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SPORTS
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By George Alleyne
The Barbados Tridents Under-20
men’s football team put a 3-0 beating
on The Cayman Islands to qualify
for the knockout round in the
CONCACAF 2020 Championship that
leads to the 2021 FIFA U-20 World
Cup in Indonesia.
Along with Barbados, the other
teams to qualify in a playoff among
17 Confederation of North, Central
American and Caribbean Association
Football matches played over the
weekend are Nicaragua, Dominican
Republic, and Guadeloupe.
These four teams will join a prequalified
group of 16 for the 2020
CONCACAF Championship to be
played in Honduras between 20 June
and July 05.
The 16 teams had pre-qualified
because they were the highest ranked
among the 33 entering the champi-
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West Indies’ Andre Russell.
Associated Press / Rui Vieira
Russell
recalled
By Azad Ali
Veteran all-rounder Andre Russell
has been recalled to the West Indies
team for the two-match Twenty20
International series against Sri Lanka
in March.
Fit-again Russell has earned the
recall and is now set to feature for the
first time since he limped out of West
Indies’ ill-rated ICC 50-over World
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CPL 2020 starts
in August
By Azad Ali
The Hero Caribbean Premier
League (CPL) and Cricket West Indies
(CWI) have agreed a tournament
window for the 2020 tournament.
This year’s tournament will take
place between Aug. 19 and Sept. 26.
This window means that for the
third successive year all West Indies
contracted players will be available
for the duration of the event.
With high caliber international
stars also set to take part, fans across
the Caribbean will be able to see the
best talent the cricket world has to
offer.
Speaking about the window for
the tournament, Pete Russell, CEO of
Hero CPL said: “We are very pleased
to be playing our tournament in
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BAJANS
QUALIFY
Beat Cayman Islands in CONCACAF Championship
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