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(BBC) Teams will be allowed to use five substitutes when the season resumes after a Fifa proposal to help with fixture congestion was approved.

(ESPN) West Indies’ current T20I team is better than the one that won the World T20 four years ago in India.

Tournament favourite Pernell Cummings and Jonathan Hutson stormed their way into the semifinal round, following second-leg wins on Wednesday night in the inaugural I-Bet Supreme FIFA 20 ‘League of Champions’ E-sports Championship.

OTTAWA, Canada,  CMC – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football’s (CONCACAF) ‘Hexagonal’ round of qualifying for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar may have to be scrapped due to the disruption the COVID-19 pandemic has caused in the sport.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Former West Indies fast bowler Kenny Benjamin says cricket in the Caribbean is suffering from players’ lack of loyalty and commitment, and intervention is required to save the sport.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – The overwhelming interest shown in the position of head coach of Trinidad and Tobago Red Force should be viewed as a genuine interest in developing the game and not a grab for money, believes West Indies cricket legend Deryck Murray.

(Reuters) – Charles ‘Sonny’ Liston has “1932-1970” and “A Man” inscribed on his gravestone, simple words for a boxing great whose complex life was shrouded in mystery despite being in the limelight.

Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) official Sileena Arjune has been official selected to be a part of the inaugural Adelante Program which falls under the auspices of International Federation of Association Basketball (FIBA) Americas.

With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to spread locally, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has opted to postpone its constitutionally mandated Ordinary Congress which was scheduled to be staged before May 31st.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – The Barbados Tridents have retained eight players from their 2019 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) winning squad and added a West Indies emerging player to their roster as they prepare for their title defence later this year.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – The Bundesliga season will restart on May 16 after a suspension of more than two months, the German Football League (DFL) said yesterday, becoming the first European league to resume amid the coronavirus epidemic.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The men’s tennis tour has partnered with online learning platform Coursera to help players gain new skills and knowledge, as well as look after their mental health during the COVID-19 shutdown, ATP Chairman Andrea Gaudenzi said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard was used to spending months in isolation preparing for fights but the retired world champion has said one of the ways he stays sane through the coronavirus lockdown is by attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings online.

(Jamaica Gleaner) FORMER NATIONAL footballer Aldrick ‘Allie’ McNab is concerned about the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Caribbean’s football development.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Though disappointed that his home franchise chose not to retain him for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season, wicketkeeper-batsman Denesh Ramdin is looking forward to proving his worth to his new squad, the St.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Williams will put safety first even though the team is one of several whose survival depends on Formula One starting racing again, deputy principal Claire Williams said.

(Reuters) – An independent review into UK Athletics (UKA) has identified a “general culture of mistrust” within the organisation and concluded that the sport “is not currently in a good position”, according to a summary of findings released yesterday.

BERN, (Reuters) – Professional athletes could be particularly vulnerable to falling seriously ill with the new coronavirus, the head of a global union representing them told Reuters yesterday.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) says it will be fully compliant with regards to the ‘COVID-19 Return To Play Guidelines’ set out by the governing body, World Rugby.

Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) Tournament Director, Rashaad Hussain believes the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic could be a blessing in disguise for local chess players.