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With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to spread locally, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has opted to postpone its constitutionally mandated Ordinary Congress which was scheduled to be staged before May 31st.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – The Barbados Tridents have retained eight players from their 2019 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) winning squad and added a West Indies emerging player to their roster as they prepare for their title defence later this year.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – The Bundesliga season will restart on May 16 after a suspension of more than two months, the German Football League (DFL) said yesterday, becoming the first European league to resume amid the coronavirus epidemic.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The men’s tennis tour has partnered with online learning platform Coursera to help players gain new skills and knowledge, as well as look after their mental health during the COVID-19 shutdown, ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard was used to spending months in isolation preparing for fights but the retired world champion has said one of the ways he stays sane through the coronavirus lockdown is by attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings online.

(Jamaica Gleaner) FORMER NATIONAL footballer Aldrick ‘Allie’ McNab is concerned about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Caribbean’s football development.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Though disappointed that his home franchise chose not to retain him for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season, wicketkeeper-batsman Denesh Ramdin is looking forward to proving his worth to his new squad, the St.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Williams will put safety first even though the team is one of several whose survival depends on Formula One starting racing again, deputy principal Claire Williams said.

(Reuters) – An independent review into UK Athletics (UKA) has identified a “general culture of mistrust” within the organisation and concluded that the sport “is not currently in a good position”, according to a summary of findings released yesterday.

BERN, (Reuters) – Professional athletes could be particularly vulnerable to falling seriously ill with the new coronavirus, the head of a global union representing them told Reuters yesterday.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) says it will be fully compliant with regards to the ‘COVID-19 Return To Play Guidelines’ set out by the governing body, World Rugby.

Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) Tournament Director, Rashaad Hussain believes the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic could be a blessing in disguise for local chess players.

West Indies legend, Deryck Murray believes that having the desire to succeed is one of the integral factors to coming out on top.

Attorney-at-Law Arudranauth Gossai has filed an injunction in the High Court seeking to declare that the January 26, 2020 elections of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) was unlawful, null, void and in contravention of the Guyana Cricket Administration Act.

Following the announcement of Vurlon Mills’ retirement from national men’s football programme, Golden Jaguars captain Sam Cox, has hailed the contribution of the midfield dynamo, citing him as perfect example for the next generation of locally based players.

Former West Indies seamer, Kenny Benjamin has jumped to the defence of  Rahkeem Cornwall’s bowling action which came under scrutiny recently from former  world record holder for the most test wickets Lance Gibbs.

(Reuters) – England all-rounder Ben Stokes says playing in closed stadiums would not dampen the competitive side of matches and that players “would do anything” to get cricket back on television screens for fans to watch during the COVID-19 crisis.

(Reuters) – The English Premier League season could be cancelled if teams did not agree to play the remaining 92 fixtures in neutral venues amid the COVID-19 pandemic, League Managers Association (LMA) chief executive Richard Bevan said yesterday.

ANKARA, (Reuters) – Turkey plans to host the Champions League final in late August, the head of its football federation said yesterday, and will resume domestic soccer leagues without fans on June 12 after a three-month suspension caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – NBA teams are expected to get the go-ahead to reopen practice facilities for limited use as early as tomorrow, less than two months after the coronavirus outbreak forced the suspension of the season.