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(Reuters) – Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade was pleased to have an opportunity to “blow the cobwebs out” and was confident his bowlers would get enough match practice before their limited overs series against England starts next week.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Two players and 11 other people have tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in the United Arab Emirates for the Indian Premier League (IPL), while all-rounder Suresh Raina has pulled out of the tournament for personal reasons.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Tom Banton blasted an impressive 71 before England’s opening T20 international against Pakistan was abandoned because of rain at a soggy Old Trafford yesterday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli is likely to travel to Australia later this year despite his wife expecting their first child in January, a key Indian cricket board (BCCI) official told Reuters yesterday.

The NBA season is set to resume today with three games, a restart negotiated between players and owners following a social justice-driven boycott that began Wednesday.

(Reuters) – Naomi Osaka said yesterday she never thought her call for racial justice would garner the attention it did and she does not want to be called brave for taking a stand that led to a one-day stoppage at this week’s U.S.

(Reuters) – The Tour de France gives riders many tests from gruelling climbs to furious sprints but it is the one for COVID-19 that could hold the key to victory when the world’s greatest cycling race starts today, says three-time champion Greg LeMond.

Blairmont Community Centre Cricket Club (BCCCC) Thursday evening installed an interim management committee which Shabeer Baksh will head until the annual general meeting in January 2021.

Junior national table tennis coach Dwain Dick is urging the newly appointed Minister with responsibility for Sports Charles Ramson Jr.,

Eight prominent Guyanese sport officials have been penciled in to participate in an online athlete development programme intended to bolster the long term development of sports here.

Former Guyana under-17 batsman, Marvan Prashad is currently trapped in the United States due to the Novel Coronavirus pandemic.

The International Karate Organisation [IKO] Academy of Guyana joined the list of local sports associations to engage Guyana’s recently appointed Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr. 

(CPL T20) The Trinbago Knight Riders continued their dominance of Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 last night, bowling and fielding superbly to blow away the Guyana Amazon Warriors top order and completing what could have been a tricky chase on a slow pitch with time to spare.

Following the conclusion of the extended Guyana Football Federation (GFF) 2020/2021 Pre-Season Transfer Window, emerging force, the Guyana Police Force (GPF), has confirmed the acquisition and services of nine players for the Elite League and B-Team programmes.

(Reuters) – The National Basketball Association (NBA) said yesterday it hopes to resume play in a day or two after a boycott by players protesting racial injustice and police brutality, while President Donald Trump denounced the league.

Following the official draw of the CONCACAF Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, former Golden Jaguars captain Christopher Nurse stated that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, will have a severe impact on the quality of the preparation for the respective nations.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Kyle Mayers defied the magic of Mujeeb-ur-Rahman and Sandeep Lamichhane with a sensational half-century to propel Barbados Tridents to a 36-run victory yesterday over struggling Jamaica Tallawahs and reignite the reigning champions’ ailing title defence.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – England captain Eoin Morgan has urged his players to seize their chance against a dangerous Pakistan side in the three-match Twenty20 international series that provides an early audition for next year’s World Cup.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Unbeaten Trinbago Knight Riders churned out their fourth straight win here yesterday when they trounced St Lucia Zouks by six-wickets under Duckworth-Lewis-Stern but the result was overshadowed by Dwayne Bravo’s historic 500th wicket in Twenty20s.

The fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continues as Confederation of Central America and the Caribbean (Concacaf) has opted to cancel the Caribbean Club Championship and the Caribbean Club Shield football competitions.