also ended in a first round exit.

Knowles then teamed up with Mark Merklein at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia where they reached the quarterfinals in men’s doubles. The duo returned for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece where they lost in the first round.

“If we can get any of these players invited based on the invitation by the ITF, it will be a big feather in our cap,” Donaldson said of the Bahamas’ projected return to the four-yearly games after missing an appearance in 2012 in London, England.

“Iesha Shepherd right now is the best female play-

er that we have participating on the pro scene. So it would be good if she can get it.

“I know our Davis Cup team is getting ready to play in Bolivia next week, so if we can get all of them or a part of the team in, that would be fantastic for us.”

The final decision is expected to be made by the ITC to the International Olympic Committee by next weekend, the same deadline that has been set for athletics.

If any of the players are selected, they will become the second sport to be invited to participate in the games that run from August 5-21.

In February, Emily Morley was granted an invitation to represent the Bahamas in rowing. She became the first Bahamian to earn the rights to compete in the Olympics in the sport.

Rowing joins the traditional sports of athletics – track and field – and

FRED MITCHELL, Member of Parliament for Fox Hill, with campers in the Denykco Bowles Elite Skills basketball camp this weekend.

MP SHOWS SUPPORT FOR BASKETBALLERS IN DENYKCO BOWLES ELITE SKILLS CAMP FRED Mitchell, Member of Parliament for Fox Hill, stopped by the Denykco Bowles Elite Skills basketball camp this weekend to show support for the young men who will be travelling to Las Vegas, Nevada this month.

Many of them are students at Doris Johnson High School, hence they live in MP Mitchell’s constituency.

Boys and girls from throughout New Providence are participating in the basketball summer programme, which is being held at Bahamas Academy gymnasium on Wulff Road.

The 14 young men, all

under age 17, will have a chance to compete with the best in class from around the world, as aspiring professional basketball stars from high schools in and outside of America will participate.

The Las Vegas Big Foot Hoops Classic is one of the most revered events for high school basketball, and many scouts will be there seeking high schoolers and college hopefuls to grant them scholarships and help make their dreams a reality.

Coach Bowles is the head of the International Basketball Academy Bahamas, and is spearheading the trip. The students held

a cook-out this Saturday to help raise the funds they need. But they are asking for all the public and private sector assistance they can get, with just days left before the big competition.

No doubt, these boys are hopeful for a great performance at the tournament, and hopes are high as we all watched Bahamian Buddy (Chavano) Hield get drafted to the NBA. To donate to the group’s trip, check out International Basketball Academy or Denykco Bowles on Facebook, or pass by the BA gymnasium this week before the camp comes to an end.

BLTA’S 15TH JUNKANOO BOWL STARTS TODAY THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is hosting its 15th Annual International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junkanoo Bowl Tournament starting today until July 9.

The opening ceremony for the tournament was held 6:15pm yesterday at the National Tennis Centre and is open to the public.

The event will feature top juniors from over 30 countries including Germany, United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, France, Russia and Guatemala just to name a few. There will be under-14 and U-18 girls and boys categories.

The tournament promises to be one to be remembered as it is celebrating 15 years in The Bahamas. The 32-draw tournament has a plethora of entrants and there will be over 100 international tennis players coming to our shores.

The two-time Junkanoo Bowl tournament director Barbara Carey said: “ It is a very special year for the tournament. Players ranking 100 and 200 in the world will be participating and this will make the tournament very competitive. There are approximately 11 female and nine male players from The Bahamas, including some of our top juniors.”

Mickey Williams, the ITF supervisor, will continue to be the head referee and has been very instrumental in organising the tournament.

Considered one of the most knowledgeable local figures on the rules and regulations of international tournament play, he has been key to the past successes of the international tournaments hosted in The Bahamas. The tournament is sponsored

by Massy United Insurance and RMS Insurance Agents & Brokers.

SHOWN (l-r) are Kevin Major Jr and Marvin Rolle during the Davis Cup press conference held at The National Tennis Centre on Friday.

Photo by Shawn Hanna/Tribune Staff aquatics – swimming, which are also a part of Team Bahamas.

The Bahamas Swimming Federation has two swimmers who automatically qualified in Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and Joanna Evans. However, Dustin Tynes and Elvis Burrows have attained the B standard and are waiting on the final list of entries released

by FINA this week.

