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TUESDAY, JULY 12, 2016

CBC U-16: Team Bahamas brings home the gold By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net BASED on the historic performance of the junior men’s national team at the recent Caribbean Basketball Confederation Under-16 Championships, the future looks bright for the country’s national team programme. The Bahamas capped off a dominant six-game run by claiming the gold medal with an 84-57 win over host country Guyana at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown, Guyana. Domnick Bridgewater saved his best performance for the tournament finale and earned MVP

honours with 34 points and eight steals. Despite one of their worst shooting performances of the tournament where they shot just 37 per cent from the field, Bridgewater carried the team offensively en route to the title. He shot 58 per cent (10-17) from the field, 43 per cent (3-7) from three and 85 per cent (11-13) from the free throw line. Samuel Hunter scored 10, Joshua Cornish added seven points and nine rebounds while Michael Cartwright scored six points and grabbed nine rebounds. Detarrio Thompson scored seven and Alredo Brown scored six. As it has been all tournament,

defence was the calling card for Team Bahamas. They limited Guyana to just 30 per cent shooting from the field and forced 32 turnovers, 26 of which were steals. Though it was just by a single point, it was the first time the Bahamas trailed in the tournament. They eventually led by as much as 44 points. Guyana took a 10-9 lead at the 6:46 mark in the first quarter but Cartwright responded with a jumper to regain the lead for the Bahamas for good. His score sparked a 21-8 run and the Bahamas took a 30-18 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Bahamas defensive clampdown continued over the course

of the next two quarters where they would limit Guyana to eight points in the second and seven points in the third respectively. The Bahamas led 54-26 at the half and took a 73-34 lead into the fourth. Nursing an insurmountable fourth quarter lead and managing the clock, the Bahamas was actually outscored 24-11 in the final period but were never threatened. The Bahamas was one of the top three teams, including Guyana and Jamaica, to earn berths to the Centro Basket Under-17 Championship. At that tournament they will compete for spots in the FIBA Americas U-18 Cup, from which they can qualify for

the FIBA U19 World Cup or the Youth Olympics. The Bahamas was among a group of 10 teams for the boys’ championship. Group A included the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and Dominica. Group B included Aruba, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and the hosts Guyana. The Bahamas finished the tournament with a perfect 6-0 record and dominated the tournament from the opening tip by winning each of their games by an average margin of 51.7 points per win. The Bahamas routed Antigua

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BAHAMAS WINS DAVIS CUP OPENER By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

MAKING THE CUT: Bahamas women’s 4 x 400 metre relay team of Carmiesha Cox, Lanece Clarke, Christine Amertil and Shaquania Dorsett. Photo by Anthony Foster/Track Alert

Making the last 16 for Rio By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

he women’s 4 x 400 metre relay team took advantage of the Blue Marlin Track Classic on Independence Day to clinch the last of the 16 spots for the trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the 2016 Olympic Games. The one-day meet, organised by Demarius Cash, served as a last chance meet for the relay teams to secure a lane in Rio while some athletes got a chance to qualify for their respective countries or, in the case of the Bahamas, to prove their fitness level. While the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations also ran a women’s 4 x 100m and two men’s 4 x 100m teams, the women’s 4 x 400m team of Lanece

Clarke, Carmiesha Cox, Christine Amertil and Shaquania Dorsett clocked three minutes and 30.34 seconds to win the final race of Sunday’s one-day meet. The time was a bit slower than the 3:28.46 that the Bahamas ran at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China last year. But the average of the two times has pushed the Bahamas at 3:29.39 for the 16th spot. On Sunday, the team held off Trinidad & Tobago, who did 3:30.37 for second and Jamaica, who was third in 3:39.66, as they battled for one of the eight remaining spots after the eight finishers in the final at the World Championships automatically qualified. Afterwards, the women expressed their gratitude in getting the job done. “I felt pretty good, knowing

that I had three phenomenal ladies waiting for me in front of the home crowd, I knew I had a task to do and so I went out there and I executed,” said Clarke, who brought the baton around in second place on the first leg. “I feel really good because we have a group of young athletes coming up to fill the gap when the older ones like me and Christine retire.” Cox, one of the youngsters expected to fill some of the void, held her own, coming off the final curve in second place behind Jamaica as she closed in the gap to pass the baton onto Amertil. “I felt good. I had a shaky exchange, but I felt I executed. I just wanted to represent my country and I felt that I did that,” said Cox about her leg in the relay. “I ran with these ladies last year, so it was great running with them. We

were home, so it was a blast doing it here.” And Amertil, now the elder stateswoman of the team, said she was quite comfortable as she stayed behind Trinidad & Tobago when they got the lead on the back stretch, only to come back on the home stretch to pass her to give the baton to Dorsett with a slight lead. “We knew what we had to do before we came out,” she said. “We came down to the last race before the deadline, but we were confident in our abilities. It’s just great to do it. I knew the importance of this race, so I wasn’t saving anything. I just put my all and all into the race. I’m just proud of these young ladies.” Dorsett, the youngest member of the team at 18, who is com-

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HOLOWESKO EARNS US NATIONAL CYCLING JUNIOR TIME TRIAL CHAMPIONSHIP LIAM Holowesko, one of the most talented young cyclists in the country, continues to make an impression on the international scene. Holowesko, 15, was in Louisville, Kentucky last week where he won the US National Cycling Junior Time Trial Championship in his age group of 16 and under. The extraordinary cyclist won over his rivals by more than a minute. Many consider him to be an exceptionally talented cyclist and the country can expect some great things from him in the future. Liam is the son of Stephen and Alessandra Holowesko. He is in Ireland competing in an invitational with his team, Hot Tube.

