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Erskine Simmons, Secretary General of the Barbados Olympic Association is flanked by, left, Co-operators General Insurance Premier League and Playoffs Most Valuable Player and Best Defensive Player, Akeem Marsh, of the Burger King Clapham Bulls and Best Offensive Player, Keefe Birkett, of the Barbados Lumber Company Lakers.

‘Make larger than life stars for local basketball’

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 9:19am

Minister of Creative Economy, Culture and Sport, John King had lots to say at the recently held Barbados Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) Opening and Awards Ceremony and one of the main pieces

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2019 Premier League and Playoff MVP Akeem Marsh (centre) along with fellow champions Raheem Gibbons (left) and Andrew Ifill will have to fend off all threats this 2020 season to successfully retain the crown.

Premier League bounces off tonight

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 8:27am

IT will be a thrilling evening as the Co-operators General Insurance, Barbados Amateur Basketball Association Premier League gets under way at the Barbados Community College with new blood taking t

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Discus thrower Tan Shen looks on as Sunshine assists this shot-put athlete with her form and technique yesterday.

Chinese athletes, coach in Barbados for Joseph Payne Classic

Wed, 01/22/2020 - 9:13am

Close to 50 athletes and coaches got a chance yesterday to bolster the knowledge and technique in the throwing disciplines – namely Shot put and Discus – when they were allowed to pick the brains o

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Winners of the 2020 Youth Development Programme National Sports Council Football Tournament, St. Michael North-East celebrating their victory on Sunday night.

Shaquan Phillips (centre) was the man of the hour as he copped the Player of the Final, Tournament MVP and Best Goalkeeper titles. Here he is flanked by (from left) Chairman of the National Sports Council, MacDonald Fingall; Minister of the Creative Economy, Culture and Sports John King and Director of Youth in the Ministry of Youth and Community Empowerment Cleviston Hunte and Director of Sports at the National Sports Council Neil Murrell.

North-East pull out 1-0 thriller over East in YDP final

Wed, 01/22/2020 - 9:10am

After a three-goal affair when both teams met up initially in the preliminary round of the Youth Development Programme National Sports Council Football tournament, all it took was one to decide the

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Barbados Pride win by seven wickets

Mon, 01/20/2020 - 12:07am

Barbados Pride completed a seven-wicket victory over Guyana Jaguars on the fourth and final day of their second round match in the West Indies First-Class Championship at Kensington Oval.