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Cricket, athletics, and sport from Barbados and beyond.
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"Delays push back the start of construction on the Chinese-funded National Stadium project until mid-2024, with no new track ready for the next athletics season."
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Ronaldo Rochester impresses in winning the Under-1800 rating section of the XIV IRT Híbrido del Sur chess tournament with a dominant performance and defeating strong competitors from multiple countries.
Opening batsman Daniel Duncan and off-spinner Akobi Crichlow-Byer of Christ Church Foundation School lead their team to a dominant 162-run victory over Lasco iCool St Michael School in the Barbados Cricket Association Schools’ Under-19 Championship. Duncan scored 98 runs, while Crichlow-Byer took four wickets.
Elaine Thompson-Herah, the Jamaican sprint queen, has joined coach Reynaldo Walcott for her preparations for the upcoming international track & field season.
West Indies' 15-man squad for the upcoming One-Day International cricket series against England includes Uncapped Sherfane Rutherford and Matthew Forde. Shane Dowrich has been recalled after four-and-a-half years, while Rovman Powell has been dropped and Alzarri Joseph promoted to vice-captain. Jason Holder and Nicholas Pooran are absent due to their focus on other formats. Darren Bravo is once again not selected, despite his impressive performance in the Super50 tournament.