CYCLIST LIAM HOLOWESKO (second from right) has won the US National Cycling Junior Time Trial Championship.

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association men’s national team won their opening match of the American Zone II Davis Cup tie at the National Tennis Club in La Paz, Bolivia. Brothers Baker and Spencer Newman split their single matches before Baker Newman teamed up with player/captain Marvin Rolle to clinch the pivotal doubles to secure a 2-1 win over Honduras yesterday. “That it was a good first match despite the loss in the first match,” Rolle summed up. “Spencer was a little tight in his first Davis Cup match and is expected to improve going forth. “Baker played well in his first match. The hope is that the team will do well against Costa Rica tomorrow.” In the opening singles, Spencer Newman dropped a 6-2, 6-3 decision to Keny Turcios in a match that lasted one hour and 25 minutes. Newman had seven double faults and was just 23 of 53 on his first serves for a 43 percentage. He was 11-of23 for 47 per cent on his first serve points won and was 2-of-5 in break points won. “Nerves got to me a little bit but I am feeling better and I have a different mindset and tomorrow should be a lot better,” said Spencer Newman after his loss. Baker Newman came back and spent just about 1:05 on the court as he disposed of Alejando Obando 6-2, 6-3. Newman had six double faults, but he was 22-of-43 on his first serves for a 51 per cent and was 18for-232 on first serve points won. He was also 5-for-8 on break points won. “Everything went well. We were able to get it done as a team,” Baker Newman said. “When I saw we were down 0-1 I knew I had to get it done and I went to work and took my opponent down in straight sets.” In the pivotal doubles, Rolle and Baker Newman needed just 59 minutes to dispose of Ricardo Pineda and Keny Turcious 6-3, 6-0. Both teams had six double faults but the Bahamas completed 57 per cent of their first serve and won 89 per cent of their first serve points. They also were 4-of6 for 66 per cent on their break points. “Marvin and I took it in doubles and I am happy about the team win,” Baker Newman said. Although he didn’t play, Kevin Major, the other member of the team, indicated that he was pleased with the way Tam Bahamas performed. “Honduras is always a tricky team to play, they fight to the end,” Major said. “But we (the Bahamas) fought a little harder and overall today was a pretty good day.”

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Warhawks, Ravens win titles in Bahamas Flag Football League By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net THE 2016 Bahamas Flag Football League season produced a pair of new championship winners at the Winton Rugby Centre on Sunday. The A Sure Win Warhawks won the men’s title while the Summit Academy Ravens won the women’s title in the season finale. Both were first time wins for the respective clubs. In their first year of existence, the Warhawks claimed the title after they defeated the Avengers 12-0. Safety Thomas Wildgoose was named the MVP after he caught two interceptions, one of which he returned 60 yards for a touchdown. The Warhawks capped off a 9-1 pennant winning season, led by their defence which recorded their third shutout of the season. After a defensive stand on the first Avengers possession the Warhawks overcame several early miscues to score on their opening drive. Warhawks quarterback Phil Rolle connected with lead receiver Jamal Butler for a key third and long conversion to keep the drive alive. Butler was stopped short of the goal line but Rolle would eventually score on a quarterback scramble several plays later. Wildgoose’s interception return came on the ensuing Avengers possession as he outraced several would be defenders to give his team a 12-0 lead. Avengers quarterback Lemon Gorospe threw four interceptions on the day, two caught by Wildgoose,

another from Rodwell Knowles and a fourth by Theo Knowles. The final pick by Theo Knowles brought an end to the best Avengers drive of the afternoon which eventually stalled near the goal line. Wildgoose and fellow Warhawks defensive captain Peter Wilson Jr won the title on the field just moments after they led the Ravens to the title from the sideline as coaches. The women’s title was finished with much more drama as the game was decided by a much debated flag pull call at the goal line as time expired. The Ravens clinched the 12-7 win when Anthonya Knowles grabbed the flag of Wildcats receiver Sasha Ferguson just before she was able to score. Both teams celebrated thinking the play resulted in their favour, but after the referees conferred, the call on the field was that Ferguson was stopped short of the score before her momentum carried her into the endzone. Disha Fraser was named the game’s MVP for her two touchdown catches on the afternoon. The Wildcats scored on their opening possession of the game when quarterback Heather Knowles threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Ferguson. They added a successful conversion on a catch by Dyaria Knowles to take an early 7-0 lead. The Ravens offence struggled for much of the half before quarterback Natasha Whyms connected with receiver Christabelle Izevbizua on a short slant which she took 50 yards down to the goal line. Whyms threw her first

A SURE Win Warhawks (above) won the Bahamas Flag Football League men’s championship while the Summit Academy Ravens (in action at top) won the women’s title in the season finale. Both were first time wins for the respective clubs. touchdown of the day on a wheel route to Fraser to cut the deficit 7-6 headed into the half. In the second half Whyms connected with Fraser from

a deep pass down the sideline for a touchdown and a 12-7 lead. The Wildcats mounted a comeback effort on their last drive when they drove

nearly the length of the field as Knowles connected on 4-5 passes but their rally fell a yard short. Both BFFL champions will now look toward the

national championships in Grand Bahama July 29 to August 1 when they will face the champions out of the Grand Bahama Flag Football League.

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LA back on the sporting map as Sparks fly and Lakers rebuild Watching the grass grow As most sports fans know this is the most boring portion of the sporting calendar! Nothing, zilch, nada, zero. Yes, there have been moments: Portugal’s thrilling 1-0 victory in extra time of the European Championship. Serena wining Wimbledon over her sister Venus, again! Not to be forgotten, Andy Murray and his brilliant Wimbledon championship as well. I must admit this time of year sporting wise, I will watch anything, from the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas to tiddlywinks tournaments, even the Golf Channel and fishing on ESPN. Recently I’ve been gravitating toward two basketball teams in the same city. I will watch them play anytime, any place. I refer to the 18 wins and one loss LA Sparks and my rebuilding, young, exciting and soon to be up and coming LA Lakers. Girl power Whenever you want to see basketball fundamentals executed flawlessly, I always tell people to watch the WNBA as the ladies execute impeccably.

