SQUASH
Squash boys knock off top seed Trinidad
Bermuda boys squash team caused a major upset yesterday when they defeated number one seeds Trindad & Tobago to reach the semi-finals of the CASA junior squash championships.
Players gave an excellent account of themselves
Personally, I'm very pleased with the whole team. After working with them for two years I've seen an enormous improvement.
Scramble to comply with drug laws
Sporting bodies that fail to comply with tough new drug testing regulations risk wiping Bermuda off the international sporting map.
It's anyone's game
It's literally anyone's title with 85 players starting on a level playing field at squash's first major tournament of the season.
* SPORTS FUNDING / HARD TIMES AHEAD
Feeling the pinch: Five major sporting projects that need financing
Plans for a multi-purpose sports centre to take the pressure off the National Sports Centre were announced last week as the bulldozers moved in to demolish the dilapidated club house at Somerset Bridge.
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* SPORTS FUNDING / HARD TIMES AHEAD
Money for new events unlikely to materialize
Sporting groups looking for money for new projects and events could very well find themselves in the paupers' line as the economic recession hits.
* SPORTS FUNDING / HARD TIMES AHEAD
Sports 'will survive' financial crisis
Bermuda can cut more than ten per cent from its sports budget and still fund a raft of new projects - including an Olympic swimming pool, a multi-purpose sports centre and new drug-testing infrastructure, claims Sports Minister El James.
Tough choice for Junior Athlete of the Year
After profiling the contenders for Bermuda Sun male and female Sports Personality of the Year in the last two editions, today James Whittaker and Don Burgess turn their attention to the stars of the future
Who could challenge for Foster's squash title?
Nick Kyme Likely to be seeded #2 in the tournament Bermuda's best ever squash player is expected to make the final.
Sanctions coming!
Seven sporting bodies are close to being stripped of all financing and use of Government facilities if they don't meet next month's drug testing deadlines.
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Squash juniors looking to repeat
Bermuda's rising young squash stars are hoping to match their exploits from last year when they travel to Barbados to compete in the Caribbean junior championships.
Kyme wins title battle
Nick Kyme defeated Patrick Foster to take the World Distributors Bermuda Tire title at the Devonshire Squash Club last Sunday.
Franklin: Former world No. 1 helped me win
Two weeks of training with a former World Champion helped Bermudian squash prodigy Micah Franklin hone his game to claim the Caribbean Under-17 crown.
Shrubb expecting Dartmouth to have big year
To play a team sport as an individual can sometimes be a difficult task to take on. Squash is a racquet sport that is played by one or two individuals.
Who will be the BDA Sun Young Sports Personality of the Year?
It's been another bumper crop of budding young superstar talent produced by local sporting organizations. It was a tough decision, but the Bermuda Sun has picked 10 young people who have had an outstanding year in their sport.
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