The bulk of the qualifiers, as usual, come from track and field. While the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has compiled

their list of recommended athletes, based on their qualifications, the final list of entries by the IAAF will not be completed until July 11.

That leaves a window for more athletes to attain the qualifying standards in events where the Bahamas doesn’t already have automatic qualifiers.

The Blue Marlins Track Classic, scheduled for Independence Day (July 10) at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, will serve as the final meet for qualification.

The BAAA is hoping that all four relay teams will participate in their quest to run one of the top 16 teams in the world to be invited to participate as there are no qualifying times for their events.

• The Tribune is following Team Bahamas in the build up to the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and will be reporting from Brazil this summer. The ‘242 on the Road to Rio series’ appears every Monday and Thursday.

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Sagan claims Tour yellow jersey after Stage win

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer

PETER SAGAN, of Slovakia, left, crosses the finish line ahead of France’s Julian Alaphilippe, right, to win the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 183 kilometres (113.7 miles) with start in Saint-Lo and finish in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France, yesterday. (AP)

CHERBOURG-ENCOTENTIN, France (AP) — Strangely, Peter Sagan did not celebrate his first Tour de France yellow jersey with his trademark wheelie.

He did not even pump his fist or raise his arms as he crossed the finish line yesterday to end a threeyear winless run at cycling’s showpiece race.

That wasn’t because of the misfortune endured by his teammate Alberto Contador, who fell off his bike for the second consecutive day and lost precious time in the battle among the race favorites.

The world champion simply didn’t know he had won the stage.

“I’m very surprised I won, because I was thinking there were still two guys in front,” said Sagan, who made the most of a steep, short climb in a frenzied finale to win the second stage of the Tour in Normandy.

It was Sagan’s fifth stage win on a Tour, and his first since 2013.

Having been criticised sometimes for poor tactics — he has been a runnerup in 16 Tour stages, Sagan used his raw power on the 1.9-kilometre Cote de la Glacerie leading to the finish line to claim the win.

He waited patiently in the wake of Julian Alaphilippe, who started the final sprint, before timing his acceleration to perfection to overtake the Frenchman and win by a bike’s length.

A debutant at the Tour, Alaphilippe was second in the 183-kilometre stage between Saint-Lo and Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, with Spaniard Alejandro Valverde in third place.

Sagan, who already has four best sprinter’s green jerseys to his name and won the Tour of Flanders

classic earlier this season, also claimed the lead in the points standings.

“In big races, experience counts,” he said. “I did a lot of sacrifices to come to the Tour de France in good form but it’s never easy to win, even if it looks easy sometimes.”

On a day of mixed fortunes for the Tinkoff team, Contador crashed again and was dropped in the final climb, losing 48 seconds.

“I’m physically hampered,” Contador said. “I cannot pedal as I would as the result of the crashes.

The important thing is to keep my morale, not fall apart, which is sometimes complicated. Both legs are very roughed up.”

After just two days of racing, the Tour has already been marred by several crashes, a problem that Sagan likened to the all-risk approach in the peloton.

“Nobody cares, it looks like riders have lost their brains,” he said. “When I started in cycling in 2010, there was respect, and when somebody was doing something stupid we would throw bottles at him. Today nobody brakes. So I’m in yellow, but tomorrow I can go home.”

Belgian Jasper Stuyven, who was part of an early breakaway group that formed after the start of the stage, almost thwarted Sagan’s plans when he tried to go for a solo win, but was reined in with 500 metres left.

Overnight leader Mark Cavendish finished just behind BMC co-leader Richie Porte, who was among the big losers of day, crossing the finish line 1 minute and 45 seconds behind Sagan after a puncture.

Cavendish started the day with a four-second lead over Marcel Kittel, with Sagan in third place, six seconds behind. The Slovak rider now has an 8-second lead over

Alaphilippe, with Valverde in third place 10 seconds back. Chris Froome, last year’s Tour winner, is fifth overall after Sunday’s stage, 14 seconds behind Sagan.

All 198 riders took the start in Saint-Lo under grey skies but Cavendish brought a splash of colour to the scene.

Wearing yellow for the first time, the Briton marked the special occasion with a customised bike featuring yellow handlebar and pedals.

Stuyven and three other riders immediately broke away from the peloton on slippery roads near the English Channel as rain started to fall. A crash split the main peloton in two after 60 kilometres. Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez and Contador, who suffered cuts and bruises on his right shoulder in a crash during Stage 1, were among the riders caught up in the incident.