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CANDACE PARKER No team in the WNBA is performing like the Sparks, who are clicking on all cylinders, and leading the Sparks on the way back to glory in top form is Candace Parker. If she doesn’t get league MVP it will be a shocker and, more importantly, a robbery! I predict the Sparks to win the WNBA title and return some form of purple and gold glory to the rafters of Staples Center. Future stars Speaking of purple and gold, Laker fans smile, the future is very bright. I’ve

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been stuck to the TV all day, watching the NBA summer league and it’s quite entertaining. Point guard DeAngelo Russell is the real deal at point guard, as well as prize rookie Brandon Ingram at the forward spot, despite his spaghetti frame. Add talented youngsters Jordan Clarkson at shooting guard and Julius Randall at power forward to the mix and the Lakers’ foundation for future success is strong. Veterans Luol Deng, Jose Calderon and Timothy Mosgov will add skill at needed positions and

provide veteran leadership and mentoring to the young guns. And with new head coach Luke Walton at the helm, the future is very bright for the Lakers. So I’m now serving notice: my Lakers are on the incline while some of you denied oxygen in the womb ‘Laker Haters’ who’ve been having their moments with me over the last three years, your teams are on the decline. So you will hear my mouth again, no more silence from me. I’m hitting back. I’m so excited now I can legitimately retort. I’ve

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““MY LAKERS AREN’T CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDERS THIS SEASON, BUT THEY ARE RETURNING TO RELEVANCY, WHICH IS ALL I NEED TO RUN MY MOUTH.” made a list of these ‘Laker Hating’ fools that I’ve put together for the last three years, alphabetically and all. I’ve been biting my lip waiting for my moment. Well, my moment is here, verbal jabs and insults are on the way, be warned. Oh, and next season in free agency when Russell Westbrook arrives to be the face of the Laker franchise and ‘official superstar’ on the team, break out the muzzle and call the police for me, I’m going to be roasting ‘Laker Haters’ like

a pig on the spit! No, my Lakers aren’t championship contenders this season, but they are returning to relevancy, which is all I need to run my mouth. Can you imagine? Anyway until next week, go hard or go home! • Naughty presents ‘Mischief and Mayhem in da AM’ from 6am to 10am, Monday to Friday and ‘The Press Box’ sports talk show on Sunday from 10am to 1pm, on KISS FM 96.1. Comments and questions to naughty@ tribunemedia.net

NBA SUMMER LEAGUE: BUDDY STRUGGLES BUT REBOUNDS IN LOSS TO JAZZ By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net BUDDY Hield struggled in his first Summer League appearance but on Bahamian Independence Day, he broke out of that slump to give the Pelicans fanbase a glimpse of what they can expect in the near future. Hield finished with 21 points and seven rebounds in the Pelicans’ 79-72 loss to the Utah Jazz at the Samsung NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hield brought the Tomas and Mack Center alive when he made four consecutive three pointers in the fourth quarter to nearly single-handedly erase a 14 point fourth quarter deficit. The Pels rally would fall short but Hield was pleased with his performance as he shot 7-20 from the field and 5-14 from three-point range. Donnig a “Happy 43rd Independence Bahamas” tshirt in his post game press conference, Hield said he continues to familiarise himself with the competition with each outing. “I got a little rhythm going and it was about time I got some rhythm going. I’ve been waiting for that since Summer League started. I felt better, even though I didn’t make as many shots as I wanted to I felt better. I was more calm and next game it’ll be time to let it loose,” he said. “Each game I’m going to keep getting better and better. I just want to have fun with it and enjoy it while I keep getting better every game.”

PELICANS’ Buddy Hield shoots around Lakers’ Ivica Zubac in the first half of an NBA summer league game on July 8 in Las Vegas. (AP)

BUDDY HIELD, of the Bahamas, drives around Jazz’s Tyrone Wallace during an NBA summer league game on Sunday in Las Vegas. (AP)

Hield shot 5-20 and scored 13 points in his Summer League debut against the Los Angeles Lakers. He said the game against the Jazz set the tone for his improvements for the rest of Summer League play and headed into training camp. “I’m a guy that’s built on confidence so I needed that.

of the best in the world had worse Summer Leagues. It’s something you can learn from and get better so I’m not worried about it. I don’t think it’s the defence I just wasn’t putting it down. This will help me learn and get better for training camp.” They completed the prelims against the Sacramento

This is all fun for me man, going in, keeping my teammates engaged, trying to win games and just learning what I could,” he said. “I probably haven’t shot like this since my freshman or sophomore year, but I’m just going to keep coming and keep working everyday, this is the NBA, some

Kings last night. However, the results were unavailable up to press time. Hield, the sixth overall pick in the draft, headlined the Pelicans roster alongside 33rd overall pick Cheick Diallo. Teams will compete in three preliminary games before being seeded in a

tournament that leads to the championship game on July 18. Each team will play at least five games in Las Vegas. Summer league uses a unique rule in which quarters won is a primary tiebreaker, which is not good news for the summer Pelicans, who have yet to win a period (they tied one quarter apiece vs. the Lakers and Jazz). New Orleans only has an aggregate of one “quarter point” out of eight possible in its two games. As a result, it’s a mortal lock that the Pelicans will play Wednesday in the opening round of the tourney. The top eight of the 24 teams receive a bye and get to skip Wednesday’s first round. The Las Vegas Summer League is the biggest of the popular trio of NBA leagues, which also includes Orlando and Utah events. Seven of the top 10 selections in NBA Draft are scheduled to make their Samsung NBA Summer League debut. Last year, the NBA’s first female coach Becky Hammon and her San Antonio Spurs were crowned champions of the 11-day, 67-game event, which set records for NBA TV viewership, consumption of digital content on NBA.com and NBA Mobile, total attendance and single-day attendance. This year’s event features 11 playoff teams from the 2015-16 NBA season — including three of the four Conference Finalists in the Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors.

