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National record for Mullings LAFAYETTE, Indiana – Heptathlon national record holder Ken Mullings improved the record by 387 points to 5426 points at the Fred Wilts Purdue Indoor Invitational over the weekend. The previous record was 5059 points that he set in 2018 at the same meet. “There was never a doubt for me that I would break the record,” Mullings said in Lafayette. “I knew my off-season training was paying off and this was the proof of it for me.” Mullings won every event in the seven-event competition except the 60m dash and the pole vault. On day one, Mullings won the long jump with a best jump of 6.92m (22ft, 8.5in), the shot put with a best performance

of 12.47m (40ft, 11in) and high jump after clearing 2.10m (6ft 10.75in). After day one, Mullings said he felt as if he was right on track to best his record. “I could have picked up more points in the shot put but I felt right on track after day one,” he said. He placed second in the 60m dash in 7.13 seconds on day one. On day two, he placed second in the pole vault competition clearing 4.25m (13ft 11.25in) but won the other two events. In the 60m hurdles he beat all of the competitors by more than half a second and was the only one to go under nine seconds with a 8.35 second performance. SEE PAGE THREE

KEN Mullings in action in the long jump as he soared to a new national record in the heptathlon. His best jump was 6.92m (22ft 8.5in). Photo: UB Bahamas

AYTON BACK AS BUDDY HITS NEW CAREER HIGH By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

PATRIOTS GRIND OUT BOWL WIN

NEW England Patriots’ Tom Brady celebrates the only touchdown of the game during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl against the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta. The Patriots triumphed 13-3 in the lowest scoring game in Super Bowl history. See page four for more. Photo: Jeff Roberson/AP

DEANDRE Ayton returned to the court after missing with an ankle sprain while Buddy Hield produced his fourth 30-point game the season and set a new career high for three pointers made in a single campaign. Ayton finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds for his 28th double double of the season but the Suns fell 118-112 to the Atlanta Hawks Saturday at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the 10th consecutive loss for the Suns who fell to 11-43 on the season. There were 11 ties and 10 lead changes in a tight first half with Atlanta leading 58-57 at the break. The Hawks’ biggest lead in the first two quarters was 10, the Suns’ five. Ayton also leads all rookies with 10.6 rebounds per game and a .594 field goal percentage. He also ranks second in scoring at 16.4 points per game in 48 appearances this season. His field goal percentage is the third-highest in NBA history by a rookie qualified for the league leaderboard and the highest by a rookie who is averaging a double-double. Many pundits expect Ayton to extend his range to the perimeter after he was seen working with Suns’ head of player development Cody Toppert on his three point during shotaround. Ayton has taken just two three point attempts thus far this season and shot 34 percent in 35 attempts during his lone season at the University of Arizona. “It’s a process, nothing happens overnight. At some point, he’s gonna start shooting. That’s modern basketball, three-point line, the power of the threepoint line — we all know how important it is for modern basketball,” Suns head coach Igor Kokoskov said following shootaround. “But the thing is, for him to start shooting he can’t just say ‘OK, today is Monday, today is Tuesday — I’m going to start shooting’. It’s a process, it requires time. But right now I want him

to dominate the game in different areas but if he’s open for a three-point look I have nothing against it. A big guy with such a soft touch — sooner or later he’s gonna be there.” Hield, on the other hand, is known for his three point shooting prowess and added another milestone in his breakout season. He finished with 34 points and shot 7-13 from three in the Sacramento Kings’ 115-108 win over the Philadelphia 76ers Saturday night at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Hield now has 180 threepoint makes this season in just 52 games to surpass his previous high of 176 set in the 2017-18 campaign. He is currently tied for fourth in the NBA in three point percentage. Hield is averaging a team-leading 20.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. Hield is also shooting efficiently at 48 percent from the field and 46 percent from three. “It’s getting easy ones to get myself going and it’s keeping the defense honest,” Hield said. “Just trying to make them play on certain areas on the court.” Sacramento improved to 27-25 on the season and has already matched their win total from last season before the All-Star break. They are also currently 1.5 games out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. “If we were in the East we’d probably be the fifth or sixth seed,” Hield said. “Everybody’s still doubting us but we believe in ourselves and we’re going to keep believing.” Ayton and Hield will participate at the league’s All-Star Weekend festivities, February 15-17 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ayton was selected as a member of the World Team for the 2019 Mountain Dew Ice Rising Stars, hosted Friday, February 15, while Hield was named as a participant in the 3-Point Contest, hosted on State Farm All-Star Saturday night. Hield previously participated in the Risings Stars Challenge in both 2017 and 2018.

