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LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s team will arrive in England tomorrow before entering a two-week quarantine period ahead of their tour, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England batsman Zak Crawley says it feels “slightly odd” to be vying with Kent team mate Joe Denly for the number three spot in the order for the upcoming series against West Indies.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Tennis’s flagship team events the Davis Cup and Fed Cup Finals have been postponed until 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton condemned Bernie Ecclestone for “ignorant” comments about racism after the sport had distanced itself from the 89-year-old former supremo.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former Wimbledon champion Goran Ivanisevic is the latest to announce he has tested positive for COVID-19 following the ill-fated Adria Tour organised by Novak Djokovic.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A “fired up” Nathan Coulter-Nile is looking for an opportunity in this summer’s One-Day Cup to prove Western Australia (WA) wrong after they opted not to renew the right-arm quick’s contract earlier this week.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Rookie Shamarh Brooks believes the opening three-day warm-up game was critical for West Indies’ batting group in becoming acclimatised to English conditions, especially since it was their first taste of competitive action since arriving here two weeks ago for next month’s Test series.

LONDON (Reuters) – Thirty years of hurt came to an end for Liverpool when they were confirmed as Premier League champions yesterday courtesy of second-placed Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat by Chelsea.

(Reuters) – Australia and New Zealand were handed the right to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup soccer tournament by a comfortable margin after a vote by the FIFA Council yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Shamarh Brooks and wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich redeemed themselves with timely half-centuries on the final day of the three-day warm-up match here yesterday, to taste form ahead of the opening Test against England.

LONDON (Reuters) – A superb solo goal by Christian Pulisic and a second-half Willian penalty earned Chelsea a 2-1 home win over Manchester City, a result that handed Liverpool the Premier League title, their first league championship triumph in 30 years.

With the CONCACAF Beach World Cup Qualifiers tentatively slated for early 2021, Guyanese International Kenard Simon has said that the current COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on the team’s preparation.

(Reuters) – FIFA announced yesterday that it had agreed a $1.5 billion relief plan to help deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global game.

(Reuters) – Atlanta Hawks guard Vince Carter officially announced his retirement from professional basketball yesterday after an NBA record 22-season career during which his high-flying dunks made him one of the game’s top players in his prime.

The local CrossFit community is pleased that parent company CrossFit Inc will be under new ownership.

(Reuters) – Fast bowler Jofra Archer has been cleared to join England’s training squad ahead of their three-test series against West Indies after testing negative for COVID-19, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

Former Golden Jaguars U20 midfielder and Fruta Conquerors talisman Ryan Hackett has declared that his intention is to become an integral cog in the Men’s Senior Programme in the immediate and foreseeable future. 

ESPN columnist Sidharth Monga in an article: titled “Eight domestic giants who never played for their country,” described Barbadian Franklyn Stephenson as – one of the eight who never went on and as being a fearsome proposition with his height, swing and pace. 

Guyana Jaguars all-rounder, Raymon Reifer reckons English conditions are one of the hardest to maneuver.

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Left-arm seamer Raymon Reifer grabbed the attention of tour selectors with a brilliant five-wicket haul while speedster Alzarri Joseph continued to impress, on the second day of the West Indies three-day warm-up match here yesterday.