Former boxer Bertram ‘Bert Perry’ Perigord dead at 71 By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net BERTRAM ‘Bert Perry’ Perigord, one of the country’s most prolific boxers, was found unresponsive in his apartment on Monday morning. Perigord, 71, was a former twotime heavyweight champion of the Bahamas and New York State Golden Glove silver medallist in 1968. From his second place achievement in the New York Golden Gloves of 1968, Perigord returned home and became an instant attraction. He had huge box office bouts with Leonard ‘Boston Blackie’ Miller, ‘Baby Boy’ Rolle, Ollie

Wilson, Levi Forte and Johnny Hudgins. Perigord won his first two fights before losing to Bob Cleroux on September 23, 1968 in Hull, Quebec, Canada. He then went on a three-win streak before losing two straight. Then he turned in an eight-fight winning streak, only to have it snapped as he lost the next four before he finally won his final match. Along the way, Perigord won the Bahamian heavyweight championship twice. He first captured the title in May of 1969 in a decision over Miller. They fought one month later for the title and Perigord knocked out Miller in the 12th round. In October of 1969 they met for the third time and Miller was successful in regaining the crown.

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However in their fourth encounter, in November of 1970, Perigord stopped Miller in the 9th round to win the title for the second time. He ended up with a 3-1 record against Miller. During his career, Perigord had 21 recorded fights and posted a 14-7 win-loss record. He began by knocking out Joe Brewster on September 5, 1967 in Bangor, Maine and concluded by winning an unanimous decision over Phil Fritz in Grand Bahama on January 18, 1977, in Grand Bahama. While Perigord was regarded as one of the more successful Bahamian heavyweights, it was his role as a trailblazer in another aspect of boxing that cemented his Hall of Fame consideration. On Friday, July 1, 2011, he was inducted into the Bahamas Box-

ing Commission’s Hall of Fame as one of the most significant individuals in the history of Bahamian boxing. Perigord joined Yama Bahama, Gomeo Brennan and Elisha Obed who were selected as the class of 2009. Perigord was the man behind the idea for the start of the amateur boxing programme in the country. He became the first national coach and trained all of the initial quality performers. Later on in life, he became a noted businessman in Grand Bahama, a radio show host and then he wrote the book “The Fight Goes On.” The book is a rather nice mixture of chapters of his life through interesting stories (like only Bert can tell them) and photographs.

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Women’s 4x400m relay team makes the last 16 for Rio Olympics FROM PAGE 1 ing off her 400m silver medal performance at the Carifta Games in Guyana in April, was too weak to talk about her thrilling run as she held off Trinidad & Tobago’s anchor leg. Trinidad & Tobago had passed Dorsett going around the first 50m. But Dorsett stayed right behind her on the backstretch and surged to the front on the home stretch for the win.

Pauline Davis-Thompson, who celebrated her 50th birthday in grand style on Friday night with an all-white bash on the beachfront, had nothing but praise for the quartet after she set the international pace for the women’s quarter-milers. “Words cannot express how proud I am of the women’s 4 x 400m relay team,” she said. “I would have given anything to run a 4 x 400m relay at the World Championships or the Olympic

Games for my beloved Bahamas. “Heck, I have only ran 4 x 400m at the Carifta Games. That was one of my biggest regrets. I hope that these young ladies know how lucky they are to have this privilege. It would have been nice to have them around during my time.” The Bahamas attempted to qualify in the women’s 4 x 100m, but the team of Pedrya Seymour, Tynia Gaither, Lanece Clarke and Anthonique Strachan only

ran 43.65 for second place behind Trinidad & Tobago, who won in 43.16. The Bahamas’ time was faster than the 44.11 that was ran in the heats of the World Relays and 44.14 for second in the B final. But it still didn’t crack the top 16 in the world. The Bahamas was not listed in the top 24 as released by the IAAF. And on the men’s side, the Bahamas had two teams entered in the 4 x 100m. The A team of Ta-

dashi Pinder, Shavez Hart, Blake Bartlett and Adrian Griffith did 39.72 for second and the B team of Warren Fraser, Teray Smith, Ian Kerr and Jamial Rolle got third in 40.67. Trinidad & Tobago won in 39.94. The Bahamas’ times were not faster than the 39.32 in the heats and 39.56 for eighth place in the B final of the World Relays, so the men will not earn a spot in Rio. The IAAF didn’t have the Bahamas listed in the top 24.