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Sailing to victory

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THE CREW of the Whitty K salute their success.

THE 21st annual Farmers Cay Regatta was held over the weekend in Exuma in honour of the late Elleazor â€˜Barber Jâ€™ Johnson. A total of 12 Class C boats participated. The Whitty K won all four of the races to be

crowned the champion. Keep Your Eyes on Him finished second and the Lady Eunice was third. Michael Pintard, the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, delivered the closing remarks and made the presentation.

KEEP Your Eyes On Him, above, finished second, with Lady Eunice, below, third.

MINISTER of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard.

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Final face-off today in climax to GSSSA series By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

After a hard-fought season and the remaining semi-final completed over the weekend, the GSSSA moves into the championship series in all four divisions today at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. The Senior Boys division will feature the Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins versus the CI Gibson Rattlers while the Senior Girls will feature the Rattlers against the CV Bethel Stingrays. The DW Davis Royals and CH Reeves and TA Thompson Scorpions will face off in the Junior Girls Division. The first series of games will tipoff at 4pm. Both junior division champions (the Royals and Lions) look to repeat in their respective divisions, while we’re assured of new title holders in both senior divisions. The 2018 champions were HO Nash in the junior girls, DW Davis in the junior boys, Doris Johnson in the senior girls and Anatol Rodgers in the senior boys. The Mystic Marlins Senior Boys were the final team to clinch their spot in the final with a 54-42 win over the Timberwolves Saturday night. Malachi McCoy led the way with 15 points while Janus Shephered scored 14. The Mystic Marlins went through the regular season undefeated en route to winning the pennant, but were upset in game one of the semifinals. They recovered to take a 54-50 win in game two and force a third and deciding game in the series. The Rattlers Senior Boys concluded a two-game sweep over the defending

champion CC Cobras with a 67-51 win Friday night. The 2019 series will be a renewed chapter in the rivalry between the Mystic Marlins and the Rattlers. The programmes will meet to decide the Senior Boys title for the fourth time in the last six years. In the Senior Girls division, the Rattlers come in as the pennant winners, undefeated thus far on the season at 9-0 while the second seeded Stingrays outlasted the T’Wolves in their semi-final series. The Royals, perennial contenders for the Junior Boys title look to regain a familiar spot atop the league and claim their fourth consecutive title. They remain undefeated on the season at 9-0. The second ranked Raptors lone loss of this season, came at the hands of the Royals. The Junior Girls championship will also be a rematch of the 2018 series between the Lions and the Scorpions. That series was decided in three games and the Lions eventually claimed their third consecutive title. Stakeholders promise this year’s championship series will provide a unique experience for the studentathletes participating and fanbases cheering them on. Evon Wisdom, of the Ministry of Education’s Sports Unit, said the event has grown exponentially with the continued support of its most loyal sponsor and new additions. “Our championships started at humble beginnings in local school gymnasiums. We then moved on to the KGLI Gymnasium, which in those days we could only half fill and then we got an opportunity from

