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SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia Chief Executive Kevin Roberts has told staff that the governing body faces a financial crisis and would not have been able to pay its bills at the end of August without layoffs, local media reported yesterday.

Seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge spent his first nine seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, and he is open to finishing his career with the club.

(Reuters) – It is premature to think the novel coronavirus outbreak will further delay the Tokyo Olympics, which have already been postponed a year, Brian McCloskey, an expert on global health security and outbreak prevention told Reuters.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India plans to launch a domestic tennis circuit from July to support its players who are struggling financially during the sport’s shutdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the country’s tennis body (AITA) said yesterday.

Ms. Bikini champion, Chandini Khan is adamant that it is time for Guyanese “to up our game” in the fight against the pandemic, COVID-19.

National left-arm spinner Kaysia Schultz is banking on a solid performance in the  Regional Women’s Super50 competition  to stake a claim for a West Indies call-up.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Caribbean Premier League organisers have alluded to novel social distancing measures which could be implemented to ensure the popular Twenty20 tournament comes off as planned, but say they will only proceed with the staging of the event once it was “safe to do so”.

The annual Mayor’s Cup/Inter-Ward/Village football tournament has been rescheduled Coordinator, former national football coach Lennox Arthur has said.

With many households on the breadline due to the lockdown stemming from the Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) and Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) plan to engage affected families with relief packages.

Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller admitted he was stunned to learn that he tested positive for the coronavirus, especially since he maintains he was strict in his adherence to social distancing.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Pride captain Kraigg Brathwaite has come in for praise for his handling of the side during the recent successful campaign in the domestic first class championship, despite his ordinary form with the bat.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Quinton de Kock will be overlooked as captain of the South Africa test team to avoid overburdening the nation’s top performer over recent years, director of cricket Graeme Smith said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former Leeds United and England defender Norman ‘Bites Yer Legs’ Hunter has died at 76 after contracting the new coronavirus, the Championship (second-tier) club said yesterday.

It has been over a month since the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Four-Day Championship was halted at the eighth round because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa (CSA) confirmed yesterday they had made former test skipper Graeme Smith’s tenure as director of cricket permanent, keeping him in the role until March 2022.

Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association President Dr Warren Blake says Jamaica might have to send two separate teams to the World Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Games in 2022 as the events are scheduled to be held days apart.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Premier League clubs yesterday discussed possible models for finishing the current season but did not consider a specific date for play to resume while U.K.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The tennis governing bodies have joined forces to support lower-level professionals who are struggling financially during the sport’s shutdown due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.

(Reuters) – The NBA has reached an agreement with the National Basketball Players Association to withhold 25% of each player’s salary from May 15 due to the shutdown of the sport because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Due to the evolving global health concerns regarding COVID-19 and lockdown measures implemented by the Government of India to contain the spread of the pandemic, the IPL Governing Council of the BCCI has decided that the IPL 2020 Season will be suspended till further notice.