2nd annual Blue Marlin Track Classic doesn’t produce many qualifiers for Brazil Olympics By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ABOUT 70 athletes from more than 16 countries came to town to participate in the second annual Blue Marlin Track Classic. The meet, which served as the last chance for athletes to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games, didn’t produce that many qualifiers. But there were still some outstanding performances both from the local athletes and the international athletes in town from the Caribbean, United States, Liberia and Nigeria as they tried to get a spot in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While the focus was on the Bahamian relay teams trying to secure one of the top 16 times in the world, the top individual performance came from Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands in the men’s triple jump. Having already done the qualifying mark of 16.85m for Rio, the national champion posted a leap of 16.45 metres to win the event over Haiti’s Samyr Laine, who did 16.09m. Damon McLean from Jamaica was third with 16.07m. “It was already. I was really hoping to go over 16.85 today,” Sands said. “Before the rain came, I was ready to rain. When the rain came, it hurt my vibe a little

bit. I was also hoping that Samyr would have qualified today so he could push me, but he did well. He just flew in last night coming in from his grandfather’s funeral, so he was a little tired. “I was hoping that some more people would have been here so I could really feed off the crowd. But my family was here. They came out to support, so I was really happy with that. I got the win. It doesn’t matter now. Rio is what’s next so I have to prepare for that. I thank God for bringing me back from the injury at the last Olympics to go to another Olympics.” On the track, quartermiler Michael Mathieu rebounded from a second place finish in the men’s 400m in 46.47 seconds behind Trinidad & Tobago’s Deon Lendore (45.56) to win the 200m in 20.53, just shy of the automatic time of 20.50 as he held off American John Lundy, who did 20.81. “I was still a bit fatigue, but overall it was good,” said Mathieu about his performance. ”This was just my first 200 for the year, so it was good. “I just have to wait to see whether or not I make the team. If I do, I know I’m feeling pretty good right now. I had a hip injury earlier this year, but now I’m feeling good. I’m getting

over it. It was hampering me in the 400m, but I’m good right now.” Although she went under the qualifying time of 13.00 in setting a new record in the women’s 100m hurdles in college, Pedrya Seymour suffered a spill during the NCAA Championships and that prevented her from competing in the nationals. But she proved her fitness turning in the fastest qualifying time in 13.08. However, she didn’t come back for the final that was won by Jamaican Danielle Williams in 13.09 ahead of teammate Shermaine Williams, second in 13.12. In the women’s triple jump, Tamara Myers needed to jump at least 14.15m, but her winning leap was just 13.62 metres with a wind reading of 2.5. Trinidad & Tobago’s Ayanna Alexander was second with 13.59m, followed by Ghana’s Nadia Eke with 13.57m. American Cierra White, coming off a third place finish in the women’s 100m, ran 23.16 for the win in the 200m to go under the Olympic time of 23.20m. But she won’t be eligible as the American squad qualified during their trials in Oregon. However, Sada Williams could earn her spot on the Barbadian team after she ran 23.18 for second place.

NIVEA SMITH, of the Bahamas, in action during the 2nd annual Blue Marlin Track Classic. Photo by Tim Clarke/Tribune Staff Puerto Rico’s Carol Rodriguez fell short in taking third in 23.34. Former quarter-miler turned meet director Demaris Cash said he wanted to allow athletes to get in one last chance to qual-

ify for Rio. “We had the countries who responded by sending their athletes,” Cash said. “Unfortunately, we had some head wind and light rain, so I just want them to know that we appreciate them coming in

and endorsing what we tried to do for the athletes.” He said his committee is already looking at how they can make the meet even bigger and better when the third version is held next year.

CBC U-16: Team Bahamas brings home the gold FROM PAGE 1

SHOWN (l-r) are team captain Marvin Rolle, Newman brothers Baker and Spencer and Kevin Major posing next to the scoreboard after they won their opening match against Honduras.

TEAM BAHAMAS WINS DAVIS CUP TIE OPENER FROM PAGE 1 Team Bahamas, which was in Bolivia for the past week getting acclimatised, will be back in action today against

Costa Rica in the two-pool round robin format. The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up of Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up of Pool A to determine which two nations will advance to Americas Zone Group II in 2017.

and Barbuda, 109-71 in the tournament opener. Bridgewater led the Bahamas with 16 points and six assists, both game highs. He was one of seven Bahamian players in double figures including Cartwright who added 10 points and 16 rebounds, Thompson finished with 14 points, Hunter added 12 points, while Cornish, Devonte Jennings and Christopher Johnson each finished with 11. In game two they steamrolled the British Virgin Islands, 101-40. Cartwright was a force at the pivot once again and finished with a team high 17 points and nine rebounds. Bridgewater and Hunter each finished with 14 points, while Michael Williams added 13 points and was one of three Bahamian players with at least eight rebounds. In game three the Bahamas scored a tournament high and delivered the most lopsided win of the event with a 125-21 win over Dominica. Seven Team Bahamas players reached double figures and every member of the 12-man roster reached the scorebook as they moved to 3-0 in the tournament thus far. Bridgewater led the team with a game high 20 points and nine steals, Chosen Levarity had 18 points and nine rebounds, Hunter scored 13, Derrico Burrows and Jennings each added 12 points, Brown scored 10 and Johnson finished with a double double, 11 points and 12 rebounds. The Bahamas concluded group play with a 100-41 win over Barbados. It was a balanced scoring effort from Team Bahamas once again with seven players in double figures led by a pair of doubles from Cartwright and Hunter. Cartwright finished with 11 points and 15 rebounds while Hunter added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Thompson shot a perfect 6-6 from the field and finished with a team high 15 points, Johnson stuffed the stat sheet with 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists and five steals, Williams and Brown each scored 11 while Bridgewater chipped in with 10. They advanced to the final with a 72-51 win over previously undefeated Jamaica. Bridgewater finished with 15 points and seven assists, Jennings scored 14, Hunter finished with a double double - 12 points and 12 rebounds, while Cornish and Johnson each scored 11. After watching the dominating performances turned in by the boys, the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s girls’ team is hoping that they can go to Guyana and duplicate the effort at the CBC Under-16 Championships for Girls. They will begin play in Pool B today against Suriname. After a day off on Wednesday, they will wrap up round robin competition on Thursday against Trinidad & Tobago. Pool A will comprise of Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, British Virgin Islands and Guyana.