Cable Bahamas. “Since that intervention, this event has grown to where we host all our playoffs in the national gymnasium to capacity crowds,” he said. “Where we envision this going is to have more and more corporate entities like our partners here to assist us in making this event an even greater success. We only see this getting better. One of the things we are trying to highlight is our women in sport. Our young men are highlighted but we still want to bring some equity to this. “A lot of these young people receiving this opportunity are of humble means and so for us to showcase their skills means a lot to them and they perform to an even higher level.” Each of the four divisions will be contested each day with the senior boys’ matchup televised live at 8pm on Our TV. “It is our pleasure to be the presented broadcast partner in these events. We like to think of ourselves as providing a platform through exactly what it is that we do for these games to be seen nationwide and empowering young people. It’s a part of our corporate social responsibility mandate to empower young people, particularly through sport,” said Alexia Coakley, Our TV media operations manager. “Sport development is significant in building character and skills these young people can carry throughout the rest of their lives. We are happy to utilise our resources, our production team, our network and all things that come together to make this event significant and it is something we look forward to every year.”

basketball. Charles Bain and the Robert Morris Colonials were also involved in a double overtime thriller, but came up short on the losing end. Bain scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a 97-94 loss to the Farleigh Dickinson Knights. In dropping their second consecutive three-point decision, the Colonials slip to 12-11 overall and 7-3 in the Northeast Conference. “We have the ball up with 37 seconds left in regulation and we turn the ball over twice,” Colonial head coach Andrew Toole said. “We spend so much time working on the pressure, but we had untimely turnovers. We work our way back in the second half, and we have the ball with 35 seconds and we just can’t get the ball over half court. In key moments, we didn’t do the things in order to win.” Bain is averaging 10.6 points and 4.3 rebounds in his sophomore season. Travis Munnings and the ULM Warhawks fell below .500 in the Sun Belt with an 85-84 loss to Appalachian State. Munnings finished with eight points and eight rebounds. ULM remains winless (0-4) on the road in Sun Belt

play, but three of those losses have been decided one point (79-78 at Georgia Southern, 74-73 at Georgia State and 85-84 at App State). Jaron Cornish and the Stony Brook Seawolves recovered from their first two game losing streak of the season with an 86-77 win over Hartford. Cornish had just two points, two rebounds and three assists “I’m really proud of our response coming off two losses,” Stony Brook head coach Jeff Boals said. “We had not faced that type of adversity this year and it was good to come out and get a win after that.” After Stony Brook took a 74-53 lead with 6:56 left, Hartford made one last push to the tune of a 15-0 run that made it a six-point Seawolves lead with 2:36 to go but Stony Brook outscored Hartford 12-9 over the final minutes to snap their skid. Nathan Bain and the Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks finished with four points and three assists in a 94-72 loss to Sam Houston State and Shalonda Neely finished with five points, five rebounds and two assists in her Jacksonville Dolphins’ 82-58 loss to Florida Gulf Coast University.

B Mingoes multi-sport athlete and heptathlon national record holder Ken Mullings clears 2.10m (6ft 10.75in) in the high jump competition at the Fred Wilts Purdue Invitational. Photo: UB Athletics

NATIONAL RECORD FOR MULLINGS from page one

In the final event — the 1000m — he pretty much knew the record was gone if he just stayed on pace.

He won the event in 2:58.55 and was excited to have not only improved the record but also to have gone under the three-minute mark. “This still shows me that if I continue to train as

hard as I did off season I should be able to progress way better than last year by the time World Championships and the rest of the summer meets come around,” he said.

DAVIS CLINCHES MAVERICKS WIN By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIANS across NCAA Division I basketball had mixed results over the weekend, both in their personal production and in the win/loss column for their teams. Radshad Davis and the Texas-Arlington Mavericks moved into second place in the Sun Belt Conference with an 84-77 double overtime win over the Texas State. Davis finished with 12 points and four rebounds off the bench. He made the game-clinching three pointer from the baseline in the second overtime period put his team up 80-74 with 55 seconds left to play. “I’ve said it all year, and our guys have heard it all season, that we want to be playing our best basketball in February and March. Well, this is a pretty good start to that stretch we’ve emphasised for so long. Mavericks head coach Chris Ogden said: “We showed so much resiliency in a tough environment, and I’m so proud of these guys.” Davis, the junior guard, is averaging 8.1 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in his first season of Division I

A CHEQUE is presented to Eugene Thurston, president of the Bahamas Diabetic Association.

