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Jamaica Scorpions pacer Gordon stays on target despite COVID

[ad_1] PACE bowler Nicholson Gordon is confident that solid work ethic will reap him success if he is selected in the Jamaica Scorpions squad for next month’s Super50 cricket tournament. Gordon went wicketless in the lone match he played in last season’s regional 50-over competition. However, he was a standout performer in the four-day championship, […]

Full strength sides expected for home tours: CWI

[ad_1] BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies does not anticipate this year’s home tours being hit by player withdrawals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, contending the decision by 10 first team players to opt out of the upcoming Bangladesh series was based on “unusual circumstances”. Describing as “temporary” the current policy where players were […]

Schools cricket stumped in Term II

[ad_1] Sports Jelani Beckles 17 Minutes Ago In this March 10, 2020 file photo, St Benedict’s College batsmen, Crystian Thurton (L) and Rodney Kyle Sieunarine, rush for the single, during the Secondary Schools Cricket League (SSCL) match against Fatima College,at Fatima grounds, Mucurapo Road, St James. – ROGER JACOB NO Secondary schools cricket will be […]

Waithe keen to make a difference

[ad_1] Barbadian Shakeira Waithe is now among the highest qualified Badminton World Federation coaches having recently completed her level three certificate. A former national badminton champion, Waithe went on to fulfil her dream of being one of two highly certified coaches in the region. She described her journey as intense but rewarding. “It is a […]

Warriors Coach Fenwick hopes for January friendlies after ‘depressing’ 2020

[ad_1] PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Head Coach Terry Fenwick said plans were in the pipeline to host international friendlies against fellow Caribbean Football Union nations later this month, as the national side seeks to turn the page on a “depressing” 2020. The Newsday reported that discussions were ongoing between […]

India hit back with three wickets but Smith bats on in Sydney

[ad_1] SYDNEY, (Reuters) – India hit back with three wickets before lunch on the second day of the third test today but Steve Smith looked in ominous form on 76 not out as Australia reached the break on 249 for five. Spinner Ravindra Jadeja scalped the initial wickets for the tourists under cloudy skies at […]

Bethell seems England bound – Barbados Today

[ad_1] Barbadian batting-allrounder Jacob Bethell has signed a three-year pro deal with Warwickshire and appears to have set his sights on an England career. The 17-year-old, who joined the club aged 12, is a top-order batsman and a left-arm spinner Bethell has previously played five second XI matches for the Bears, all of which came […]

‘Just unfortunate something like that happened’ — Anthony Thomas on the jockeys’ championship

[ad_1] FOR the first time in 50 years at Caymanas Park the battle for the jockeys’ crown has ended in a tie, involving 2012-2014 champion Dane “Warrior Chief” Nelson and 2018 champion jockey Anthony “St Mary” Thomas. Nelson and Thomas each finished the 2020 racing season with 84 winners after both were absent from competition […]

Line-Top, Bachelors prevail in Success T20

[ad_1] Line-Top and Bachelors will now have a year of bragging rights after the 21st annual Success Games kick started 2021. The traditional T20 tournament is played over a three-day period beginning with the Open category on Boxing Day with  Line-Top battling Success Scheme while on New Year’s Day, Bachelors took on the Married Men. […]

Bajan trio selected to play in US$3 million franchise tourney

[ad_1] Three Barbadian football players and one who currently plays in Barbados, have been officially signed and contracted to represent the Barbados Challengers franchise in the 2021 Islands Cup Open (ISCO) tournament. Ramar Millar, Shakille Belle, Shaquan Phillips and Jairo Lombardo are the first to have signed their contracts as they prepare for the star-studded […]