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Injured Ronaldo watches Portugal stun France for 1st cup By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press FOOTBALL is a cruel game. Sometimes even for its winners. Cruel because Cristiano Ronaldo had to watch the victory of his life - at least one of them - from the sidelines. Portugal’s name, for the first time, is now engraved on a major trophy. But one of the enduring memories of the European Championship final will be that Ronaldo played too small a part in the 1-0 win against France for him to deserve being anointed as world player of the year for a fourth time. The truth is, Portugal played better without him. And cruel because France lost in the very Paris stadium that suicide bombers attacked last November. After that horror there was a solid argument to be made that the French would have been more endearing winners, that a pick-me-up trophy could have helped speed their recovery from the trauma. And also cruel because in six games before they lost their scoring touch in the all-important seventh match, the French on balance played better football at Euro 2016 than Portugal. Wales, in the semi-finals, were the only team the Portuguese beat inside 90 minutes. Against France, it took them 109 minutes for Eder to burst through Les Bleus’ defences with a stunning strike. Let’s also not forget that, in Portugal, Europe has a champion that did not win

PORTUGAL players celebrate after winning the Euro 2016 final soccer match against France at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on Sunday. (AP) any of their group-stage games and only squeezed into the knockout stages with just three points, thanks to the more forgiving format adopted for this expanded first tournament with 24 teams. Critics who feel that the new system’s addition of eight teams has come at the expense of footballing quality will doubtless argue that Portugal’s victory proves them right. But, as the French themselves say, “c’est la vie” - or, as English speakers would say, “that’s football.” Because football’s stubborn refusal to follow the script is what makes it so compelling, this final again offering strong evidence of that. Who, after all, would have penned only a cameo role for Ronaldo, now the proud owner of one type of winner’s medal that Lionel Messi doesn’t have, in Portugal’s Hollywood moment? As at Euro 2004, we again saw Ronaldo cry - this time after his left knee buckled in a scrap for the ball in the

ninth minute with Dimitri Payet. Normally, the French winger tends not to bother himself with the grunt work of tackling and defending. But Payet and his teammates were combative, even borderline aggressive, in the opening half where they quickly swarmed over Portugal’s defences. France, a team that used to be bullied, most infamously in losing a 1982 World Cup semi-final to Germany, was the more physical side. To be fair to Payet, the injury to Ronaldo was not malicious, but rather just one of those things that can happen when one man clatters into another at an awkward angle. Portugal’s captain tried soldiering on. When he sat down on the field, distraught, in need of treatment, a moth settled on his right eye, as if coming to dry his tears. With the knee strapped up, a sprint up field that finished in a hobble made it clear that Ronaldo couldn’t continue. On came the

stretcher bearers and that was it. Ronaldo’s final was over, after just 25 minutes. Liberated of their attention-grabbing superstar, no longer at the beck and call of his demands to give him the ball, his teammates played better, sharing the workload, getting into France’s box in numbers and giving French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris more to think about. For the French, this will be remembered as another final they should have won, like the 2006 World Cup final unhinged when Zinedine Zidane head-butted Marco Materazzi. Euro 2016 top scorer Antoine Griezmann twice came close to winning it. And Andre-Pierre Gignac saw what would have been a certain match-winner rebound off the post in injury time before the game went to extra time. But, with time, the if and buts will perhaps matter less than the fact that reaching this final was proof that France are now out of the

long trough that followed their 2006 World Cup loss, with the nadir being a strike by French players at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Going forward, France again has a team it can be proud of. All but one of the starting 11 against Portugal either play abroad or, in the case of Barcelona-bound Samuel Umtiti, are on their way overseas. The French domestic league’s bleeding of players to foreign shores proved to be Les Bleus’ gain at Euro 2016. Their streetwise football and their handling of the heavy weight of host-nation expectations owed no small debt to the experience and expanded world view players have picked up on their travels. Eder, Portugal’s matchwinner, also plays overseas, for Lille in France. From France, football will now look, with some trepidation, eastward to Russia, host of the sport’s next major tournament, the 2018 World Cup. Then will come Euro 2020, which will be spread confetti-like across 12 host countries, followed by the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. All present logistical challenges for travelling fans. Although the quality of the football at Euro 2016 was not always much to shout about, it will be fondly remembered for easy French pleasures and for France’s security measures that helped keep the 31-day tournament safe from the threat of more terror attacks without souring the mood. For that, we can all be grateful.

Hamilton wins British GP again and cuts Rosberg’s lead WORLD champion Lewis Hamilton reeled off his fourth win in five races on Sunday to storm to victory in the British Grand Prix and trail Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg by one point i nthe drivers’ standings. The 31-year-old Englishman came home 6.9 seconds clear of Rosberg but the German was later relegated to third place after a 10-second time penalty for a breach of radio communications rules as he tried to resolve a gearbox problem. Dutch teenager Max Verstappen was promoted from third to second, with his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo of Australia fourth. Hamilton’s victory completes a hat trick of consecutive home wins at the British GP for the Mercedes driver, and is his fourth win on home soil and 47th career victory. In a reversal of the scenes last week at the Austrian Grand Prix, where a victorious Hamilton and Rosberg collided on the final lap, Rosberg was booed by fans during the podium ceremony.