PROMISE KEPT TO DIABETIC ASSOCIATION By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

IT wasn’t the kind of support they expected, but newly formed ANOO and The Sports Fellowship Institute made good on its promise to assist the Bahamas Diabetic Association. Last week, ANOO’s founder Clinton Minnis made a cheque presentation to Eugene Thurston, the president of the BDA. It was from the proceeds of the inaugural “Walk It Off” event on Saturday, January 5, at RM Bailey Park. The event kicked off the year and highlighted the need for corporate Bahamas to lend their support to various community organisations. In accepting the donation, Thurston said the funds will go a long way in assisting the BDA with their varied programmes

that they have to offer. “It was really a honor for the association to come forward and to do this walk for us. It was a certainly a blessing in a time when we need more financial donations,” he said. “From what I’ve seen at the walk, this event will only get better and better in years to come and we look forward to working closely with the association in years to come.” Minnis said ANOO and the SFI wish that they could do even more to assist. “ANOO wants to be true to form,” Minnis said.”We are legitimate and we will follow through in whatever we commit ourselves to doing. The walk was facilitated by the Sports Fellowship Institute, a branch of our organisation. “We have gotten the endorsement of Commonwealth Drugs Supplies. They want to be a permanent sponsor and we want

to thank them for assisting us as we try to become a permanent partner and sponsors of the Bahamas Diabetic Association.” Minnis thanked Thurston and the BDA for having the confidence in his organisation and Commonwealth Drugs for coming on board as a major sponsor. While the initial event was just a way for ANOO and SFI to get their feet wet, Minnis said they plan to make the event an annual one and the next onewill be much bigger and better. It’s already scheduled for Saturday, January 4, 2020. In the meantime, Thurston said with more than 25,000 persons in The Bahamas affected by diabetics, any assistance they can receive will benefit them. He said persons wishing to make their contribution can contact 242-356-2349 or email bda2020@hotmail.com.

EVANS LEADS THE WAY AS LONGHORNS OUTPACE THE WOLFPACK By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net

JOANNA Evans continues to be a standout performer for her top-ranked Texas Longhorns to lead the list of impressive performances for Bahamians in NCAA Division I swimming.

The Olympian and Longhorns senior AllAmerican, Evans won three events when her No 1 Longhorns defeated the No 6 North Carolina State Wolfpack and the Arizona Wolfpack. Evans took first place in the 1000 yard Free (9:45.19 secs), 200 yard Free (1:46.31 secs), and 500 yard Free

(4:47.18 secs). Evans also took three individual events in the double dual against Florida and Indiana to start the season. Texas has now won 21-straight dual meets since the 2016-17 season with 18 of those coming against Top 25 foes. Back in November,

Evans was named Big 12 Swimmer of the Week after her four first-places finishes in meets against the nation’s No 11 team - Texas A and M Aggies and the No 5 team, the California Golden Bears. In the Atlantic Coast Conference, freshman sensation Izaak Bastian secured another win for the

Florida State Seminoles. The No 22-ranked FSU closed out their season with a 191-100 win over the Florida Atlantic University Owls. Individually, Bastian finished third in the 50 yard free and was a member of the first place 200 yard Medley team. Lilly Higgs and the North

Carolina Tar Heels Women suffered a 134.50-165.50 loss to the No 21 Duke. The Tar Heels swept three events, including the 100 yard Breast, 200 yard Breast and 1000 yard Free. Higgs won the 200-yard breast in 2:16.58 secs and finished second in the 100 yard breast in 1:02.57 secs.

