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ROME, (Reuters) – Italy’s government will “inevitably” extend beyond April 3 the containment measures it had approved to stem the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the regional affairs minister said yesterday.

Guyana-born Jermin King recently defeated Javier Alejandro Sahagun in Mexico. King won via a TKO in the super middleweight bout over six rounds at the Arena San Martin de las Flores, Tlaquepaque, Jalisco, Mexico.

New York Knicks owner James Dolan has tested positive for the coronavirus.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, the poster girl of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, took to social media yesterday to show her support for the decision to postpone the Games until next year Osaka, who won the U.S.

MURMANSK, Russia, (Reuters) – When a group of French chess players travelled to the Russian Arctic city of Murmansk for a tournament this month, they didn’t expect to end up in quarantine and face delays in getting home.

(BBC) Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin says the current football season could be lost if it cannot be restarted by the end of June.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA said it was temporarily halting all testing in response to government measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago international Samantha Wallace says she will be finding ways to remain in shape following the suspension of the Australian Super Netball League.

(Reuters) – Juventus forward Paulo Dybala, one of the highest-profile players to be infected with the coronavirus, has started training again after recovering from the illness which he said left him struggling for breath.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Formula One could shorten grand prix weekends and race into January if that helps salvage a season ravaged by the coronavirus, according to Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – As Australians embarked on the unprecedented novelty of a weekend without sport yesterday, negotiations continued between professional leagues and players over wage cuts to ensure they survive the coronavirus shutdown.

(Reuters) – Juventus players and coach Maurizio Sarri have reached an agreement over a wage reduction that will save the Italian champions 90 million euros ($100.26 million), the Serie A club announced yesterday.

(Reuters) – India’s cricket board (BCCI) announced yesterday that it will contribute 510 million rupees ($6.81 million) to the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM-CARES Fund) to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The pause in cricket due to the coronavirus pandemic will allow India’s jaded players to recharge their batteries, according to head coach Ravi Shastri.

Despite the difficulty of attracting sponsorship throughout Guyana, the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has always prided itself on its ability to attract sponsors ever since Hilbert Foster took over as president in February 2018.

(Reuters) – Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee president Yoshiro Mori has told international federations that deciding who foots the bill for postponing the Games to 2021 will be a “major challenge”, Olympic news website insidethegames https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1092504/tokyo-2020-president-warns-ifs-costs

(Reuters) – Ehsan Hadadi, Iran’s first Olympic track and field medallist, has tested positive for coronavirus, World Athletics reported yesterday.

Enterprise Busta Sports Club and the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club have  paid tributes to former Guyana Beverage Company General Manager, Robert Selman, who passed away earlier this week in Trinidad and Tobago.

Pele F.C one of Guyana’s leading football institutions is mourning the passing of one of its own, Wendell Manifold who died recently in the United States. 

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jermaine Blackwood says the region can expect a new and improved player when he eventually returns to international cricket.