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USVI's 'Tim' Duncan ESPN's 8th Best B/ball Player of All Time
VI CONSORTIUM
“Let’s just call [Timothy Theodore Duncan aka 'Tim'] the greatest franchise player in the modern game. The most dependable dude to build an NBA title contender around,” ESPN.com says in its #NBArank announcement released Friday, May 15, 2020.
VI basketball star D'Moi M. Hodge eager to get going for Cleveland State University
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Young Virgin Islands basketball talent D'Moi M. Hodge is among the many sportspersons around the world eager to get back to their game after being rendered inactive due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Grim yields to COVID-19! Tortola Torture postponed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Well, it has happened – Irma couldn't stop Mr Grim, but covid-19 has…for now,” stated the organisors of Tortola Torture in announcing that the 2020 event, slated for April 18, has been postponed until further notice.
55 take to start line for Carrot Bay leg of Hauteville 5K Series
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- Some 55 athletes took to a rainbow backdrop start line for the Carrot Bay leg of the Hauteville 5K Series on Saturday, March 14, 2020.
UPDATE: Sunday's horse racing cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Cancellations due to the global pandemic, Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), are being felt here in the Virgin Islands, with horse racing being one of the latest public events to be cancelled.
NBA suspends season after player tests positive for COVID-19
CNN
The NBA has suspended its season after a player preliminarily tested positive for coronavirus, stunning fans and players who heard the plan at stadiums Wednesday night, and adding to a list of daily events and activities altered by the virus' spread nationwide.
Pure Playaz overpower national champions of St Kitts
VICTORIA ROAD, St Kitts, WI- 2019 Champions of the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed National Basketball League, Pure Playaz, have added another major title to their name.
Larger multi-faceted A.O. Shirley Recreation facility in works
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has cancelled all remanding plans for the repairs to the pavilion of the A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground in favour of developing a more ambitious, larger and modern, multi-faceted facility to cater to the needs of the Territory.
BVIBF wraps up another local referee training clinic
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following the successful hosting of a February 8, 2020, basketball referee training clinic, President of the BVI Basketball Federation (BVIBF), Mr Derrick R. Varlack is keeping up efforts to train local referees in the sport.
Power League is back as new surface installed @ Multi-Purpose Sports Complex
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A march of both female and male volleyball teams in the presence of Sports Minister Dr The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), local and international representatives of the sport and the BVI Olympic Committee (BVIOC) marked the welcomed return of the local volleyball league, dubbed 'Power league' at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex on Saturday, February 22, 2020.