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NEW England Patriots’ David Andrews picks up Tom Brady after the Patriots scored the only touchdown of the game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Photo: Jeff Roberson/AP

THE NOT-SO-SUPER BOWL NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 13 LOS ANGELES RAMS 3

DEFENCES dominated what was supposed to be a super shootout, until Tom Brady led one classic drive to win the New England Patriots their record-tying sixth Super Bowl. Brady threw two perfect passes to Rob Gronkowski to set up rookie Sony Michel’s two-yard score — the only touchdown in the lowest-scoring Super Bowl ever. That put New England up 10-3. A late field goal clinched the game 13-3. In a season when all sorts of offensive records were set, this Super Bowl rewrote the defensive record book. No Super Bowl had gone into the fourth quarter without a touchdown. This one did, tied 3-3 — even though these teams combined to average over 60 points a game. When the Patriots needed a score, Brady, the oldest winning quarterback in a Super Bowl at 41, completed four straight passes, including a pair covering 47 yards to Gronkowski. The second, on which the star tight end beat two defenders, ended at the Los Angeles 2, the only time either team was inside the 20-yard line. Michel ran off left tackle for his sixth postseason touchdown. With 4:17 left, All-Pro Stephon Gilmore picked off an ill-advised pass by Rams quarterback Jared Goff, who seemed overwhelmed by the big stage all night, at the New England 2. Stephen Gostkowski made a 41-yard field goal with 1:12 remaining, completing a 72-yard march that took more than three minutes off the clock and included 26-yard runs by Michel and Rex Burkhead. It was a workmanlike conclusion for the Patriots (14-5), whose losses all came away from New England. They beat the top two offenses in the Chiefs and Rams (15-4) in the postseason, and tied Pittsburgh for most Super Bowl titles. The Patriots were terrific all game on defence, allowing the fewest points in a Super Bowl (tied with Dallas in 1972 against Miami). The Rams, who reached the NFL championship game with the aid of a major officiating error in the conference title victory at New Orleans, never really threatened to reach the end zone. At 66, Bill Belichick became the oldest winning Super Bowl coach. The Patriots beat the Rams, then representing St. Louis, to begin their dynastic run in the 2002 game. They also have beaten Carolina and Philadelphia (2004 and ’05, the last repeater); the Seahawks in

NEW England Patriots’ Sony Michel dives to score the game’s only touchdown.

Photo: Jeff Roberson/AP the second quarter. The Rams’ Johnny Hekker had a 65-yard punt in the third quarter, the longest in a Super Bowl. It was his eighth punt of the game — with 1 1-2 periods remaining — the most for LA in McVay’s two seasons in charge. Greg Zuerlein tied it with 2:11 left in the third quarter on the first drive on which Los Angeles gained more than one first down. His 53-yarder was the secondlongest field goal in a Super Bowl.

NEW England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. 2015; and the Falcons in 2017 in the only overtime in Super Bowl history. They have lost three times, including to Philadelphia a year ago. New England is the first team since the 1972 Dolphins to win a Super Bowl the year after losing one. How the Patriots accomplished it was atypical. The ten-point margin was their biggest in winning a championship. Brady, who has won four Super Bowl MVP trophies, wasn’t particularly sharp — except when throwing to Julian Edelman, the game’s MVP. Edelman, who was injured and didn’t play the 2017 season, was the steadiest offensive player on the field, finishing with ten catches for 141 yards. Brady passes Charles Haley to become the only player with six Super Bowl titles. All those suspicions about the Patriots declining this season became moot

