PARADISE ISLAND, THE BAHAMAS - The 2015 Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic will get underway in early February at the world-class Tom Weiskopf-designed Ocean Club Golf Course and the buzz surrounding this year’s event says organizers are expecting an even more successful tournament than those held in the previous two years since its inception.

Atlantis has been touted as being an exceptional host for the newbie tournament, which gives some of the world’s best female golfers the opportunity to show off their skills in paradise. Golf Course GM Robbie Leming said preparations for this year’s round of play are “going really well."...

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama Island – A new international half marathon and 5K on March 28 on Grand Bahama Island – one of the most pristine islands of The Bahamas and located less than 60 miles off the coast of Florida.

Race organizers are planning to take full advantage of the stunningly beautiful Caribbean setting to create a world-class road race with a festive, warm and laid-back island party vibe. The races will start, end and be celebrated at the Grand Lucayan Beach Resort in Freeport.

“Both courses are designed to be fast and flat, taking athletes along Grand Bahama Island’s magnificent oceanfront and the varied scenic landmarks along the way,” said Scott Kerr, a long-time race organizer...

Couple To Tie Knot After 13 Years Together

NASSAU, Bahamas  – Eddie Vega might not have won Marathon Bahamas, but he certainly won the heart of his longtime girlfriend when the couple crossed the finish line on Sunday.

With hundreds of onlookers standing by on Arawak Cay, a barefoot Vega dropped to one knee and popped the question to Nilda Birch.

With her hand cupped over her mouth, a shocked Birch took a moment to respond...

The Bahamas leg of the 2015 LPGA Classic Golf Tournament will take place at the prestigious Ocean Club on Paradise Island, February 2 – 8, 2015. The tour is said to be already having a positive impact on the local community as the LPGA’s Emily Norell, begins training student volunteers at both public and private schools in Nassau.

In announcing the partnership between The Islands Of The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and the Pure Silk LPGA Classic Golf Tournament, Tourism Minister, the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe said, “Tourism is a global force for economic development but in The Bahamas it is also the business of every Bahamian...

Paradise Island, Bahamas – Raquel Riley, who competed multiple times for the Bahamas National Team, and Kathleen Ekey, a former Player of the Year on the Symetra Tour, have received sponsor invitations to the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic, tournament officials announced today.

Riley earned the exemption after her victory in the Bahamas Golf Federation Qualifier. A former winner on the Sun Coast Ladies Tour, Riley, 33, is in the process of completing her LPGA accreditation to become a Certified LPGA Teaching Professional...

NASSAU, Bahamas – For two months, Crystal Strachan trained in a small Kenyan town that has produced some of the fastest human beings on the planet.

“I train in Iten, Kenya, also known as the Home of Champions, which is a high altitude camp designed for distance runners who want to train in a serious environment, along with some of the best runners in the world,” she said.

“I chose Kenya because it was highly recommended to me by my teammate O’Neil Williams, who is currently training there...”

MIAMI (AP) — Just eight months after the 2014 World Cup final in Brazil, the Bahamas will play Bermuda in March in one of seven pairings as qualifying starts for the 2018 tournament in Russia.

The governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean held the first draw Thursday night. The other first-round pairings are Barbados-U.S. Virgin Islands; Belize-Cayman Islands; British Virgin Islands-Dominica; Curacao-Montserrat; Turks and Caicos Islands-St. Kitts and Nevis; and Nicaragua-Anguilla.

Retired Brazilian soccer superstar Ronaldo has been in The Bahamas attending the professional poker event PokerStars Caribbean Adventure at Atlantis, and has proven that he's not only great on the field, but he's exceptional at the poker table as well. 

Ronaldo, the World Cup winner and three-time FIFA Player of the Year won $42,180 (£27,824) at the  event.

"I'm really excited, it's the same emotion I used to have at the soccer fields playing at the highest level," he said after the event.

NASSAU, The Bahamas -- The ‘King Eric’ Gibson Foundation in conjunction with the government announced plans for the All-for-one-Regatta to be held January 10-12 on Montagu Bay in memory of the late King Eric Gibson, during a press conference at the Bahama Grill on Monday.

The regatta will feature A, B, and C class sloops and will showcase a children’s race, which was a favourite of King Eric.