80 results returned for search: "education AND " author Stephen Wright
A $1 million fund has been established by former top referee Charlie Marshall to help the growth of Bermudian football.
Marshall and his wife Lesley have set up a family fund in an effort to raise the standard of the local game and will be handing ou...
DATE: Jul 10, 2018
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Few sports are more solitary, brutal and dangerous than boxing but when Nikki Bascome steps between the ropes he never truly feels alone.
The Bermudian welterweight takes comfort from knowing that the battles he has overcome outside of the ring are...
DATE: Aug 15, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Nikki Bascome, the Bermuda boxer, will be hosting a school bag launch at Brown and Co Bookmart on Front Street tomorrow.
The bags, branded with Bascome’s Fresh & Hungry logo, will be given to the first 20 children who bring a list of the five things ...
DATE: Aug 11, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Rai Simons has left Sky Bet League Two side Chesterfield after turning down a new contract.
Simons, who was expected to remain at the Proact Stadium at least until he had recovered from an Achilles injury, is no longer a registered player at the Derb...
DATE: Jul 26, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Brian Archibald has included a few surprises in his Bermuda squad for their Americas North Championship opener against Mexico at the North Field, National Sports Centre, tomorrow.
Archibald has named eight debutants in his 23-man squad while there is...
DATE: May 12, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Rugby
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Allan “Forty” Rego explained how his close bond with Nikki Bascome is more than just a boxer-trainer relationship, saying “Nikki is like a son to me”.
Rego, Bermuda’s most respected boxing coach, has been in Bascome’s corner in every way since they b...
DATE: May 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Andre Lambe said he is more than happy to learn the hard way after his toughest spar to date with top Puerto Rican amateur Armani Almestica.
Lambe had barely touched down in Orlando, Florida, for a two-week training camp when he was thrown in the dee...
DATE: May 05, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Boxing
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
A dozen of the island’s most promising athletes will compete or train overseas thanks to government grants from the National Junior Athlete Sponsorship Programme.
Almost $50,000 was awarded to 12 different sports governing bodies by Nandi Outerbridge...
DATE: Apr 28, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Dennis Brown has hit out at the Bermuda Football Association for questioning his “professionalism and commitment” and said he felt disrespected by the suspension that led to his resignation as a National Academy coach.
Brown said he had no choice but...
DATE: Feb 08, 2017
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Rai Simons incurred the disappointment of Danny Wilson, the Chesterfield manager, after refusing a loan move to Vanarama National League side York City last week.
Simons made his first appearance for Chesterfield since August 30 as a 82nd-minute subs...
DATE: Oct 26, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Football
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright