Jamaica U21 netballers finish fifth

GIBRALTAR:

Jamaica's junior Sunshine Girls ended the 2025 Netball World Youth Cup in fifth position after they defeated Scotland 53-44 yesterday.

It was a commendable effort by Jamaica, who started the tournament brightly with two victories before suffering back-to-back losses to England and then Australia in the quarter-finals, which derailed their chances of a podium finish.

For Scotland, their sixth-place finish equalled their best placing at the event, matching their performance in 2000 when it was held in Wales.

T&T 15TH

Meanwhile, Trinidad and Tobago finished in 15th position after conquering the hosts 45-34 on Saturday.

The match was evenly contested for the first two quarters before T&T surged ahead in the second half to register their second victory of the competition.

At the half-time break T&T led by just four (22-18), but they outscored Gibraltar 14-7 in the third period to open up a comfortable 36-25 lead, and they were able to sustain that 11-point lead until the end of the match.

Meanwhile, Barbados ended a rough outing at the tourney when they were beaten 49-29 by Northern Ireland in the 17th-place playoff, to end the tournament without a win.

- CMC