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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados and West Indies left-hander Omar Phillips has been forced to wait even longer before he can return home, after the Australian state of Victoria extended its state of emergency for another four weeks, in response to the continued spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Track and field’s regional governing body, NACAC, said it did not anticipate any major issues arising after the 49th CARIFTA Games was pushed back until next year because of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – A proposal that a single arbitrator be appointed to hear the dispute between FIFA and the ejected executive of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has been rejected by football’s world governing body.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – American teenager Coco Gauff says she struggled to deal with the hype and mental pressure brought on by her rapid rise in the tennis world and that she had to rediscover her love for the game after becoming depressed.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The United States Tennis Association expects to make a decision about the U.S.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – This year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) was officially postponed until further notice because of the COVID-19 pandemic today but the Indian cricket board believes it can find a “safe” window later for the lucrative Twenty20 tournament.

Guyana will now host the 50th edition of the CARIFTA Games in 2022 instead of 2021 following the cancellation of this year’s event due to the pandemic, COVID-19.

As the world is grappling with the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19), Sheltez Tennis Club, is among one of the local clubs to have felt the brunt of its impact.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard says West Indies’ aggression in their series win over Sri Lanka last month was an encouraging sign of development ahead of this October’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

Nearly one year after he secured a scholarship at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, United States, junior lawn tennis champ Heimraj Resaul is enjoying his first full stint abroad although in unfamiliar territory. 

When Ronaldo AliMohamed wasn’t initially named in the 2018 West Indies Under – 19 World Cup squad many were surprised since he had produced quite a number of match-winning all-round performances to lead Guyana to championship honours. 

Despite the Covid-19 virus forcing a shutdown of the local and international football industry, Golden Jaguars International Akel Clarke, revealed that he has maintained a structured training programme in anticipation of the sport’s eventual resumption.

Former West Indies captain, Sir Richie Richardson, is of the opinion the Caribbean side can return to the top of world cricket.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – This year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) has been postponed indefinitely following the COVID-19 pandemic, key franchise officials told Reuters yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The NFL campaign and an abbreviated baseball season may be possible if games are played without fans and players are kept in lockdown, U.S.

Junior National Table Tennis Coach Dwain Dick is calling on the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) and other related sports bodies to provide virtual psychosocial support for athletes who may be physiologically affected by the impact of the Coronavirus. 

The 2020 edition of the Pele Alumni Corporation’s Youth Development Seminar is the latest event to be forced into submission by the COVID-19 pandemic following the announcement of its cancellation. 

Until recently, the sport of boxing enjoyed tremendous popularity in Guyana.

The highly anticipated FIFA 20 eSports tournament, ‘League of Champions’, which is being hosted by iBet Supreme, has been boosted tremendously by additional sponsors joining the team. 

With uncertainty surrounding a timeframe for the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, Vibert Garrett, president of the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA), stated that he is extremely worried about the overall recovery of the local sports fraternity.