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(BBC) Pace bowler Chris Woakes says he would be happy to see Alex Hales return to the England side.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Bowlers looking at resuming test cricket after the novel coronavirus lockdown will require two to three months of preparation to avoid injuring themselves, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has said.

PARIS, (Reuters) – French Open director Guy Forget said he was working hand in hand with tennis authorities to make sure the dates of the claycourt Grand Slam tournament and those of the U.S.

The nation’s fittest duo, Dillon Mahadeo and Delice Adonis will now have to set their sights on the 2021 Reebok CrossFit Games.

By Rr. Rudi Webster I have often wondered why some athletes with great potential often disappoint, and why others with less physical ability and potential often exceed expectations and play really well.

Compound Archer Winnette Lawrence recently became the first Guyanese to participate in an international archery competition. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has derailed many sporting activities across the globe but the 2020 cycling season is not lost locally, in fact, plans are in the pipeline to get the wheels of the discipline turning once again.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India’s cricket board will not push for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia to be postponed but would consider staging the Indian Premier League (IPL) in the October/November slot if it becomes available, a senior BCCI official has told Reuters.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa (CSA) plan to isolate players and support staff in a “bio-bubble” to minimise their exposure to COVID-19 and hasten a return to play.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies has begun its search for a permanent head coach to oversee the embattled senior women side and halt a troubling run of results.

Longtime Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan died at age 78 yesterday.

Cricket West Indies (CWI) is yet to pronounce on the remaining regional tournaments for the calendar year.

Scottie Pippen is “beyond livid” with Michael Jordan for his portrayal in the 10-part documentary “The Last Dance.”

(Reuters) – The Premier League is “as confident as we can be” about England’s top-flight soccer league restarting in June, its chief executive Richard Masters was quoted as saying by the BBC yesterday.

GAZA, (Reuters) – Trading jabs and punches, a team of young female boxers – some as young as four – trained on the beach in Gaza this week after their club was closed due to COVID-19.

PERTH, (Reuters) – Relief and excitement are the overwhelming emotions for Afghanistan after Australia confirmed they would host them for a one-off test in Perth from Nov.

(Reuters) – New York Knicks great Patrick Ewing yesterday said he has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Formula One’s 10 teams have agreed cost-cutting measures including a budget cap of $145 million for 2021, the BBC reported yesterday.

The Cricket West Indies (CWI) funding model for territories and venues is “broken”, according to a report by financial consultants, PKF which has created an uproar in the region and calls for the board to take decisive action.

(Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic has stalled young Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas’s burgeoning career but he remains philosophical about the current tennis shutdown.