Sports
Kickoff next month for referee course
(CNS): A training course for referees will be held next month to certify anyone interested in officiating games for local Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) leagues. CIFA and the association’s referees’ department will be conducting a beginners’ course from 12-19 July at the George Town Primary School. The course will train individuals who wish to […]
Glow Run shines for fun and charity
(CNS): The second annual Glow Run 5K attracted 635 registered runners, doubling last year’s participation. The National Trust for the Cayman Islands partnered with KPMG to host the 22 June event in which runners came dressed in brightly coloured costumes, face paint, luminous accessories and flashing lights.
Top equestrians honoured at awards event
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) recently celebrated the winners of their dressage and jumping leagues for 2015. About 100 people attended the event to find out who had won the coveted champion and reserve champion titles in the National Dressage Championship and the National Jumping Series.
Academy Sports Club wins U-12 football rally
(CNS): An Academy Sports Club team has won the recent Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) under-12 rally, going undefeated in all their matches. The Academy White team beat the Sunset Eagles 3-0 in the final. All together, seven teams participated, representing Academy Sports Club, Alliance Football Club, Future Sports Club, George Town Sports Club, and […]
Cayman catches the Olympic spirit
(CNS): The annual Olympic Day celebrations have begun, to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on 23 June 1894 at the Sorbonne in Paris. Hosted by the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee (CIOC), events continue all this week through to 28 June with national sports federations holding various events. On 23 June, Olympic Day is […]
Cayman’s football squad begins Olympic quest
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Olympic football squad is in Haiti competing in the first round of the 2015 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualifying Championship. Cayman is playing matches against St Kitts and Nevis, Barbados and host country, Haiti, in Group 1 of the draw for participating Caribbean Football Union (CFU) teams. Renard Moxam, director of national teams, said […]
Sports celebrated in Olympic style
(CNS): The extended celebration of Olympic Day has ended, with various national federations taking part to offer events in a wide variety of sports. From 20-28 June, Cayman was treated to exhibitions and competitions in everything from golf to swimming to boxing, all to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on 23 June 1894 […]
Swimmers continue to make a splash at Island Games
(CNS): Cayman’s swimmers came away with more hardware on their third day in the pool at the NatWest Island Games, adding seven medals to their haul. The impressive performance was punctuated by Alex McCallum’s first individual medal, a silver in the men’s 200m backstroke, in a personal best time of 2:05.59. Tomorrow marks the final […]
Law firm supports under-15 cricket
(CNS): International law firm Mourant Ozannes has renewed its sponsorship of the Under-15 Secondary School League, thus continuing its support of Cayman Cricket. This league comprises players from St. Ignatius Catholic School, Cayman Prep and High School, John Gray High School, Clifton Hunter High School and Triple C School.
Cayman swimming official to referee at Pan Am Games
(CNS): Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association (CIASA) referee Adam Roberts has been selected to officiate in the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (14-18 July), which is a qualifying competition for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Roberts’ appointment as referee is a personal and professional achievement, as well as an honour for Cayman swimming to have […]
Equestrians celebrate Olympic Day
(CNS): Equestrians across the island recently celebrated Olympic Day with two very different competitions, for show jumpers and riders of all abilities. For Event #1 of FEI’s World Jumping Challenge (WJC), top show jumpers from across the region competed in their own countries on their own horses, measuring themselves against each other over the same […]
Swimmers add to medal count at Island Games
(CNS): After the second day of swimming events at the NatWest Island Games in Jersey, Cayman’s athletes have earned four more medals, bringing their two-day total to six. Shaune and Brett Fraser took gold and silver, respectively, in the men’s 100m butterfly; Lara Butler earned a bronze in the women’s 100m backstroke; and the 4x50m men’s freestyle […]
Young players thrill in touch rugby opener
(CRFU): Every now and then there is a sporting story that makes you recall all that made you fall in love with the game in the first place – stories of the underdog triumphing over all, David versus Goliath, Rocky versus Apollo Creed, Average Joe’s v. Globo Gym. In this scenario, David is played by […]
Football season kicks off with Charity Shield
(CNS): Premier league champions Scholars International SC and FA Cup holders Cayman Athletic SC will kick off the local premier league football season next month with the annual Charity Shield match. Despite the controversies dogging the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA), the teams and fans will be looking forward to the return of the game […]
Training ramps up for triathletes
(CNS): After bad weather forced the cancellation of the first training series of the Cayman Islands Triathlon Association (CITA) on 30 August, the organisation has revised the schedule, with the three events set for 6 and 20 September, and 11 October. In preparation for the Cayman Islands Triathlon, scheduled for 1 November, these build-up events not only help […]
Time to dive in to Foster’s sea swim
(CNS): The 31st Foster’s Food Fair IGA 800m Sea Swim takes place Saturday, 12 September, starting at 4pm. The loop course begins and ends at Governor’s Beach. The Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association’s (CIASA) sea swims attract a wide variety of participants — competitive and non-competitive swimmers of all ages — and are a family […]
Foster’s sea swim proves fun and competitive
(CNS): More than 130 swimmers took part in the 31st Annual Foster’s Food Fair 800m Sea Swim on Saturday, 12 September. Camana Bay Aquatic Club’s (CBAC) Eddie Weber (9:43) was the first man across the finish line, a full 21 seconds ahead of John Bodden (10:04) of Stingray Swim Club (SSC). Rounding out the top three […]
CIFA plans to elevate women’s game
(CNS): The beleaguered local football association is hoping to raise the importance of the women’s game by introducing a female charity shield match and moving the senior league schedule to Sunday evenings alongside the men’s game. In a circular released by the acting CIFA president, Bruce Blake, who is now working full-time at the association […]
