NORTH SOUND, Antigua – Zak Crawley’s second Test hundred left West Indies frustrated and facing a potentially precarious final day on Saturday, as the opening Test headed for a tense finish at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium. When rain forced a premature end to Friday’s penultimate day, the tourists were in a commanding position on […]
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Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. Paying close attention to opinions of players and coaches can be an intriguing exercise. And when it comes to a Test series between West Indies and England, there is seemingly added interest. With one day remaining in […]
A champion for gender equality and women empowerment in her own right, Pride of Gall Hill Football Club member Tricia Browne has thrown her hat in the ring to contest for the position of treasurer at the Barbados Football Association’s (BFA) Annual General Meeting The meeting is scheduled for Sunday, March 20 at the BFA’s […]
The ongoing Women’s World Cup has only run for a week so far, but it has already thrown up some thrilling finishes, upsets and near-upsets, unpredictable results, and some extraordinary individual performances. Here’s a lookback after the first nine games. The opening game the World Cup needed New Zealand vs West Indies was not expected […]
NORTH SOUND, Antigua – An attritional career-best hundred from Nkrumah Bonner frustrated England today, earned West Indies a precious 62-run lead and set up a riveting penultimate day of the opening Test. The 33-year-old right-hander stroked 123 as the home side battled the entirety of Thursday’s third day at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium to […]
Nkrumah Bonner looks the part. He combines an orthodox technique with a contented strut. His sleeves are long and his collar is popped. He takes guard by removing a bail and hammering it into the ground. Classical style combined with Caribbean flair. The Jamaican James Bond. It would be wrong to describe Bonner’s exemplary hundred […]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Beleaguered West Indies are refusing to take hope from the absence of the iconic fast bowling duo of Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad, when they clash with England in the opening Test of the three-match series starting at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. The home side are anxious to […]
By Tony McWatt and Reds Perreira What a week of roller-coaster emotions this past one has been. The joy of an unexpected West Indies Women’s World Cup opening match victory, bookended by the sudden and untimely passing of two Australian cricket legends within hours of each other and just days after that of our own […]
West Indies Women have defeated New Zealand and England in their first two matches in the ICC Women’s World Cup currently underway in New Zealand. They have done so without significant contributions with the bat from two of their big three – Captain Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin. In their opening match against the hosts […]
If you couldn’t sleep last night, you’re not alone. If you’ve been walking around your living room just muttering, “but he’s Shane Warne. No, that couldn’t have happened to Shane Warne,” you’re not alone. If his sudden passing away feels personal, like you’ve lost someone at home, even if the closest you ever came to […]