As expected, Barbados Gems had a convincing 67-27 win to start the Americas World Cup Netball Qualifiers in Kingston, Jamaica, on Sunday morning against Cayman Islands. Gems recovered after a slow start in which they scored 13 goals to their opponent’s nine after the first period. By halftime, the lead had grown to 34-13 and 48-21 at the end of the third. Barbados, 14th in the world, won the battle …
Netball has made a backward step and is crying out for a new strategic plan and focus after the calamity of the Commonwealth Games. Former national coach Alwyn Babb told Weekend Sport the poor results from the Commonwealth Games were a wake-up call for netball officialdom, who must move quickly to devise a plan to transform the fortunes of the Barbados team. Babb says the time has come for the …