ZURICH, Switzerland– Suspended Haitian Football Federation (FHF) President Yves Jean-Bart said he expects to be exonerated and reinstated at the end of ongoing sexual abuse investigations that triggered soccer’s governing body FIFA to provisionally ban him from the sport.

Two prominent sports figures who have represented the Caribbean tested positive for the novel coronavirus last month.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua – The Caribbean’s cricket ambassadors will have to make do with less money for now.

Two players with Caribbean connections could be rookies on teams rosters in the National Football League (NFL) this season.

Two Caribbean-born players were among those receiving major international cricket honors last month.

NEW YORK – Trinidadian Austin “Jack” Warner, the former high ranking soccer executive, has been implicated in a 53-count indictment in the United States.

CANBERRA, Australia– Caribbean stars like Jamaican Jhaniele Fowler-Reid and Triniadian Samantha Wallace, who compete in the Suncorp Super Netball League in Australia, will benefit from a decision to extend the government’s JobKeeper payment to international players.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad– All-rounder Jason Holder says he does not want to be pigeon-holed as only a Test player, but believes he has a contribution to make to West Indies cricket in all three formats.

The 49th edition of the CARIFTA Games, the premier showcase for junior Caribbean track and field talent, was postponed from last month due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and will now be staged April 2-5 next year in Bermuda.

Sam Clayton Jr., one of the first Jamaicans to participate in bobsledding, died last month from complications of the novel coronavirus.

Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz, the toast of South Florida’s Caribbean American community on their way to the women’s World Cup last year in France, have advanced to their highest ever ranking by FIFA, soccer’s governing body.

The cream of Caribbean athletic talent will not be in action anytime soon following the shutdown of multiple major sporting events this year - in the region and globally - due to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).