Contador fell on the same shoulder and was forced to change bike. He was helped back into the pack by five Tinkoff teammates as the pace slowed down at the front.

There were some broad smiles on the riders’ faces as the sun finally broke through the clouds with 100 kilometres left, drying the roads and warming bodies in the peloton.

The pace in the bunch barely moved until 55 kilometres to go when Cavendish’s Dimension Data outfit started to push forward.

The peloton’s chase started a bit late, as the final battle shaped up with rain falling again and Stuyven almost upseting all the favourites. “I felt a little bit empty on the steep part,” said Stuyven, who made his breakthrough last year when he won a stage at the Spanish Vuelta. “Unfortunately, I was 450 metres short.”

HAMILTON EDGES PAST ROSBERG ON LAST LAP TO WIN AUSTRIAN GP SPIELBERG (AP) Lewis Hamilton won the Austrian Grand Prix yesterday after colliding with Nico Rosberg on the final lap, an incident he blamed on his German teammate.

The two Mercedes drivers touched as Hamilton sought to overtake and Formula One championship leader Rosberg ended up losing his front wing, which caused him to drop back to fourth.

“He made a mistake into Turn 1, went wide, I had an opportunity and I got a run into him,” Hamilton said.

“I left a lot of room, but he locked up and crashed into me. He was in my blind

spot, I don’t really know what happened. I think he ... had a problem with his brakes but I am here to win, that’s all,” he said.

Max Verstappen in a Red Bull was second and Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari was third. Hamilton’s 46th career victory cut the gap in the world drivers’ championship to Rosberg to 11 points.

“I needed those points, I did everything not to give up and push all the way,” Hamilton said.

As the British driver took the chequered flag, his engineer told him over the radio: “Not the race we were after, but good work.”

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“I was on the outside, it wasn’t me who crashed,” replied Hamilton, a threetime Formula One champion who has won the last two titles.

Mercedes had been hoping for a 1-2 finish and team chief Toto Wolff banged his fist when his saw a replay of the incident. Hamilton was later booed when he climbed on to the podium.

Rosberg and Hamilton have a long history of clashes, including a coming together at the Spanish Grand Prix in May that knocked them both out of the race, allowing Verstappen to become the youngest F1 winner.

Rosberg had won the last two Austrian GPs and started from sixth on the grid after a penalty. Wolff told German television that both brakes on Rosberg’s car “were at the end”.

“He (Rosberg) didn’t give him enough space. It’s a pity, it shouldn’t happen,” Wolff said. Team director Niki Lauda also blamed Rosberg, saying, “Nico had tried at all cost to prevent Lewis from overtaking with non-functioning brakes.”

But Rosberg said that although his brakes had overheated “everything was under control” and that he was “very surprised” to see Hamilton make his move.

Hamilton’s third win of the season was also the first race he won from pole. He led early but dropped back to fourth after a messy pit stop that included a slow change of his rear tyre.

Both he and Rosberg had to overtake the 18-year-old Verstappen after pitting for the second time.

Sebastian Vettel, of Ferrari, had his right rear tyre explode as he was leading the race on the 27th lap, allowing Rosberg to hit the front after the safety car phase. Vettel had started ninth, after a five-slot penalty. Tyre supplier Pirelli blamed debris on the track for the blowout.

Daniel Ricciardo, of Red Bull, was fifth ahead of Jenson Button, who had

MERCEDES driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates his victory after the Formula One Grand Prix, at the Red Bull Ring racetrack, in Spielberg, Austria, yesterday. (AP) McLaren’s best finish of the season. Romain Grosjean took seventh for Haas despite a five-second time penalty for pit-lane speeding, and finished ahead of Carlos Sainz who rescued what at one stage looked

like an awful race for Toro Rosso, and Pascal Wehrlein hounded Valtteri Bottas’ Williams to the flag to score a hugely valuable point for Manor - and the first of his F1 career.

Rosberg leads the world-

championship after nine rounds with 153 points to Hamilton’s 142 with Ferrari duo Vettel and Raikonnen on 96 and Ricciardo on 88.

The next race is the British Grand Prix at Silverstone next Sunday.

