Regional SOS sent to FIFA
A call has been made for FIFA’s help by veteran sports administrator Adrian Donovan for financial assistance to the 31 associations affiliated with the Caribbean Football Union. Recently, president of...
View ArticleSealy sees the silver lining
Senior national 800m record holder Sade Sealy has said that with the 2020 Tokyo Olympics now cancelled until next year, it gives her more time to train even harder, improve on her time and qualify for...
View ArticleHomeward bound
Four footballers from Trinidad and Tobago are one step closer to being reunited with their loved ones. Shirlo Johnson, Shackiel Henry, Dwight Pope and Garnet Diaz who arrived in Barbados earlier this...
View ArticleBarbados unlikely to defend volleyball crowns
The possibility of double crown champions Barbados being able to defend their Under-21 Boys and Under-20 Girls titles at the 2020 North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA)...
View ArticleNew doping code to guide athletes
The new World Anti-Doping Code (WADA) coming into effect on January 1, 2021, is an international guiding document that will help protect athletes’ fundamental right to participate in doping-free sport,...
View Article‘Empty grounds no problem’
Even though it would be ideal to play in the presence of spectators if the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) does come off, Jason Holder, captain of reigning champions Barbados Tridents, says he wouldn’t...
View ArticleTriathletes maintaining their edge without sea and road
Barbados Federation of Island Triathletes (BFIT) has several events hanging in the balance including nationals scheduled for October as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), says president Darren...
View ArticleCallender’s comeback
After a year’s suspension by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on October 22, 2019 for an alleged anti-doping rule violation (ADRV), Zagora Callender is just one step away from returning...
View ArticleSimpson pursuing one final goal
After serving Barbados with distinction at the highest level in both volleyball and squash, Shawn Simpson has only one other mission to accomplish and that’s to finish his career with one last...
View ArticleBOA enhances monetary and insurance cover for island’s top athletes
Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) has introduced a revised funding model that will see Barbadian athletes listed under five tiers and benefitting from these new criteria. President of the BOA, Sandra...
View ArticleBOA likely to get monetary boost
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has increased its budget by US$10.3 million following the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to 2021. All 206 IOC members including the Barbados...
View ArticleAnother sports casualty
What was supposed to be the fourth edition of the CARIFTA Triathlon and Aquathlon was officially cancelled yesterday by the Bermuda Triathlon Association and the Local Organising Committee because of...
View ArticleVeteran urges for more attention to be paid to community football, rural...
Former national footballer Erskine “Reds” Smith is calling on authorities to concentrate more on community football. Indeed, Smith, one of the best center-backs to have ever played for Barbados, noted...
View ArticleHockey’s wait and see
With the local sporting world at a standstill, the Barbados Hockey Federation (BHF) is looking to utilise the down time to work on its facility at Wildey, St. Michael. BHF President Mark St. Hill said...
View ArticleSwimmers still making a ‘splash’ despite their absence from pool and sea
With the Barbados Aquatic Centre closed and minimal hours granted to access the beach during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) curfew, the management of Pirates Swim Club (PSC) has pooled together ideas and...
View ArticleRoad tennis nowhere to be found amid COVID-19 pandemic
Road tennis, the island’s lone indigenous sport which has grown tremendously over recent years and attracted a large following at tournaments, is also feeling the Coronavirus (COVID-19) impact. Dale...
View ArticleEfforts on to make road tennis global
Chief Executive Officer of the Professional Road Tennis Association (PRTA) Dale Clarke has a vision not only to develop the sport locally but market it globally and make it into an industry. Clarke...
View ArticleQC lad making waves in aquathlon and triathlon disciplines
Outstanding junior triathlete Niel Skinner is flying the Barbados flag proudly on the world stage with an international ranking of 19th in the sport of aquathlon. What is even more impressive, the...
View ArticleAll ‘classes’ now playing road tennis
The height to which road tennis has grown among local spectators and the number of participants it continues to attract must be commended, says Dale Clarke, chief executive officer of the Professional...
View ArticleFootball stakeholders benefit from partnership
The memorandum of understanding signed last year between the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) and Argentina Football Association (AFA) continues to bear fruit. This afternoon over 70 participants...
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