POOLS FOR WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

Barbados in Pool with New Zealand and Trinidad, Jamaica and USA in samae pool

POOL A - New Zealand, N. Ireland, Scotland, Trinidad and Tobago, BARBADOS

POOL B- Australia, Cook islands, Malaysia. Wales, Vanuatu

POOLC - C : England, Fiji, Botrswana, Somoa, South Africa

POOL D;= Jamaica. PNG, Malawi, Singapore, USA

PINE HILL ST. BARNABAS SCORE FIRST VICTORY

Pine Hill St. Barnabas netball team walked away with the prize for the best team on parade when the 2009 BNA season opened in what could be described as a ceremony without hype at the netball stadium in Waterford , Barbados.

Several of the teams obviously have not received their 2009 playing uniforms, and this resulted in some teams parading with as little as two or three players!!!!!!!

The Minister of Sports is yet to grace this predominantly female sport with her presence, but she had a previous engagement and the feature address was done by the acting deputy director of sports - Mr. Donovan.

Four of the six scheduled knock out games were played .

RIHANNA DOES NOT WANT TO TESTIFY AGAINST CHRI

Rihanna Wants Right to Remain Silent ... in Court
Posted Mar 13th 2009 1:50PM by TMZ Staff

Sources connected with Chris Brown and Rihanna tell TMZ Brown's lawyer, Mark Geragos, wants the judge to give Rihanna a pass from testifying because of leaks in the case.

We're told Geragos and Rihanna's lawyer, Donald Etra, believe Rihanna was compromised when her name surfaced as the alleged victim in the beating. They claim this and other leaks violate her privacy rights and therefore she should not have to further put herself out to the public by testifying against Brown in the case.

It's further proof Rihanna and Brown are back together and in lockstep.

Geragos asked to meet with the judge in chambers, along with the prosecutors, on March 23 to discuss letting Rihanna off the hook. Brown's arraignment is set for April 6.

Trinidad netball venue not ready - IFNA PRESIDENT SAYS

International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) president, Molly May Rhone, says a lot of work needs to be done on the netball facilities at the Jean Pierre Complex to get the venue ready for the inaugural Caribbean Games in July.


RHONE... Every aspect of facility needs to be worked on
Speaking to the media Tuesday at a press conference at the Caribbean Games headquarters at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Jamaican Rhone said several areas need to be uplifted at the venue, named after Trinidad and Tobago's World Netball Championship 1979 winning team-member (Jean Pierre).

"It is no secret that the planned facility is not in the best shape that it could be," she said.

"The major work is the resurfacing of the court but there is also the lighting, the seating and the changing room. Every aspect of the facility needs to be worked on," Rhone added.

The IFNA boss says she met with the Minister of Sport and Youth affairs, Gary Hunt, who assured her that preparations would be completed by the first week of June.

"We would have preferred it to be ready earlier so we could run some tests, but we will still have that opportunity," she said.

Despite the conditions at the Jean Pierre Complex, the IFNA president said she was very impressed with the work ethic of the Local Organising Committee and expected a successful hosting of the games.

"I would like to congratulate the organising committee with the work they have done so far and from what I have seen they have done a great job. I have seen some very dedicated people and have seen that they are working very hard," Rhone said.

The netball category of the Caribbean Games will take place from July 12-19.

Eight countries - Jamaica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, St Lucia, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda and T&T - will take part in the competition.

The inaugural Caribbean Games, being staged under the auspices of the Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees, will also feature track and field, boxing, tennis and volleyball.