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France score five goals to end Iceland’s Euro 2016 dream run PARIS (AP) - Olivier Giroud scored two goals to lead France to an emphatic 5-2 victory over Iceland yesterday, sending the hosts into a European Championship semi-final against Germany on Thursday.

It was a humbling but far from embarrassing exit for Iceland, who were playing in their first-ever international tournament and progressed much further than expected.

The French, though, have discovered their attacking ruthlessness just in time for their first semi-final in a decade. “We have a lot of desire to get our own back for what happened at the World Cup,” Giroud said of the quarter-final loss to eventual champions Germany two years ago.

Giroud, who was booed by the team’s fans in May, is proving to be an essential component of Les Bleus, netting the opener and heading in France’s fifth goal in the second half at the Stade de France.

And he was clearly glad to be popular again with the supporters. “I am delighted for the players as they deserve this, and for these fans who have been behind us for months,” the Arsenal striker said. “To be able to offer them something to make them smile and feel happy ... I’m delighted about that.”

Giroud helped to set up goals for Dimitri Payet and Antoine Griezmann, while Paul Pogba also scored in the first half for France, whose previous goals at

Euro 2016 had all come after the break.

“I felt really good physically right from the start,” Giroud said. “We are used to making bad starts ... but we were very clinical which is nice from a personal perspective.”

It was a night of French superiority, when stature and skill of the hosts was too mighty to curb.

The Iceland defence was breached with ease in the 12th minute, when Blaise Matuidi lofted a high pass into the path of the advancing Giroud, who shot clinically through the legs of goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson.

Eight minutes later, Pogba soared above Jon Dadi Bodvarsson to meet Griezmann’s corner and send a powerful header into the top corner and worse was to come for the Icelanders with quick-fire goals inside two minutes before halftime. Moussa Sissoko’s cross was headed down by Giroud and Griezmann knocked the ball into the path to Payet, who drilled a low shot in the corner of the net before Giroud and Griezmann combined, the latter dinking a shot over the advancing Halldorsson.

However, just like their raucous fans, Iceland were not done. Gylfi Sigurdsson whipped in a cross and Kolbeinn Sigthorsson slid past Samuel Umtiti, the Barcelona-bound defender making his France debut, to poke the ball over the line in the 56th minute to make it 4-1.

EURO 2016 AT A GLANCE

Kick offs Bahamian time All matches televised live on ESPN, ESPN 2 and ESPN Deportes QUARTER-FINALS Thursday, June 30 Poland 1 (Lewandowski) Portugal 1 (Sanches) (after extra time, Portugal won 5-3 on penalties) Friday, July 1 Wales 3 (Williams, Robson-Kanu, Vokes) Belgium 1 (Nainggolan) Saturday, July 2 Germany 1 (Ozil) Italy 1 (Bonucci) (after extra time, Germany won 6-5 on penalties) Sunday, July 3 France 5 (Giroud 2, Pogba, Payet, Griezmann) Iceland 2 (Sigthorsson, Bjarnason)

FRANCE’S PAUL POGBA, front, celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal followed by France’s Patrice Evra during the Euro 2016 quarterfinal soccer match against Iceland, at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, France, yesterday. (AP) Giroud restored the fourgoal cushion within three minutes, connecting with Payet’s free kick to glance a header into the net, but Iceland had the final say, with Birkir Bjarnason evading Patrice Evra to head past Hugo Lloris.

Their fans remained chanting in their seats long

after the final whistle, taking in the surroundings. It was an enchanting tournament debut by Iceland, drawing against Poland before eliminating England an achievement that will be remembered.

Aron Gunnarsson, the Iceland captain, said: “We are disappointed but in-

credibly proud. It’s been an amazing experience. A lot of hard work has gone into this and the fans have been fantastic. The first half was terrible; we managed to play better after the break.

We decided we could not leave like that. We will learn from this. We are just starting.”

Germany lifts Italian curse after wild shootout victory BORDEAUX (AP) Germany ended 54 years of misery against Italy at major tournaments on Saturday by taking a familiar route to victory: the penalty shootout.

Jonas Hector lifted the so-called “Italian curse” off Germany by converting the 18th kick of one of the wildest shootouts in European Championship history, clinching a 6-5 victory and a place in the semi-finals.

A cagey match between Europe’s two most successful soccer nations finished 1-1 after extra time, with Leonardo Bonucci’s 78thminute penalty for Italy cancelling out a 65th-minute strike by Mesut Ozil.

