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When the moment came, the ball that took the outside edge of Mehidy Hasan Miraz’s bat had only one destination. Rahkeem Cornwall pouched it at slip, having dived to his right, and remained on his haunches. It was Brett Lee/Andrew Flintoff in reverse. Mehidy the batsman stood quietly, the fielder who took the catch luxuriated on the ground.The West Indies players, led by a storming Jomel Warrican, headed towards deep third-man to celebrate. The one or two who remained near the pitch jumped on t...

Jamaican Olympian Alia Atkinson opened her long- course season this past weekend in Plantation Florida, winning two gold and a silver medal at the Florida Gold Coast Senior qualifier.Swimming for South Florida Aquatics, the 32-year-old Atkinson, preparing for what will most likely be her final Olympic Games, this summer, won the 100-metre breaststroke in 1:12.18. She would also win the 50-metre backstroke in 31.66. She was second in the 50-metre freestyle, touching in 26.78.

Former Barbados and West Indies cricketer Floyd Reifer has expressed concerns over recent claims of sexual harassment in sports in Barbados. Over the past couple days, it has come to light that a senior member of the national women’s football team was allegedly harassed by a member of the Barbados Football Association staff.Reifer, the losing Democratic Labour Party candidate in last year’s St. George North by-election and recently appointed head coach of the West Indies Under-19 team, said...

Missing man warned against going into water Article by February 2, 2021 Beach-goers at a St James beach were thrown into a state of shock on Sunday when they witnessed a 61-year-old British national disappear at sea. One of the eyewitnesses told Barbados TODAY that he was still in disbelief about the events that led to Mark Smith’s disappearance. Opting not to give his name, the eyewitness explained that he and two other men were standing in the area when they saw the man...

Four-year-old Skai Greenidge is on the mend, her father Rommel Greenidge has reported. Since an appeal was launched three days ago her condition has significantly improved as she fights dengue haemorrhagic fever. Earlier this week, the infant was admitted to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where she lay unconscious, needing a second blood transfusion after being diagnosed with the mosquito-borne illness. Greenidge told Barbados TODAY that his daughter is now out of intensive care and is resting o...

Get the Apps Home / Top Featured Article / LIAT Administrator warns of possible legal action if regional gov’ts do not come to employees’ aid LIAT Administrator warns of possible legal action if regional gov’ts do not come to employees’ aid Article by January 29, 2021 Another 103 employees of the collapsed regional airline LIAT are to be terminated, joining close to 600 already on the breadline following the demise of the carrier. This has been revealed by Clevelan...

January 26, 2021 The father of four-year-old Skai Greenidge has thanked the public for an overwhelming show of support for his daughter as she battles the dengue fever. Rommel Greenidge told Barbados TODAY that his daughter is currently unconscious in paediatric intensive care. He said: “From about [last] Wednesday afternoon into Thursday morning, my daughter developed a really high fever and some vomiting when we took her to our medical practitioner, he sent us immediately to the ...

New Barbados Pride one-day head coach Dexter Toppin is confident the team “will do well” in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) CG Insurance Super50 Cup in Antigua, February 7 to 27.The bubbly Toppin has described preparations as “going great” with the Jason Holder-led 15-man squad busy at Kensington Oval and Desmond Haynes Oval.Toppin will also have a new assistant coach in former Barbados and West Indies fast bowler Corey Collymore for the six-team Tournament.

DHAKA, Bangladesh – The West Indies’ tour of Bangladesh has been thrown into turmoil after leg-spinning all-rounder Hayden Walsh jr tested positive for COVID-19, less than a week before the start of the three-match one-day series.Along with all members of the West Indies contingent, the 28-year-old Walsh tested negative before departing the Caribbean last week and again on arrival in the Asian country last Sunday.

Cricket West Indies does not anticipate this year’s home tours being hit by player withdrawals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, contending the decision by 10 first team players to opt out of the upcoming Bangladesh series was based on “unusual circumstances”.Describing as “temporary” the current policy where players were allowed to decline selection in light of the potential risks posed by the coronavirus, CWI chief executive Johnny Grave said he expected selectors to have the full slate ...