Sporting Barbados caught up with prominent player Hayden Lewis to get a run down on the Tennis scene on the island. Tennis is widely played competitively and for leisure and most hotels have courts. 
 
Hayden, tell us a bit about your background in tennis in Barbados! 
 
Tennis has always been a part of my life. I

Many people regard Barbados as a Caribbean hotbed for squash players of all ages. Barbados squash had a great time in the last 2 years despite the pandemic. During the pandemic the Barbados Squash (BSA) was awarded the resiliency award by the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) and Barbados even got their first world Masters Champion in Squash.

Confirmation today (May 5) that Britain’s Cheryl Spencer will make her eighth trip to compete in Sol Rally Barbados next month brings to 21 the number of women entered in this year’s event, just one short of the record set in Sol RB18. As well as competing in the region’s biggest annual motor sport international, Spencer and husband Barry will

This summer, Cricket Legends of Barbados will be opening pop-up stores all across the island, and we would like to extend an invitation to all of the island's hotels to take part in this project.
 
These pop-ups are intended to engage visitors who are staying on the island and encourage them to learn more about the rich cricketing

Sporting Barbados caught up with prominent player Haydn Lewis to get a run down on the Tennis scene on the island. Tennis is widely played competitively and for leisure and most hotels have courts. 
 
Hayden, tell us a bit about your background in tennis in Barbados! 
 
Tennis has always been a part of my life. I started

Many people regard Barbados as a Caribbean hotbed for squash players of all ages. Barbados squash had a great time in the last 2 years despite the pandemic. During the pandemic the Barbados Squash (BSA) was awarded the resiliency award by the Barbados Olympic Association (BOA) and Barbados even got their first world Masters Champion in Squash.

Triathlon is very intense! A 1.5 km swim in deep sea waters, followed by a 40 km bike ride which at times can be an uphill battle on meandering roads, and if that isn’t grueling enough, a 10 km run to finish on legs that feel like jelly; this is triathlon, at the Olympic standards. Three endurance sports all in one, swimming, cycling, and

Sporting Barbados interviews Dr Nick Kelly, owner of the many Nature’s Discount Health food stores on island to see how he got started and what advice he has for a healthier lifestyle! 
You have the biggest and most extensive range of vitamins and heath products on island and also in some other Caribbean islands and ten stores spanning

At the 2023 CARIFTA Championships the region's rising stars swam in the Enith Brigitha pool named after Curaçao's and the region's swimming national treasure. One of her great feats was a 17 year old at her first Olympic Games in1972 she made the 100 metre freestyle.She placed eighth in 1:00.09 after doing 59.75 in the semi finals.

Nearly three decades after he first entered, former British Rallycross Champion Ollie O’Donovan will finally get to compete in the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) blue riband event this year. He will drive a Hyundai i20 R5 run by island regular Andy Scott’s Albatec Racing outfit, alongside European Rally Championship leader New Zealander Hayden

For the first time since 2019, Barbados will be hosting matches in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 cricket tournament. Now sponsored by Republic Bank, this year’s competition will run from August 16 to September 24, with the final again taking place in Guyana.
The historic Kensington Oval will host six matches from August 30 to

Former UK National Rally Champion, Britain’s Roger Duckworth, who finished second in Sol Rally Barbados 2019, will return for this year’s 33rd running of the Barbados Rally Club’s (BRC) blue riband event on June 9-11. Fresh from a fifth-place finish in last Sunday’s (April 2) Alan Healy Memorial Rally at Cadwell Park,

The route for Sol Rally Barbados 2023 (June 9-11) will return the Caribbean’s biggest annual motor sport international to its traditional pre-pandemic format, with Saturday’s special stages run at venues in the northern parishes and Sunday’s in the east of the island. A new venue for the previous weekend’s ‘shakedown

Top Junior Surfing Talent Converges on Barbados to Celebrate Zander Venezia’s Life and Legacy – The Live Like Zander Junior Pro 2023 is quickly shaping up to be one of the most anticipated surfing events of the year, bringing together the America's top junior surfing talent to compete in honor of legendary surfer and champion, Zander Venezia.

Surprise Win for Bajan Triathlete at Elite US Meet
 
Barbadian Triathlete Luke McIntyre took gold at the recent Clermont Draft Legal Challenge, in Florida, fighting off challenges from other top youth triathletes from around the US and further afield.
Held annually in March, the Clermont Draft Legal Challenge

Fynn Armstrong did Barbados proud in the weekend events. Participating in the Age Group Draft Legal Super Sprint on Saturday, he was fourth out of the water in a field of 55 men. With a super quick transition was second out on his bike, forming an unbeatable lead pack of two that lead the race throughout the 10km ride. Exiting transition for

New Zealand’s most successful rally driver Hayden Paddon has today (February 24) confirmed he will compete in Rally Barbados 2023 (June 9-11). The former Production World Rally Champion and winner of WRC Rally Argentina 2016 will be joined by his long-term co-driver and fellow Kiwi John Kennard for the 33rd running of the Barbados Rally Club’s

The 2023 Rockley Open was a great event with a nail biting finale in some tough, blowy conditions! Damian Wilfred sunk his putt on the 18th green to become Gents Champion Golfer, winning by 1 shot with a score of 153. In the Ladies division Mariella Young was the runaway winner to become Ladies Campion Golfer. John Stringer took 2nd Flight

The Barbados Rally Club (BRC) is at an advanced stage of planning for the 33rd running of its blue riband event. Four months out from Rally Barbados 2023, which is scheduled for the weekend of June 10/11, the venues for the event’s special stages have been decided, the route outline is close to completion and partnership negotiations are well

The weekend provided some challenging wind for the international competitors at the Barbados Clay Target Association Range.  Four Barbados athletes made it into the 8 person Trapshooting  event Final including Justin St John with an impressive score of 116/125. He was followed closely by Richard Greenidge, Aiden

Rally Barbados regular Paul Horton of the Turks & Caicos Rally Team debuted his recently-acquired Citroen C3 Rally2 at the MGJ Engineering Brands Hatch Winter Stages on Saturday (January 21), as the UK motor sport season got under way in very cold but sunny conditions. The event was won by John Griffiths in a Ford

The awesome Barbados Open Water Festival is back November 8th - 12th, 2023.
 
Online entries are open, register today and make your plans to join us in Barbados! https://raceroster.com/series/2023/46121/barbados-open-water-festival-2023
 

Global superstar DJ, Team Boss at Carl Cox Motorsport and self-confessed “petrol-head” Carl Cox visited Bushy Park Barbados earlier this month during a nostalgic trip to the island. After enjoying the St Philip facility’s Karting and Swift Ride Experiences, he gave a wide-ranging interview on various topics from his

The Barbados Rugby Football Union Executive is pleased to announce the appointment of Joe Whipple as the National Men’s 15 and 7-a-side Head Coach. Joe has been a stalwart and constant feature in the game of rugby for some 20 years, coaching at the National and Regional Levels since 2001.
He was the successful Head Coach in 2005 when the

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