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Several events across the globe have been affected by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, which has been declared a pandemic this week.

The CARIFTA Chess Championships has officially been postponed due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak across the region.

Jacobs Jewellery and Pawn Shop, owned by Former National Cricketer Steven Jacobs, Monday inked a deal with National Cricketer Kevin Sinclair for the latter to become the company’s Brand Ambassador.

CAPE TOWN – West Indies Over-50s middle order batsman Azad Mohammed hit a fluent century against Canada on Sunday in round three of the Over-50s Cricket World Cup at Western Province Cricket Club just before tournament organizers pulled the curtains on the 12-team show piece due to the threat of the Coronavirus.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – FIFA is urging all football assocations to publicise the World Health Organization’s preventive measures against the spread of the coronavirus, Gianni Infantino, president of world soccer’s governing body, said in a letter to its members yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic must have reached its peak and be on the wane by the end of May otherwise the Tokyo Olympics cannot be staged on schedule, the head of the French Olympic Committee (CNOSF) said yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados Pride have virtually sewn up the Regional first class title after opening up a 40-point lead at the top of the standings, following their crushing win over reigning champions Guyana Jaguars last weekend.

(Reuters) – World soccer governing body FIFA said yesterday that it was looking into the potential impact postponed fixtures would have on player contracts after the coronavirus outbreak suspended leagues across Europe and the rest of the world.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The European, Americas and final world qualifying boxing tournaments for the Tokyo Olympic Games were suspended yesterday after falling victim to the coronavirus outbreak sweeping the globe.

LAHORE, (Reuters) – The final leg of Bangladesh’s tour of Pakistan, which involved a test match and a one-day international next month, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the cricket boards said yesterday.

(Reuters) – England’s Premiership Rugby season has been suspended for five weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak, the league announced yesterday.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa (CSA) yesterday suspended all forms of the game in the country for 60 days after the government banned gatherings larger than 100 people in response to the threat of the coronavirus outbreak.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s most iconic steeplechase the Grand National has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Jockey Club said yesterday as the country ramped up its response to the crisis.

(Reuters) – American Tiger Woods sought to put the cancellations of a slew of golf tournaments due to the coronavirus into perspective yesterday, saying the well-being of others trumped the sport.

Despite the threat of the pandemic, COVID-19, the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) was able to successfully stage its ‘Early Season Classic’ at the National Track and Field Centre during the weekend.

Guyana Jaguars captain, Leon Johnson has described team’s performance with the bat in their most recent four-day match against the Barbados Pride as “woeful,” and not a reflection of their abilities.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) continued its Georgetown section of the Academy Training Center (ATC) Programme on Saturday at the Tucville Community Center ground.

Cornelia Ida Cricket Club held its nerve to pull off a three-wicket win over McGill Super Stars in the final of the West Demerara Cricket Association/Beacon Café 50-over final at Wales Community Centre ground, yesterday.

Nine-year-old Jasmine Billingy is one of Guyana’s most promising prospects and her personal coach Colin France is calling on all relevant stakeholders, including the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA), to invest in her promising career. 

The sport of boxing locally and abroad is down for the count following the outbreak of the pandemic COVID-19 better known as the coronavirus.