After the tactical tedium came the shootout drama.

Bonucci was one of seven players to fail to score in the shootout, with Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger also blazing over when he could have sealed victory with the score at 2-2.

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer gave his side

another sight of victory by saving Matteo Darmian’s penalty, and Hector held his nerve.

It was Germany’s sixth straight victory in a penalty shootout since losing the final of Euro 1976 to Czechoslovakia, and their first competitive win over Italy in nine tries dating back to 1962. That run included defeats to the Azzurri in the 1982 World Cup final and three major tournament semi-finals - at World Cups in 1970 and 2006, and at Euro 2012.

Italy’s loss ended Antonio Conte’s two-year tenure as coach and he heads to Chelsea in the English Premier League with a strong reputation after masterminding wins over highly fancied Belgium and Spain at Euro 2016.

“The only regret I have from this European Championship is these penalties,” Conte said. “Nothing else; no regrets. These lads really showed everything.”

While it was a fixture

worthy of the final itself - Italy and Germany have won eight World Cups between them - but the game did not live up to its promise.

Dropping deep when not in possession, Italy’s defensive set-up stifled the Germans another tactical success for Conte - and made for a contest of few clear-cut chances until Ozil’s goal.

It was the first time the Germans had got behind Italy’s famed back line all game, but they could not hold on.

They finally conceded a goal at the tournament when Bonucci scored from the spot after Jerome Boateng stupidly handled Giorgio Chiellini’s flicked header.

“It was the lottery of the shootout,” Conte said. “I think they’re the best side in the world. The fact we could match them is an achievement.”

Mats Hummels will miss the semi-final through suspension after collecting a second yellow card of the

WALES FACE TOUGH TASK REPLACING RAMSEY AARON Ramsey has matched Gareth Bale for high-class play and a teamfirst ethic during Wales’ magical advance to the semi-finals of the European Championship.

But they are going to have to cope without the verve and vigour of the Arsenal midfielder against Portugal on Wednesday after Ramsey picked up another yellow card during the team’s 3-1 victory over Belgium on Friday.

Unselfishness was even a factor in the 25-year-old getting himself suspended for the semi-final in Lyon.

Ramsey was punished for intentionally handling the ball to break up a Belgium attack when Wales were under pressure leading 2-1 in the 75th minute.

“If they have to take one for the team then, so be it, and Aaron has done that,” Wales coach Chris Coleman said after the greatest night in the nation’s soccer history. “I am absolutely gutted for Aaron because he’s been outstanding in this tournament.”

Ramsey covered his face with the front of his red Wales shirt, understanding immediately the consequence of his action - he

AARON RAMSEY will not be playing against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal.

His frustration was perhaps intensified because the first yellow card he received at Euro 2016 seemed avoidable, shown for a minor foul late in stoppage time in a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland in the round of 16.

“We said before the game tonight that one or two of the boys were on yellows but we’ve got to do what we need to do to get through,” said Coleman, who also lost defender Ben Davies for one match after he received a second yellow card as well. “They’ve been outstanding, both players, but they did what they needed to do, what the team needed from them.

Ramsey has been im-

mense in the No.10 shirt as a creative playmaker who does not shirk defensive duty. His early goal against Russia set Wales up for a 3-0 win and top spot in Group B, and his four assists, including two against Belgium, are the most at Euro 2016 with Eden Hazard.

It was Ramsey’s surging run into space to collect Bale’s long pass that helped set up Hal Robson-Kanu for moment of individual brilliance to lift Wales into a 2-1 lead in Lille against Belgium. “He’s a world-class player but we have worldclass players throughout our squad,” Robson-Kanu said of Ramsey’s influence.

“We have a squad here, that’s the point. I’m sure the players who step in will perform.”

One candidate is Andy King, a member of the Leicester squad that beat Ramsey’s Arsenal to win the Premier League title. That surprising and crowd-pleasing title win has fuelled belief that Wales can go all the way.

Robson-Kanu suggested Euro 2016 has not seen the last of Ramsey. “I am sure he will be ready for the final,” he said.

tournament while forward Mario Gomez will miss the rest of Euro 2016 with a hamstring injury picked

up on Saturday. Midfielders Sami Khedira and Bastian Schweinsteiger are also doubtful for the semi-final.

