Adriel Richard
Wicketkeeper/batsman Tevyn Walcott was a late replacement in the Barbados Pride squad for the regional Super50. (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe) Social Share
Barbados’ manager Wendell Coppin confirmed that the reconstituted Barbados Pride squad tested negative for the COVID-19 virus a second time and travelled safely to Antigua for the West Indies Super50 Cup, which starts on Sunday.
The Pride players and support staff left Barbados last Sunday for St John’s after undergoing their second test for the virus this past Thursday at the Eunice Gibson Polyclinic and received results in time for travel.
The virus tests are part of the protocols for all five teams travelling into Antigua for the Super50 Cup and came into sharp focus, after the Hope brothers, Kyle and Shai, returned positive results from tests taken by the original squad two Saturdays ago. (AR)
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The 2021 CARIFTA Aquatic Championships have been postponed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
President of the Barbados Aquatic Sports Association (BASA) Cheryl Lady Forde said the event, originally slated for March 26 to April 7, will no longer take place over the Easter weekend.
Lady Forde announced that a new date will be set after a meeting with the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit next month.
The development comes just days after Barbados recorded its 11th death because of the novel coronavirus and less than 72 hours following Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s announcement of a 15-day national lockdown from February 3 to 17. (AGB)
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One of Barbados’ leading batsmen, Jonathan Carter, says he is “disappointed” after being left out of the West Indies One-Day-International (ODI) squad for the tour of Bangladesh.
Carter, who was captain and leading batsman for the Barbados Pride in the Regional Super 50 Cup last year, believes he should have been included in the 15-man ODI team, which includes nine newcomers for the three-match series.
“I really want to get back in the West Indies team. I’m definitely disappointed not to be in the team. Any player who has played for the West Indies already and has done what I have done before would be disappointed,” Carter told Weekend Sport at Kensington Oval recently.
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Gabrielle Leslie playing a leaping forehand en route to her stunning three-set victory over Hannah Chambers in the Top 8 women’s singles final. (Picture by Kenmore Bynoe.) Social Share
Never prepared to say die, Gabrielle Leslie battled back against the odds to preserve her status as the queen of the Barbados Tennis Association’s Top 8 singles tournament.
A long-time rivalry in local tennis added another chapter to its memorable storybook, after Leslie shocked Barbados’ best female player Hannah Chambers and got sweet revenge in the final at the National Tennis Centre on Thursday night.
With her title slipping away, the 17-year-old played with passion and determination en route to a valiant 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 comeback victory over arch-nemesis Chambers in a two-hour-long showdown on court No.2.
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Defending champion Kaipo Marshall produced an incredible fightback to beat Xavier Lawrence and keep alive his hopes of retaining the Barbados Tennis Association Top 8 men’s single title.
Playing at the National Tennis Centre, in a rematch of last year’s final, Marshall remarkably came from a set down to advance to today’s final, winning 3-6, 7-5, 4-2 after Lawrence was forced to retire hurt due to cramp in a tense contest that lasted for three hours.
The 18-year-old Marshall looked beaten as Lawrence aggressively won the first set and led 4-3 in the second to stand on the brink of victory before three straight break points gave the match a dramatic twist.