Sports
Kanuga faces ultimate challenge to fight childhood cancer
(CNS): Local real estate agent and ultramarathon runner Kerri Kanuga will undertake her biggest endurance challenge to date this month in aid of the St Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research. On Monday, 18 July, Kanuga will set out to complete Badwater, the most demanding and extreme running race on earth, covering […]
U-17 team in final prep for World Cup qualifiers
(CNS): The Under-17 Boys National Football Team left today (12 July) for Sunrise, Florida, to take part in a final training camp in preparation for competing in Group 2 of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup qualifiers, which are scheduled for 20-24 July at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in Grand Cayman. The 24 […]
Olympic sailor Allan in final training push
(CNS): Cayman Islands Olympic sailor Florence Allan, and her coach, Raphael Harvey, have just returned from training in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, ahead of the Summer Olympic Games. Allan trained for two weeks learning the local climate patterns, tides and currents to prepare to compete in her first Olympics, which will begin in less than […]
Cayman’s swim team brings home 13 medals
(CNS): Cayman Islands national swimmers returned from the Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships (CISC) in Bahamas last week with medals, records, personal bests, experience and lots of memories. At the open-water competition, Cayman’s Catriona MacRae – who is hanging up her goggles when she heads off to college at Auburn University this fall – won a […]
U-19 men’s rugby team at regional championships
(CNS): The Cayman Islands DART National Men’s Under-19 Rugby team is competing at the 2016 Rugby Americas North Championships in Miami in a bid to bring home the title for the first time in four years. The team spent the weekend training and will play their first game at 4pm EST today (11 July) against […]
U-20 national team drop first match at World Cup qualifiers
(CNS): The Under-20 Boys’ National Football Team fell to Bermuda 3-0 in the opening Group 3 game held 29 June at the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-20 World Cup qualifiers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Trailing 1-0 at halftime to a Liam Evans 19th-minute strike, the Cayman Islands showed grit and determination as they hit the post […]
Cayman swimmers competing in Caribbean championships
(CNS): The Cayman Islands national swim team left this week for the Bahamas to participate in the Caribbean Islands Swimming Championships, which runs from 29 June-2 July for the pool competition and 3-5 July for open-water events. The team of 22 comprises 17 swimmers, two officials and three staff (two coaches and a chaperone), with […]
U-20 National Team in Haiti for World Cup qualifiers
(CNS): The Under-20 Boys’ National Football Team has travelled to Haiti to compete in the first round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-20 World Cup qualifiers, which are scheduled for 29 June-3 July in Port-au-Prince. Part of Group 3, the Cayman Islands will play Bermuda today, 29 June at 4pm; Anguilla on Friday, 1 July […]
Jamaica’s Cavalier stuns Tottenham in Youth Cup finals
(CNS): Cavalier Soccer Club lifted the Cayman Airways U-14 Invitational Youth Cup after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in an entertaining final at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex held Saturday, 25 June. Cavalier SC, coached by Raymond Watson, started aggressively from the opening whistle. This style paid dividends when forward Shanthamoi Brown scored in the fifth […]
Fraser brothers in swimming documentary at CayFilm
(CNS): Cayman Olympic swimmers and brothers, Brett and Shaune Fraser, are among athletes featured in The Black Line, a documentary to be shown at the CayFilm Cayman International Film Festival, taking place from 1-4 July. The filmmakers, Joshua Bratter and Stan Jakubowicz, will be in Cayman to talk about the making of the swimming documentary, […]
John Gray takes U-15 cricket crown
(CNS): John Gray High School has won the 2016 Mourant Ozannes secondary schools under-15 cricket competition, beating St Ignatius Catholic School by 10 wickets during the final match at Smith Road Oval. The competition, sponsored by international law firm Mourant Ozannes, bowled off on 2 May with four participating schools – John Gray, Clifton Hunter […]
Camana Bay Aquatic Club ends year with a splash
(CNS): Camana Bay Aquatic Club (CBAC) recently celebrated the end of the 2015-16 swim year with an awards ceremony at the Arts and Recreation Centre of Cayman International School. At the gathering, the club gave special recognition to some of its swimmers for their outstanding achievements, including Sabine Ellison, who was honoured as CBAC’s Swimmer […]
Annual awards honour equestrians
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) recently held its annual awards dinner at the George Town Yacht Club, with more than 80 people attending. In addition to giving prizes, highlights of the dinner included a pep talk based upon works by the UK cartoonist, Norman Thellwell, and the always-popular tombola, which drew a large […]
Goals galore on day three of Youth Cup
(CNS): It was a scoring fest on day three of the Cayman Airways Invitational U-14 Youth Cup Wednesday, 23 June, with 22 goals scored by the three winning teams. Cavalier Soccer Club of Jamaica led the rampage by putting up 11 unanswered goals in their match against IFFDC of Dallas. Here is a rundown of […]
Tottenham Hotspur dominates in Youth Cup debut
(CNS): After local sides Academy Sports Club and Sunset FC notched victories on the first day of the Cayman Airways U-14 Invitational Youth Cup on 20 June, UK-based Tottenham Hotspur dominated Sunset in their opening match the following day, which also featured two highly competitive fixtures. Cavalier Soccer Club from Jamaica also enjoyed an impressive […]
After rainout, new riders shine at dressage show
(CNS): After a week’s delay due to bad weather, Cayman Riding School (CRS) held its Dressage Training Show 18 June. Tracey Surrey, owner and riding instructor at the school, explained, “Whilst we were disappointed to postpone the competition when our riders should have been performing in front of Ms. Merrilyn Griffin – a visiting judge […]
Strong overseas lineup set for U-14 football tourney
(CNS): Six international football teams are set to compete in the Cayman Airways U-14 Invitational Youth Cup, and local clubs Academy Sports Club and Sunset FC are gearing up for some exciting competition. This marks the third successive year for the event and the tournament will feature international teams Tottenham Hotspur and Gillingham from the […]
International coaches to train young footballers
(CNS): As part of the Cayman Airways U-14 Invitational Youth Cup, Academy Sports Club is hosting an international football camp, at which participants will have the opportunity to train with coaches from the tournament’s visiting teams. The camp will be held Sunday, 26 June at the Camana Bay Sports Complex. The coaches will concentrate on […]
