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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Former high-level cricket executive, Chris Dehring, says a heavy financial hit for Cricket West Indies is inescapable, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the global sporting calendar.

LONDON, CMC – Cricket Australia yesterday committed firmly to taking “the right decisions at the right time” to ensure this year’s Twenty20 World Cup proceeded as planned, even as doubt continued to surround the showpiece amidst the raging coronavirus global pandemic.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – From shining the ball to celebrating a dismissal – certain things may never be the same again when cricket restarts after the novel coronavirus pandemic, Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar told Reuters.

LONDON,  CMC – If West Indies’ three-Test tour of England is to go ahead later this year in the face of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, players could face two weeks or more of strict quarantine in the build-up to the series.

(Reuters) – The decision on whether to hold the Ryder Cup without fans at the course is in the hands of the organisers, but the players do not want the biennial competition to take place with empty galleries, Europe captain Padraig Harrington said.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, , CMC – Officials of the island’s newest football outfit, FC Bascome Bermuda (FCBB), say after weeks of exploring various options they have made the “difficult” decision to withdraw from America’s  United Soccer League (USL) Two with a commitment to return in 2021.

(Reuters) – Paris St Germain and Brazil forward Neymar says that not knowing when football will be played again is making him anxious.

(Field Level Media) The Brooklyn Nets are going big-name hunting in their head coaching search.

(Reuters) – From Sir Barton in 1919 to Justify in 2018 there have been just 13 winners of North America’s Triple Crown, which is made up of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes.

(Reuters) – Former world number one Andy Murray believes Grand Slam prize money could be distributed better to help lower-ranked players struggling financially.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Charles Leclerc says he would be happy to have Sebastian Vettel continue as his Ferrari Formula One team mate next season, despite their clashes on track last year.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – Any decision on whether the Twenty20 World Cup has to be rescheduled from its October start date due to the COVID-19 pandemic will not be made until July, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) board chief David White said yesterday.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Saddled with plenty of downtime during the coronavirus shutdown, Australian cricketer Peter Handscomb has used home isolation productively by overcoming a life-long fear of horses.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) chief executive officer Johnny Grave has indicated that salary cuts for the executive, players and officials have not been ruled out, with revenue generation hampered as the COVID-19 crisis drags on.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Locking horns with a reinforced Australia will be a “different ball game” if India get a chance to contest the series Down Under later this year, opener Rohit Sharma said yesterday.

With no timeframe for the end of the current Covid-19 pandemic by international medical organizations, Fruta Conquerors Women’s team head-coach Delon Williams, said  that he will be troubled by the eventual state of the female game when the situation ultimately recedes.

Mental skills coach of the West Indies Women’s team, Amanda Johnson, believes athletes should utilize their time at home to improve their mental health.

The Coronavirus has not only affected sport on the field of play but off the field as well.

The Guyana Volleyball fraternity is in a state of mourning following the death of former national player Shawn Sutherland. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former head coach Russell Latapy is demanding the approximately US$1 million owed to him by the embattled Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA).