It was a fuse that had blown. We are sourcing that fuse now and at the same time we are doing servicing of the electrical system. The gymnasium should be back up and running by next week Tuesday. . . ,” he said
” Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has sent a strong verbal message to Cricket West Indies (CWI) led by Ricky Skerritt that it should be cautious before moving swiftly to introduce a clean sweep of the top decision-makers of a sport which comes close to religion status in the English-speaking Caribbean.”
Condolences to the family and friends of Seymour Nurse.
” THE cricket fraternity was thrown into mourning today when legendary Barbados and West Indies cricketer Seymour Nurse died at the Queen’s Elizabeth Hospital after ailing for a long period.”
Serena Williams’s Custom Off-White Outfit at the French Open Sent a Message
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Last summer at the French Open, Serena Williams—and specifically what she wore to it—faced much criticism. The tennis pro chose to wear a Nike catsuit for her match against Czechia’s Kristyna Pliskova, a compression garment that helped fight off the blood clots Williams was experiencing at the time, having recently given birth to her daughter, Alexis. Her choice of dress drew an instant negative reaction: the French Tennis Federation deemed the outfit a disrespect to the game and a violation of the tournament’s dress code and, as a result, banned catsuits from future matches entirely. The backlash was viewed as a tired, sexist reaction by many; Williams, however, brushed the controversy aside, telling reporters she simply felt “like a warrior princess” and a “queen from Wakanda” in the design.
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Flash forward to today, when Williams made her grand return to the French Open, winning her first round against Russia’s Vitalia Diatchenko. With all eyes on her, Williams did not disappoint: She wore a custom performance outfit by Off-White’s Virgil Abloh for Nike involving a black and white two-piece with a matching cape printed with French words for “Mother, Champion, Queen, Goddess.” It was a nontraditional look to be sure, and the fact that it championed female empowerment in French—the very words Williams has used to describe her much-maligned French Open look of 2018—was very clever indeed. It seemed to say, “I’ll take your catsuit bam and raise it.”
“It’s the second time we’ve worked together,” Williams said of collaborating with Abloh, who also designed performance wear for her at the U.S. Open. “It has words in it in French. It talks about me being a mom and me being a queen, as all women are. A champion. It’s positive reinforcement for me, and I kind of love that.” Williams will now advance to the second round of the Open—and hopefully, there will be more winning on-court fashion moments to come, too.
” West Indies produced a blistering bowling display to crush Pakistan by seven wickets and begin their World Cup campaign with an emphatic victory at Trent Bridge.
The two-time champions bowled Pakistan out for just 105 in 21.4 overs – their second lowest total in World Cup history.”
Jamaica also owes many thanks to Cedella Marley, the eldest daughter of the late Bob Marley, who helped revive the national team following a four-year hiatus resulting from funding cuts.
“Some of the island’s most promising junior athletes will have to do it on their own, as they will no longer receive a monthly grant from the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA).”
HIGHLY-RATED Barbadian surfer Chelsea Tuach has had a dream run at the prestigious Pantín Pro Classic in Galicia, Spain.
She finished third overall at the highest rated event for women, a World Surf League (WSL) Qualification Series (QS) 10 000 event which featured 60 of the world’s best professional surfers.
CWI President Ricky Skerritt said his administration believes “Kieron Pollard is the right person at the right time now to lead the West Indies team in white ball cricket.”
Ironically, on August 16, 2019, while being interviewed by Hema Ramkissoon on the “Morning Brew,” Dwayne Bravo suggested Pollard should be the “white ball captain.”
Holder’s and Brathwaite’s records as captain may be unflattering, (and I believe they are ordinary captains as well), but Pollard has not played an ODI for West Indies since October 2016.This is same guy that turned down a CWI central contract to pursue playing T20s all over the world as a freelancer.
What special skills does Pollard bring as captain of the ODI and T20 teams. His captaincy of the CPL’s Barbados Tridents, for example, wasn’t anything short of being abysmal.
There are certain West Indian players that are given accolades they don’t deserve. In my opinion, Pollard is one of them. On a few occasions, he may have scored a few runs, but is he deserving of being called a “destructive lower middle order batsman?” His stats indicate otherwise.
Pollard’s career summary indicates that, between 2007 and 2016, he played: ODI = 101; 95 innings; 6 not outs; 2289 runs; highest score = 119; with an average of 25.72. 100s = 3 and 50s = 9.
His T20 stats = 62 matches; 53 innings; 11 not outs; 903 runs; highest score = 63; with an average of 21.50.
Understand your points Artax. The little we know Pollard has a wealth of experience playing the short game. Who do we have with experience to lead a team which lacks depth?
” Ten weeks after he last played and two months after having a fifth surgery to his troublesome left knee,
Tiger Woods joined Hall of Famer Sam Snead in the record books with his 82nd PGA Tour victory on Monday (Sunday night in the United States). Snead’s final PGA Tour win came in 1965, when he was 52 years old ”
The rules should be changed. There is no way a better team should be demoted and an inferior team remain in the league.
Perhaps, the schould boys can be included as a “guest team”
This comment made me laugh and I reject it…
“The former West Indies vice-captain said a young cricketer could also learn from losing as well.”
“Losing can make a young cricketer who has aspirations to play at the international level look deep into himself and analyse his flaws. It is my role to iron out any technical flaw to make them better cricketers while they are playing for Barbados Youth. These players are on a learning curve because of their age. I expect them to improve over the next couple of seasons, most of them will be around for the next couple of years,” the former Barbados captain said.
Given the results for the test team….. this is conditioning them to accept losing
” As a result of the BCA’s quick action, an unwell Sir Everton Weekes was able to gain admission to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) earlier this week after it was reported that he was not admitted by another health institution.”
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