BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — St. Vincent and the Grenadines are heading back to the Netball World Cup after 23 years, and they did it the hard way.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) earned a hard-fought, crucial 49-43 win over hosts Barbados Gems to move up to second place in the Americas Netball World Cup Qualifiers at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex here on Saturday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Trinidad and Tobago made light work of Grenada in their opening match of the Americas Netball World Cup Qualifiers here on Monday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – FIFA referee Shavin Greene has created history by becoming the first Guyanese official to earn Video Assistant Referee (VAR) certification.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Equestrian Federation of Jamaica (EFJ) has hailed Tegan Vincent-Cooke and her horse, Stolen Kiss, as pioneers after the pair became the first Jamaican Para Dressage combination to compete at World Championship level.

ONTARIO, Canada – Barbadian Juan Crawford is on the verge of being crowned champion jockey at Fort Erie after an impressive showing during the penultimate week of racing.

MIAMI, United States – Haiti’s ‘home game’ against the USA in their upcoming CONCACAF Nations League clash has been switched to the Nu Stadium.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A philosophy of refinement over revolution is paying dividends for West Indies cricket.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidadian athletes who medaled at this year’s Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games have received TT$150, 000 in bonuses courtesy of the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC).

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – President of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Dr Kishore Shallow has come out in defense of his chief executive officer Chris Dehring, who recently called for a revamp of the ICC’s revenue model.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana is one step closer to having its first-ever FIFA Arena mini-pitches with installation work underway at Haslington on the East Coast of Demerara.

GROS ISLET, St. Lucia — Julien Alfred has built her reputation on speed, but last Friday, the Olympic sprint champion showed the power of giving back.