FOREIGN FALL

THE TURF is down now.

So too is the number of foreign squads.

The new sand-based turf didn’t quite have the effect local hockey was looking for, as next week’s Barbados International Hockey Festival seems set to record a further drop in the number of teams from overseas.

Barbados Hockey Federation (BHF) secretary Kofi Hinds revealed that just four squads, including two from one American university, have registered ahead of Sunday’s start to the 31st edition of the tournament. (JM)

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