From the podium, Hamilton said: “We’ve got the best fans here so thank you so much. I am not sure you can be as happy as I am. I did everything I could to save that engine,” he added, explaining why he had not performed any ‘doughnuts’ to celebrate his win. “I saved it for quite a long period of time . So now, keep your fingers crossed, I’m catching him!” he added, pointing at Rosberg, who didn’t offer a direct reply. “It was a tricky start in the wet. Then, Max got ahead of me and it was an exciting race. l got back past him, which I was very happy about, but I couldn’t catch Lewis. He did a great job today,” Rosberg said. Rosberg leads Hamilton overall by 168 to 167 points, with Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen third on 106 after 10 races. A downpour before the race created havoc and an immediate call for full wet tyres and a start behind the safety car. Hamilton led the way for six laps before racing began. Both Mercedes drivers pitted for their intermediate tyres on lap eight, ahead

of the Red Bulls, when a virtual safety car was deployed as Pascal Wehrlein spun off the still-wet track. By lap 12, Hamilton was 5.2 seconds clear as he raced in tyre-conservation mode ahead of Rosberg and Verstappen, who was another 1.4 seconds back. Sergio Perez, of Force India, was 10 seconds adrift in fourth. Sebastian Vettel, of Ferrari, was first in for slick tyres after 15 laps before Verstappen swept past Rosberg to take second. With Hamilton leading, a series of pit stops followed, which gave Verstappen a brief run at the front before he pitted and rejoined second, 7.1 seconds behind the champion. Hamilton managed his tyres while Rosberg attacked the Dutchman relentlessly, but in vain, until lap 38 when he swept past and began to hunt down his teammate. Rosberg slowed on lap 47 after reporting “gearbox problems” and fell back three seconds to 11 adrift of Hamilton. “Avoid seventh gear,” the team told him before he recovered to secure his podium finish.

BRITISH CYCLISTS TAKE OVER TOUR IN 1ST WEEK By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer ANDORRA LA VELLA, Andorra (AP) — Chris Froome has the yellow jersey, Mark Cavendish has won three sprint stages, and Adam Yates sits second in the overall standings. It has been a very successful start to the Tour de France for British cyclists. “It’s definitely not a fluke,” Froome said yesterday as the peloton enjoyed its first rest day, following nine stages which saw Froome’s Team Sky stamping its authority on the race. With Froome’s victory at Bagneres-de-Luchon and Steve Cummings’ solo breakaway to the Lac de Payolle, it’s not exaggerating to say that British riders have taken over the Tour this summer. They have won five out of nine stages so far, and can reasonably hope for a second 1-2 in the space of four years on the Champs-Elysees. No other nation has won more than one stage this year. “You look at how far British cycling has come during the last few years,” said Froome, who was runner-up to countryman

Bradley Wiggins in 2012 then won the race in 2013 and 2015. “It’s not just by chance. There has been a plan, there have been structures, riders of talent.” Competing in only his second Tour, the 23-yearold Yates is leading the next generation of British cyclists. Yates holds the white jersey for best young rider and is just 16 seconds behind Froome overall. After winning the Tour of Turkey in 2014, and the San Sebastian single-day classic last year, he is already being tipped as a future winner of a major Tour. Yates joined the Orica squad with that goal in mind, but said he would focus on stage wins this year while also trying to keep up with Froome and Nairo Quintana. The strategy has been working well so far, and he’s seven seconds ahead of Quintana, the Colombian climber who is in fourth place. Irish rider Dan Martin is third overall, 19 seconds behind Froome. “They already have shown themselves as contenders,” Froome said of Yates and Martin. “If they

can do what they’ve done in the first half, then they’ll be on the podium come Paris. But three weeks is a long time. It is a difference between riding a week-long race and a Grand Tour. But so far, they’ve shown no weaknesses in that respect.” The other big satisfaction of the week for British cycling has been Cavendish. At 31, the “Manx Missile” has rediscovered his instinct and burst of speed courtesy of the hard track training he put himself through as part of his preparations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where he will be competing in the omnium. With 29 stage wins under his belt, Cavendish is second on the all-time list of Tour stage winners, five behind Eddy Merckx’s record of 34, and one ahead of Bernard Hinault. Team Sky boss Dave Brailsford said the main reason behind Britain’s dominance dates to nearly 20 years ago, when the National Lottery started to invest millions of pounds into British sport federations. “Britain has invested heavily in lower ranks,” Brailsford said. “It does not happen overnight.”

In that dialogue, Rosberg asked for instructions and the team’s response was ruled in breach of the strict rules introduced to stop drivers being coached from the pit wall. In a statement issued three hours after the race, ruling body FIA said that while some of the instructions from Mercedes were allowable, others were not. “Having considered the matter extensively, the stewards determined that the team gave some instructions to the driver that were specifically permitted,” said

the statement. “However, the stewards determined that the team then went further and gave instructions to the driver that were not permitted and were in Breach of Art. 27.1 of the Sporting Regulations, that the driver must drive the car alone and unaided.” Raikkonen finished fifth ahead of Perez and his teammate Nico Hulkenberg. Carlos Sainz, of Toro Rosso, was eighth, ahead of the struggling Vettel, who said his Ferrari was too slow.

5-TIME NBA CHAMPION TIM DUNCAN RETIRES AFTER 19 SEASONS (AP) — Tim Duncan never wanted the spotlight, only the trophies. He never wanted the endorsements, only the camaraderie. He never wanted the accolades, only the collective achievement. So when one of the most understated superstars in sports decided to finally call it a career after nearly two decades of excellence, he made the announcement with a 15-foot bank shot and not a boisterous slam dunk. No big news conference. No victory lap. Not even a canned quote in the press release. Just a simple goodbye on Monday from the quiet anchor at the foundation of the San Antonio Spurs dynasty. Just as he has for so much of his 19 seasons, the 40-year-old Duncan let others do the talking for him. “Congrats to Tim Duncan. Probably a top 5 all time player and undoubtedly a top 5 all time teammate,” tweeted Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who played with Duncan in San Antonio. “Wow, what a career.”