COIN TOSS

LOS Angeles Rams’ Jared Goff reacts after his pass was intercepted during the second half. Photo: Mark Humphrey/AP as the defence made the line and were particularly rushing, Goff went 19 for 24-year-old Goff look awful unable to handle the elusive 38 for 229 yards and was and turned All-Pro running Edelman, who had seven sacked four times. Brandin back Todd Gurley into a receptions for 93 yards. Cooks, a Patriots receiver Coach Sean McVay, last season, did have eight non-factor. While it was anything but whose Rams never had receptions for 120 yards. odd to see New England been blanked in a first half, celebrate a championship, let out a long, deep sigh just KICKING GAME the manner it earned this before half time, recognisGostkowski’s 46-yard one was startling. The 2 ing how badly his team was miss wide left in the first 1/2-point favorite Patriots manhandled, even though it quarter was the first unsucmoved the ball well, ran trailed just 3-0. cessful field goal in the It was the lowest score at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, down the clock, but made uncharacteristic gaffes on halftime since Super Bowl home of the Falcons, by an offense. Goff and the Rams 9, which Pittsburgh led 2-0 NFL player all season. The over Minnesota. made more. 13-year veteran also missed McVay, the youngest a field goal and extra point LA’s second-ranked offense managed just 57 Super Bowl head coach in the 2018 Super Bowl loss total yards for the half. at 34, had no answers as to Philadelphia. The Rams were com- Gurley, coming off knee But he gave the Patriots a pletely overmatched on the issues, managed 35 yards 3-0 lead with a 42-yarder in

McVay deferred after winning the coin toss. In their previous two playoff games, the Patriots marched right downfield to a touchdown with the opening kickoff, setting an immediate tone. This time, after Cordarrelle Patterson’s 38-yard kickoff return and four successful runs, Brady’s first pass was tipped by receiver Chris Hogan and cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman. Linebacker Cory Littleton made a diving interception; it was the first time Brady was picked on his initial throw in a postseason game. INJURIES New England lost safety Patrick Chung on the third play of the second half when his right forearm was caught between Gurley’s shoulder pad and the helmet of teammate Jonathan Jones. Chung writhed in pain before walking off with an air cast on.

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Marathon Marines RBDF participants at the Sunshine Insurance’s Marathon Bahamas 2019 Race.

AT a special presentation at the Coral Harbour Base, team members who participated in marathon races during the weekend of January 20–21 were commended by Commodore Tellis Bethel, Commander of the Defence Force, for their performances. The officers and marines participated in both the Susan G Komen Bahamas Race for the Cure (January 20) and Sunshine Insurance’s Marathon Bahamas Race (January 21). Marine Seaman Troy Seymour was given special recognition, as he was the first overall Bahamian to complete the half marathon race (13.1 miles). Participants in the Susan G Komen Bahamas

Race for the Cure were: Lieutenant Commander Carlon Bethel, Sub Lieutenant Delroy Dennis, Leading Woman Marine Denise Oliver, Able Seaman Ryan Ferguson, Able Seaman Dorrian McKenzie, Woman Marine Adonya Colebrooke, Marine Seaman Troy Seymour and Marine Seaman Nakeito Thurston. The three-mile race began at Montague Foreshores and culminated on Paradise Island in the parking lot of the Atlantis Resort. At the Bahamas Marathon 10th Annual Road Race, the military men and women participated in the half-marathon segment as well as the 4-man

relay. In the half-marathon (13.1 miles), Marine Seaman Troy Seymour and Marine Mechanic Christopher Cash finished 1st and 2nd overall in the 20-24 age category, Marine Seaman Darius Johnson placed 4th and Marine Seaman Blair Farrington placed 11th in the 25-30 category, Sub Lieutenant Delroy Dennis came 4th in the 30-35 category; and Lieutenant Commander Derrick Ferguson and Lieutenant Edward Fritz also participated in the Half Marathon Race. The 13.1 mile half marathon began at Junkanoo Beach to Cable Beach, West Bay Street and heading back to Arawak Cay.

Photos: Royal Bahamas Defence Force

MARINE Seaman Troy during Sunshine Insurance’s Marathon Bahamas Race. He was the first overall Bahamian to complete the half marathon race (13.1 miles).

MEMBERS of the RBDF relay team who participated in the Sunshine Insurance’s Marathon Bahamas 2019 Race.

