ANCIENT OLYMPIA, GREECE (Reuters) – The Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch relay got under way yesterday when the flame was lit by the rays of the sun in ancient Olympia in a scaled-down ceremony overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Despite a suggestion that veteran West Indies opener Chris Gayle is no longer needed for T20s, Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief selector Roger Harper has made it clear that any available player will have a chance to be chosen for the regional side for the upcoming World Cup.
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s athletics authority said yesterday it had barred its athletes from travelling to international events due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies (CWI) chief selector Roger Harper has expressed disappointment in the performance of players with West Indies experience in the ongoing Regional Four-Day Championship, saying they have not shown their full worth at the crease.
With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) developing into a global threat, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) remains uncertain if the upcoming 2021 Gold Cup Qualifiers match against Barbados will be cancelled by the regional confederation, CONCACAF.
Due to the unfortunate occurrence of the country’s first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) yesterday opted to suspend the start of the inaugural Andrew Ifill Knockout tournament.
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – South American qualifying matches for the 2022 Qatar World Cup have been postponed after a request from the region’s football federation amid concerns over the spread of coronavirus, FIFA announced yesterday.
LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has tested positive for the coronavirus, the club said yesterday, prompting the Premier League to announce an emergency meeting today.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday officials should consider delaying the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for one year amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying the summer event would not be the same without spectators.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Test fast bowler Alzarri Joseph narrowly missed out on what would have been a superb hundred while fellow speedster Jeremiah Louis chimed in with a half-century, as they frustrated Jamaica Scorpions with a brilliant century stand to rescue Leeward Islands Hurricanes.
TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Imran Khan and Jyd Goolie struck unbeaten half-centuries as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force dominated Windward Islands Volcanoes on yesterday’s opening day of their eighth round encounter at the Brian Lara Stadium.
MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Continental governing body, CONCACAF, has put an immediate halt to its Champions League, amidst the growing cases of the coronavirus across North America.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Antigua and Barbuda has delivered a blow by announcing it has pulled out of next month’s CARIFTA Games to be staged here because of fears over the worldwide spread of the novel coronavirus.
(Reuters) – The World Indoor Athletics Championships will take place in March next year in the Chinese city of Nanjing after being postponed due to the coronavirus, the World Athletics Council said yesterday.
Today’s pink ball contest between the Guyana Jaguars and Barbados Pride – two of the current regional juggernauts in the West Indies regional four-day championships – presents an opportunity to settle matters regarding the composition of the regional Test side.
West Indies test captain, Jason Holder, Kemar Roach and Jonathan Carter will suit up for Barbados Pride when they face Guyana Jagaurs from today in round eight of the West Indies Championships.
Head Coach of Guyana Jaguars, Esaun Crandon believes the inclusion of West Indies trio Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul and Romario Shepherd will be critical to the outcome of the West Indies Championships match against leaders Barbados Pride starting today.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – There will be no secondary schools’ athletics championships this year, it was announced yesterday, a day after Jamaica confirmed its first case of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Businessman Harold Hopkinson of Secure Innovations gave national under-21 table tennis champion Jasmine Billingy an ultimatum before she left Guyana to participate in the recent Trinidad Silver Bowl tournament. He
Due to the prevailing political situation regarding the outcome of the nation’s General and Regional Elections, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) remains uncertain when season four of their marquee national league championship, the Elite League will start.
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