Sports
Kickoff nears for U-14 football tournament
(CNS): As the Cayman Islands gears up for the Cayman Airways U14 Invitational Youth Cup, airline president and CEO Fabian Whorms recently spoke to some of the local U-14 players at the sponsor’s headquarters. Paul Byles of tournament organiser Academy Football Club joined the players in thanking Cayman Airways for helping make the tournament possible […]
Academy footballers prepare for U-14 tournament
(CNS): Fresh from their successful performance at the recent Cayman Airways U-15 Youth Cup, Academy Sports Club’s young footballers are fine-tuning preparations for the Cayman Airways U-14 Youth Cup set for 20-25 June. At the previous tournament, the Academy team received praise for its performance in its group, which included Club Deportivo from Honduras, Major […]
Riders provide exciting finish to jumping series
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) held the fourth and final leg of this season’s National Jumping Series on Sunday, 29 May, at the Equestrian Centre and, except for a 30-minute rain delay, the show went off without a hitch. Highlights of Sunday’s show include first-time National Jumping Series wins by Marleigh Smith aboard […]
Swimmer Lauren Hew hoping to make Olympic cut
(CNS): Two years after making her international debut at only 14 years old, Caymanian swimmer Lauren Hew is hoping to take part in the world’s largest sporting event, the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio this August. “In 2014 I went to the [Glasgow] Commonwealth Games,” she said. “I made it to the semi-finals in […]
More than 100 dive into Flow sea swim
(CNS): Under perfect conditions, 109 swimmers took part in the annual Flow 800m Sea Swim on Saturday, 14 May. With fewer than 30 seconds separating the top 10 finishers, John Bodden, of Stingray Swim Club (SSC), took the lead to win the race in a time of 7.28. He was followed by Mark Randall (SSC […]
Derek Haines leads soaring fundraising effort
(CNS): After completing the first of his fundraising tasks, the gruelling Cayman 50K Off the Beaten Track in February, local marathon runner Derek Haines has been training hard, together with Vico Testori and Barry Yetton, for his second mission – to undertake a three-mountain climb in Bolivia, with a combined height of more than 57,285 […]
Florence Allan sails into Rio Olympics spot
(CNS): Cayman Prep and High School student Florence Allan would have to be forgiven if she lost her focus when she sat her A-Level economics exam Wednesday, 18 May, as that was the day she found out she had been invited to compete at the Rio Summer Olympic Games. “I’m still taking it in. It […]
Swimmers get ready to roar at Lions Sprint Meet
(CNS): The annual Lions Sprint Meet is being held Saturday, 21 May at the Lions Aquatic Centre. The event is sponsored by the Lions Club and organised and operated by the Stingray Swim Club (SSC). The meet, which is free to enter, is open to swimmers from all of Cayman’s clubs allowing as many young […]
Kerri Kanuga going the distance to fight childhood cancer
(CNS): Ultra-long-distance runner Kerri Kanuga is back on the fundraising trail this summer on behalf of the St Baldrick’s Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research. She will kick off her efforts on 21 May with the Keys100 ultra-marathon, a 100-mile race starting in Key Largo and finishing at Higgs Beach on the Atlantic Ocean in Key […]
Get your glow on for the National Trust
(CNS): The National Trust for the Cayman Islands is partnering with KPMG to host the third annual Glow Run 5K on Saturday, 4 June. In keeping with the theme “Light up the Night for a Brighter Future”, participants are encouraged to dress in bright costumes, face paint and luminous accessories. This popular run, set for […]
Cayman U-14 footballers to take on international squads
(CNS): The third annual Cayman Airways Invitational U-14 Youth Cup, which will be held 20-25 June, will feature players from local squads Academy Sports Club and Sunset FC going against six international U-14 teams – Tottenham Hotspur FC and Gillingham FC from the UK; Cavaliers SC and Harbour View FC from Jamaica; and IFFDC and […]
Manchester City thrashes Cuba to take U-15 cup
(CNS): Manchester City FC won the 2016 Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Football Cup with an emphatic 8-0 victory over the Cuba National U-15 team at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex on Sunday, 15 May. Dominating the ball from the get-go, the youngsters from Manchester City took the early lead thanks to a third-minute strike from […]
One semi berth set, rest up for grabs at Youth Cup
(CNS): A lot remains at stake as the Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Cup heads into the final day of group play today (13 May), after all the action at the Ed Bush Sports Complex on Thursday. Seattle Sounders became the first team to seal their spot in the semifinals as they have done enough to […]
Cayman mounts show jumping contest
(CNS): The Equestrian Centre on Linford Pierson Highway is hosting a two-day invitational show jumping competition with riders from Jamaica and the US going against local riders. The free event starts 8am on both Saturday and Sunday, 14 and 15 May. Local riders will share a horse with visitors for the weekend. Class heights will […]
Get ready to jump into sea swim
(CNS): The annual Flow 800m Sea Swim takes place Saturday, 14 May with a 4pm start time. Registration will be open from 3-3:45pm for the loop course, which starts and ends at Governor’s Beach. The Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association’s (CIASA) sea swims attract competitive and non-competitive swimmers of all ages.
Forbes breaks record and rises in rankings
(CNS): Cayman’s 110-metre hurdler, Ronald Forbes, has broken his own national record and become one of the fastest hurdlers in the world this year. With less than three months to go before the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the elite local athlete clocked a time of 13.36 at the NTC Star Sprint Series in […]
Day two of U-15 football tourney separates leaders
(CNS): Manchester City FC and the Cuba National U-15 Team each posted their second victory, while Orlando City and LA Galaxy remained unbeaten, playing to a draw in their match, through two days of the Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Football Cup. In addition, Academy Sports Club Select, the only local team in the tournament, earned […]
Youth Football Cup off to striking start
(CNS): Five matches kicked off the Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Cup at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex on Tuesday, 10 May. Seattle Sounders, Orlando City, Cuba National U-15 Team, Manchester City and LA Galaxy were winners on opening day with 29 goals scored and three teams coming from behind to win.
