Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10) enjoyed a major presence over the Easter weekend at the Donnelly Group Circuit of Ireland Rally. One of the world¹s oldest rallies ­ it dates back to 1931 ­ it was, for the first time, a round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC), which is promoted and broadcast by Eurosport.

  Reigning IRC

Australia pipped the West Indies in the Bridgetown test after a thrilling finish in the gathering gloom late in the evening of the fifth day. The West Indies will rue a bad day in the field on the 4th day and some poor batting on the morning of the fifth day, but full credit to Aussie skipper Michael Clarke for his bold declaration and backing

When the 22 confirmed crews line up for this Saturday¹s (April 14) Chefette April Safari - the second round of the Barbados Rally Club¹s (BRC) MudDogs Safari Championship - they will be facing a tough challenge . . . unlike most events, however, this will not be a challenge created by bad weather creating muddy terrain, but man-made, because

The figures are in for the first quarter of the new www.sportingbarbados.com site which compliments the annual Sporting Barbados Tourism magazine and there is lots to shout about!

Since the new site was launched in December 2011, the audience has increased by 378% from 900 visits same time

West Indies captain Darren Sammy proved an inspirational leader for the home team on the second day of the Bridgetown test with a swashbuckling 41 and an adventurous declaration midway through the last session. Sammy’s enterprising batting provided the thrills and spills for the 4,000 plus crowd but it was the steady Shivnarine Chanderpaul (

Please be advised that there will be two matches of polo on 10th April 2012 at Apes Hill Polo Club.

 

The first match will be a local match at 3.15pm, the second match will be Apes Hill vs Four Quarters, a team from Berkshire in England.

 

There is a fully stocked bar, and afternoon tea/snacks on sale for you to

Fresh from an encouraging debut in his recently-acquired ex-Marcus Gronholm Ford Focus WRC06, Jamaica¹s Jeffrey Panton is fired up for his tarmac debut in the car on Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10). With regular co-driver Mike Fennell Jnr, he finished second to local hero John Powell¹s Subaru Impreza WRC S14 on the tough loose-surface

Please be advised that there will be two matches of polo on the 5th and the 7th April at Apes Hill Polo Club, starting at 3.15pm.

The first match will be a local match and the second match, at 4.30pm, will be between Apes Hill and Four Quarters, a team from Berkshire, England.  This match will be 10 goals.

There is a fully

The Ladies carried off the bragging rights in the Battle of the Sexes Polo at Holders on Sunday winning 3-1 over the men in the overall competition.

Congratulations to them and to Chanda Gooding who put on a tremendous performance as Madonna to win two Premium Economy Tickets to London to see the famous singer on 17th July in Hyde Park

Well done West Indies on winning the T20 at Kensington Oval on Friday afternoon. It was an electrifying match which could have gone either way but the West Indies players were up for the challenge to level the series.  Now with both the ODI and T20 series all square, we look forward to winning the Test Match Series.

The Barbados Rally Club¹s (BRC) MudDogs Chairman Warren Gollop is urging crews to enter early for the Chefette April Safari, which will run off on Saturday, April 14. The second round of the BRC MudDogs Safari and Chefette MudDogs Novice Safari Championships comes just four weeks after the 2012 season¹s curtain-raiser.

  With the busy

In a first for Caribbean motor sport, the Barbados Rally Club (BRC), organiser of Sol Rally Barbados 2012 (June 9/10), has partnered with Going Places Travel to launch a series of specially-tailored travel packages targeted at the hundreds of motor sport fans in the region. Inclusive of round trip airfare, all taxes and fees, hotel and rental

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