TENNIS TEAM EL SALVADOR-BOUND THE pre-qualifying event for the Junior Fed Cup will be held by BNP Paribus in El Salvador starting next Monday. Team members for The Bahamas are Peyton Anderson, Gabrielle Simms and Perjae Major. The coach is Marion Bain. The Junior Fed Cup is an international team event in junior female

RBDF Marines and officers who participated in both the Susan G Komen Bahamas Race for the Cure and the Sunshine Insurance’s Marathon Bahamas Race. Also shown are Commodore Tellis Bethel, Captain Adrian Chriswell (Captain Coral Harbour, Acting) and Senior Lieutenant Origin Deleveaux (training officer).

tennis (16 and under age category). Competitions were launched by the ITF in 1985 and every year nations enter regional qualifying events with the winners progressing to the Finals. The Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association expects the team to represent The Bahamas well on this international stage.

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Head, foot, hand? Aguero by any means LONDON Associated Press AS hat tricks go, Sergio Aguero’s 14th for Manchester City was unconventionally perfect. It involved three different methods of scoring against Arsenal: A header, a rightfooted tap-in and, finally, a nudge with the left arm. “I honestly thought it was my chest,” Aguero said after City’s 3-1 Premier League victory on Sunday. “But now I have seen it on the TV it was handball.” Good fortune, maybe. But Aguero was displaying the fortitude to get himself in the penalty area in the right place, at the right time. Just the attacking prowess and nous that Arsenal was lacking, with two strikers — PierreEmerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette — who could only muster one shot between them at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. It explains why City is back up to second place, two points behind Liverpool, which plays at West Ham on Monday night. And it also explains why Arsenal has dropped to sixth, allowing Manchester United to rise to fifth for the first time since the opening weekend of the season after beating

Leicester 1-0 in Sunday’s other game. Having scored after 24 seconds in Tuesday’s 2-1 loss at Newcastle, Aguero had to wait a little bit longer against Arsenal. But not that much — only 48 seconds — as he put City in front. Arsenal conceded possession on the edge of the penalty area when Alex Iwobi was dispossessed. And with Aguero left unmarked and primed in front of goal, Aymeric Laporte whipped in a cross that the Argentine met with a downward header. Just like at Newcastle, City threw away the lead. Lucas Torreira’s corner was flicked on by Nacho Monreal and Laurent Koscielny sent a low, stopping header past goalkeeper Ederson in the 11th minute. Unlike at St James’ Park, City was encountering a more timid opponent. The lead was restored in the 44th minute when Ilkay Gundogan chipped the ball to Raheem Sterling, who diverted it across the penalty area for Aguero to sweep over the line. Sterling also created Aguero’s third. Arsenal goalkeeper Bernd Leno got a touch to Sterling’s cross from the left, but only to

MANCHESTER City’s Sergio Aguero during the match between Manchester City and Arsenal. send the ball bouncing off The intention from Sergio a seventh triumph in eight Aguero’s arm as he slid in was always perfect since Premier League games we’ve been together.” under Solskjaer moved for the connection. The goals on Sunday United above the London With a 10th hat trick in the Premier League alone, provide renewed hope that club into fifth place. When Jose MourAguero is only one behind the defending champions was fired in the retired Alan Shearer’s can still try to overhaul inho Liverpool from top spot December, United trailed record. “In the first season, and win a fourth title in fourth-placed Chelsea by 11 points. Now United is people said I didn’t like him seven years. “We wanted to get back only two points behind but always I was delighted,” said Pep Guardiola, who on track,” Aguero said, Chelsea in the final Champions League place. took charge of City in 2016. “playing good football.” Man United has been Solskjaer’s hiring until “I am honest. Sometimes I under Ole the end of the season has played Gabriel (Jesus) or resurgent Gunnar Solskjaer but with had an impact on Marcus Raheem as striker. “Today (Aguero) fought no change in the standings Rashford and Paul Pogba. After struggling under and did everything for the — until now. Thanks to Arsenal’s loss, Jose Mourinho they have team. I judge the intention.

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Today

7:31 a.m. 7:47 p.m.

