Battling annoying rain and then blazing sun, the Bajan Gems defeated Antigua and Barbuda 48-31 yesterday morning in the OECS Netball Series in Roseau, Dominica. Persistent showers had scuttled the previous night’s full slate with the Gems fixtured to meet Dominica. The Wednesday game against Antigua and Barbuda was then dropped down to eight o’clock and the Barbados/Dominica match was slotted in for 12 hours later. However, the overnight rain …
The Barbados senior netball team lost their Test series 2-0 to the Scotland Thistles in spite of a superlative performance from captain Latonia Blackman in the Emirates Arena in a Glasgow, last night. The hosts once again employed their running game and physical, stifling defence to establish quarter leads of 19-4, 35-14 and 55-26 before sprinting off winners 74-35. Before Blackman switched from goal defence to goal attack to give some …