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SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia (CA) has withdrawn a gloomy revenue forecast which led to the departure of chief executive Kevin Roberts last month and threatened an ugly standoff with the players’ union.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The Milwaukee Bucks and Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association closed their practice facilities due to positive COVID-19 tests, the teams said yesterday, as the league prepared to resume its season.

LONDON, (Reuters) – An own goal by Michael Keane proved the difference as Tottenham Hotspur beat visitors Everton 1-0 in a dour clash yesterday to move up to eighth in the standings and hand manager Jose Mourinho a 200th Premier League win.

(Reuters) – Formula One came back with a bang yesterday as Finland’s Valtteri Bottas won a dramatic Austrian season-opener for champions Mercedes in a race with only 11 finishers and no spectators.

And now for some good news. There is a glimmer of hope that the four boxers stranded in Cuba since March 19 will soon be finally back on Guyanese soil.

Former Golden Jaguar International Vurlon Mills, says that the ongoing Online Training Programme, has provided the ideal platform for footballers to remain active during the current Covid-19 pandemic.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, CMC – England’s inexperienced new-look batting lineup will not lure West Indies into a false sense of security in the upcoming three-Test series, veteran seamer Kemar Roach has vowed.

NEWCASTLE, England, (Reuters) – Newcastle United twice came back from a goal down as they grabbed a 2-2 Premier League draw with West Ham United yesterday, robbing the visitors of the chance to put some more daylight between themselves and the relegation zone.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – Southampton’s Che Adams scored his first Saints goal, a year after joining the club, with a stunning long-range strike as they beat Manchester City 1-0 to condemn Pep Guardiola’s side to a third successive away defeat in the Premier League.

West Indies batsman Shamarh Brooks has hailed the telling impact on a new generation of regional cricketers by the late, great Sir Everton Weekes, insisting his legacy would be proudly carried on.

Vasbert Drakes says the pace of former sprinter Chemar Holder can make a fierce West Indies attack even more potent in the Test series against England.

SPIELBERG, Austria, (Reuters) – Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton and a majority of Formula One’s 20 drivers took a knee on the starting grid before yesterday’s season-opening Austrian Grand Prix in a stance against racism.

BILBAO, (Reuters) – Sergio Ramos was once again Real Madrid’s hero from the penalty spot as his side beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 away from home yesterday for a seventh consecutive victory which saw them wrap their tentacles ever tighter around the La Liga title.

BILBAO, (Reuters) – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said it was unfair that his side was constantly being accused of benefiting from favourable refereeing after they closed in on the La Liga title with a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Participants in major upcoming sports events in England will be exempt from travel quarantine rules, Britain’s Culture Secretary has said.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, CMC – Team manager Rawl Lewis believes West Indies are mentally and physically prepared for the challenging three-Test series against England bowling off here Wednesday.

With the inclusion of Shannon Gabriel to the West Indies squad ahead of their first Test against England, Shamarh Brooks reckons it will be a big boost for the Caribbean side.

Recently deceased Guyana Cricket Board Assistant Secretary, Anil Persaud, who will be cremated today and not yesterday as was reported, will be remembered for his commitment.

Junior Hercules, senior men’s coach of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation  (GABF) will next week, participate in a Sports Psychology Training Course geared towards high performance tacticians.