SPIETH LATEST STAR GOLFER TO WITHDRAW FROM OLYMPICS TROON, Scotland (AP) — Golf waited 112 years to get back into the Olympics. The top four players in the world are waiting a bit longer. Citing his concern over “health issues,” Jordan Spieth delivered the final blow yesterday when he told the International Golf Federation he would not be going to Rio next month, leaving the sport without its four highest-ranked players who have captured six of the last eight majors. Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy previously withdrew, all citing the Zika virus.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2016, PAGE 7

Two-trophy day for Serena Williams NO. 2 MURRAY NARROWS as she and Venus win doubles title GAP TO NO. 1 DJOKOVIC By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams is leaving Wimbledon with two trophies, teaming with her older sister Venus to win a women’s doubles final that began a little more than 3 hours after the singles final ended Saturday. The American siblings won their sixth doubles championship at the All England Club and 14th as a pair at all Grand Slam tournaments by beating fifth-seeded Timea Babos of Hungary and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan 6-3, 6-4. Earlier Saturday, also on Centre Court, Serena collected her 22nd Grand Slam singles title with a straight-set victory over Angelique Kerber in that final. “I had just enough time to change and get my ankles re-taped,” Serena said about going from one match to the other. “But there was so much adrena-

line. I didn’t want to cool down too much.” Venus sat in the guest box during the singles final. “Watching Serena earlier was so amazing, and I was so into that. And then you have to re-set yourself and say, ‘OK, we’ve got to play a match and we’re going to have to try to win,’” Venus said during a joint interview with the BBC after the doubles. “So she brought the energy from Game 1 and that really brought me up, too.” The Williams sisters also won doubles titles at Wimbledon in 2000, 2002, 2008, 2009 and 2012. Each time, one or the other also won the singles championship, with Serena doing it in 2002, 2009 and 2012 in addition to this year. They’re now 14-0 in major doubles finals. But they were unseeded this time because they play doubles so infrequently, and their most recent Grand Slam title before Saturday had come four years ago at the

IN THE ATP RANKINGS LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray’s Wimbledon title allowed him to make a dent yesterday in the still-substantial gap in the ATP rankings between him and No. 1 Novak Djokovic, last year’s champion at the All England Club. Entering Wimbledon, Djokovic had nearly twice as many points as No. 2 Murray, 16,950 to 8,915. But after Djokovic’s loss in the third round, and Murray’s third Grand Slam trophy, the margin is 15,040 to 10,195. Serena Williams’ seventh title at Wimbledon and record-tying 22nd at a Grand Slam tournament kept her at No. 1 in the WTA rankings, while runner-up Angelique Kerber jumped two spots to No. 2. The 34-year-old Williams, the oldest No. 1 in WTA history, has held the top spot since February 2013. Garbine Muguruza,

SERENA WILLIAMS, left, and Venus Williams, of the US, hold their trophies after winning the doubles final. (AP) All England Club. Until playing at the French Open in May, they hadn’t even entered a doubles draw at any major tournament since 2014. They’re planning to compete in doubles, in addition to singles, at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics next month. They already have won three gold medals in doubles, at the 2000, 2008 and 2012 Summer Games. When they were asked during the BBC interview

which one is in charge of their doubles team, Serena immediately pointed toward Venus and said with a laugh, “She’s definitely the boss.” And Venus said: “Well, I’m the older sister, so it kind of falls on me. But (there are) different times on the court that we both take over. “So whatever the team needs, it kind of happens organically. That’s the best kind of team.”

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who beat Williams in the French Open final but lost in Wimbledon’s second round, fell from No. 2 to No. 3. Williams’ sister Venus moved up one spot to No. 7 after reaching her first major semi-final since the 2010 US Open. At 36, she was the oldest woman to make it to the final four at a Grand Slam tournament since Martina Navratilova was the runner-up at Wimbledon in 1994. There was little movement in the men’s top 10. Roger Federer stayed at No. 3, and Rafael Nadal at No. 4. Tomas Berdych, who lost to Murray in the semi-finals, went from No. 9 to No. 8, while Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, beaten by the eventual champion in the quarter-finals, moved up two spots to No. 10. Lucas Pouille’s run to his first major quarter-final put him at a career-best No. 21, a rise of nine places.

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Running Tide, Susan Chase and WG Thunderbird emerge as the winners

CLASS A WINNER Running Tide and crew in the All Andros and Berry Islands Regatta in Morgan’s Bluff, North Andros.

CLASS B WINNER Susan Chase and crew.

THE All Andros and Berry Islands Regatta, held over the Independence weekend in Morgan’s Bluff, North Andros, in honour of the late colourful legend Frank Hanna, saw Running Tide, Susan Chase and WG Thunderbird emerge as the A, B and C class winners respectively. Despite a fourth place finish in the last of their three-race series, Stefon Knowles skippered the Running Tide to the A class crown after taking first place in the first two races to earn 13 points to hold off the Red Stripe, winner of the last race, who had 11 for second. The Courageous came in third with 10, Good News fourth with five and Southern Cross ended up with four for fifth. The New Susan Chase

also took the B class trophy to Long Island as skipper Stefon Knowles skippered her to a clean sweep of ther three-race series to finish with 12 points. Queen Drucilla was second with six, holding off Storr’s No.2, who also had six for third. Eudeva came in fourth with five. The Thunderbird, owned by Rev Dr Philip McPhee and skippered by Josh Green, picked up the C class title with 14 points. The Sacrifice came in second with 14 points, followed in order by Crazy Partner with 13, Catch de Cat with 13 as well, Dream Girl with five and Melva B with four. Sailors will now prepare to take their boats to Grand Bahama for their regatta over the weekend of July 21-24 in Taino Beach.

CLASS C WINNER WG Thunderbird and crew. Photos by Patrick Hanna/BIS