2.8 2.2

1:11 a.m. -0.2 1:57 p.m. -0.1

Tuesday

8:08 a.m. 8:24 p.m.

2.8 2.3

1:50 a.m. -0.2 2:33 p.m. -0.1

Wednesday 8:44 a.m. 9:02 p.m.

2.7 2.3

2:28 a.m. -0.2 3:07 p.m. -0.1

Thursday

9:19 a.m. 9:39 p.m.

2.7 2.3

3:06 a.m. -0.1 3:42 p.m. -0.1

Friday

9:54 a.m. 10:17 p.m.

2.6 2.3

3:44 a.m. 4:15 p.m.

0.0 0.0

Saturday

10:30 a.m. 10:57 p.m.

2.5 2.3

4:24 a.m. 4:50 p.m.

0.1 0.0

Sunday

11:08 a.m. 11:41 p.m.

2.3 2.3

5:07 a.m. 5:28 p.m.

0.2 0.0

sun anD moon Sunrise Sunset

6:51 a.m. 5:57 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

6:45 a.m. 5:55 p.m.

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ANDROS

High: 77° F/25° C Low: 72° F/22° C

High: 78° F/26° C Low: 70° F/21° C

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LONG ISLAND High: 79° F/26° C Low: 73° F/23° C

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SAN SALVADOR

GREAT EXUMA

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High: 76° F/24° C Low: 72° F/22° C

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

The higher the AccuWeather UV IndexTM number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.

CAT ISLAND

scored 12 goals between them since the Portuguese coach’s exit. They combined for the only goal at Leicester. Rashford brought down a lofted pass from Pogba before striking into the bottom corner in the ninth minute of his 100th appearance for United. “Our attitude was spot on,” said Solskjaer. “There are a couple of bruised noses and knees. It is supposed to be like this, there are three points on the line. Our lads sacrificed everything they had.”

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TONIGHT

High: 75° F/24° C Low: 52° F/11° C

Photo: Dave Thompson/AP

6-12 knots

MAYAGUANA High: 80° F/27° C Low: 75° F/24° C

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

CROOKED ISLAND / ACKLINS RAGGED ISLAND High: 78° F/26° C Low: 74° F/23° C

High: 79° F/26° C Low: 74° F/23° C

GREAT INAGUA High: 82° F/28° C Low: 74° F/23° C

4-8 knots

marine Forecast ABACO ANDROS CAT ISLAND CROOKED ISLAND ELEUTHERA FREEPORT GREAT EXUMA GREAT INAGUA LONG ISLAND MAYAGUANA NASSAU RAGGED ISLAND SAN SALVADOR

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WINDS NW at 8-16 Knots N at 8-16 Knots NE at 3-6 Knots NNE at 8-16 Knots NNW at 4-8 Knots N at 7-14 Knots SW at 3-6 Knots NNE at 7-14 Knots NNW at 6-12 Knots N at 7-14 Knots NNW at 7-14 Knots NNE at 8-16 Knots N at 4-8 Knots NNE at 8-16 Knots SW at 4-8 Knots NNE at 6-12 Knots NNE at 4-8 Knots NNE at 7-14 Knots SSW at 4-8 Knots N at 6-12 Knots N at 4-8 Knots N at 8-16 Knots NE at 4-8 Knots NE at 7-14 Knots NW at 6-12 Knots N at 8-16 Knots

WAVES 3-5 Feet 4-7 Feet 0-1 Feet 1-2 Feet 2-4 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 2-4 Feet 2-4 Feet 1-3 Feet 3-5 Feet 0-1 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-3 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet 3-5 Feet 2-4 Feet 0-1 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-2 Feet 1-3 Feet

VISIBILITY 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles 10 Miles

WATER TEMPS. 74° F 74° F 75° F 75° F 78° F 78° F 80° F 80° F 74° F 74° F 77° F 77° F 76° F 76° F 80° F 80° F 79° F 79° F 81° F 81° F 75° F 75° F 78° F 78° F 77° F 77° F