SEMI-FINALS Wednesday, July 6 Portugal v Wales (3pm) Thursday, July 7 Germany v France (3pm) FINAL Sunday, July 10 At Saint-Denis, Paris (3pm) Leading goalscorers 4: Griezmann (France).

3: Bale (Wales), Morata (Spain), Payet (France), Giroud (France).

2: Stancu (Romania), Lukaku (Belgium), Perisic (Croatia), Nani (Portugal), Dzsudzsak (Hungary), Ronaldo (Portugal), Blaszczykowski (Poland), Brady (Ireland), Gomez (Germany), Pelle (Italy), Sigurdsson (Iceland), Nainggolan (Belgium), Robson-Kanu (Wales), Sigthorsson (Iceland), Bjarnason (Iceland).

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Monday, July 4, 2016, PAGE 7

Nearly perfect, Serena gets 300th Slam win as Djokovic ousted

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams has won so many Grand Slam matches that she’s lost count.

Then again, as she noted yesterday, it’s her losses that get a lot more attention nowadays.

Looking much more ready for Week 2 at Wimbledon than she did in her previous outing, Williams joined Martina Navratilova as the only women with 300 victories at major tournaments in the Open era by overwhelming Annika Beck 6-3, 6-0 in 51 minutes to get to the fourth round.

“Every time I step out on the court, if I don’t win, it’s major national news,” Williams said a day after her counterpart in the men’s draw, No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic, was ousted.

“But if I do win, it’s just like a small tag in the corner.”

Pushed to three sets her last time out, Williams was about as dominant as can be against her 43rd-ranked German opponent. Nearly

perfect, even.

Williams won the last 17 points she served. She won 24 of the last 28 points overall. She accumulated 25 winners to two for Beck.

Afterward, the six-time Wimbledon champion was asked whether she knew she had reached a milestone by getting her 300th Grand Slam match win, breaking a tie with Chris Evert for second place behind Navratilova’s total of 306.

“No. Was it? Cool. Oh, nice,” the 34-year-old American said with a laugh.

“I had no idea. That’s awesome, right? That’s good, right?”

She’s now 300-42, an .877 winning percentage, and will go for No. 301 right away: All 16 men’s and women’s fourth-round matches are scheduled for today, when Williams faces two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Yes, thanks to sun on Sunday, the tournament is all caught up after persistent rain left a backlog of matches. This was only the fourth time since The Championships, as they’re called around these parts,

Spectators applauded politely, if at all. Walkways around the grounds were easy to traverse.

“Strange feeling, a little bit,” said No. 7 Richard Gasquet, who helped give France four men in the round of 16 at Wimbledon for the first time since 1929, “because ... I don’t see many people around.”

His next opponent is another member of that rare quartet, No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, who erased a twoset deficit, then saved a match point, en route to edging No. 18 John Isner of the United States 19-17 in a fifth set that lasted more than 2 hours all by itself.

“It’s good to be alive,” said Tsonga, now 6-0 in five-setters at the All England Club.

They played three sets before being halted because of darkness Saturday night and finished Sunday.

In other men’s matches, No. 32 Lucas Pouille of France got past 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro 6-7 (4), 7-6 (6), 7-5, 6-1; 2010 Wimbledon runner-up Tomas Berdych defeated 19-year-old Alex-

SERENA WILLIAMS, of the US, celebrates winning a point against Annika Beck of Germany during their match on day seven of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships yesterday. (AP) began 139 years ago that matches were played on the middle Sunday.

On the other three occasions — 1991, 1997, 2004 — fans lined up overnight to buy tickets that normally are so difficult, and expensive, to come by, creating a loud festival of flag-waving, face-painted folks thrilled to be on-site for once.

This time, seats could only be purchased online, and there was a far-less-

vibrant vibe than in the past on what was known as “People’s Sunday.”

“I thought it would feel really different,” Williams said, asked to compare this day with an average one at the grass-court Grand Slam, “but it didn’t feel really different.”

If anything, this middle Sunday was oddly subdued.

Silent, even. Arenas were filled with rows and rows of unclaimed green chairs.

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ander Zverev 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1; No. 15 Nick Kyrgios eliminated No. 22 Feliciano Lopez 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4 to set up a showdown against his pal Andy Murray, who is seeded No. 2 and won the 2013 title; and Jiri Vesely defeated No. 31 Joao Sousa 6-2, 6-2, 7-5.

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