Bajan wins Queen’s Plate- again By Gerald V. Paul When The Camera reached jockey Patrick Husbands in Barbados on Monday, he called his second career win of the Queen’s Plate “stunning”. “As I told Mark, my trainer, I will win the Queen’s Plate for him. It’s unbelievable – a dream come true.” Veteran trainer Mark […]
Cricket stadium gets $7M boost by Brad Savage The Canadian Premier League T20 has secured funding to the tune of $700 million via private donations for construction of a 35,000-seat covered stadium dedicated to international cricket. It’s the first purpose-built covered facility for cricket in the world and would boast a natural grass field. The […]
Three giants humbled at FIFA By Aldwyn McGill MANAUS BRAZIL – The mighty have fallen at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Spain, Italy and England have been sent packing from the tournament after the group stage as the matchups get tougher and the games more meaningful. With 12 teams already assured of their spots in […]
Brathwaite Hits Maiden Test Century By Dalchand Bissoon Kraigg Brathwaite, the 21-year-old Barbados opening batsman, scored his maiden Test century – 129 off 258 balls with 13 fours- on the second day of the Second Test Match between the West Indies and New Zealand being played at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. Brathwaite, […]
Norman Peart – manager for Usain Bolt. Getting to his parents’ farm in Schawfield, Trelawny, still requires travelling the length and breadth of a dirt road, while jolting his deep-rooted senses that responsibility and accountability are life skills that cannot be purchased. Norman Peart, mentor and manager of Usain ‘Lightning’ Bolt, could never have envisioned […]
