Everton Weekes, Cricket Star and Racial Pioneer, Is Dead at 95

By BY HUW RICHARDS from NYT Sports Along with his fellow Barbados batsmen Frank Worrell and Clyde Walcott — together they were “the three Ws” — he broke the sport’s longstanding color barrier.https://nyti.ms/3gNnGmW

He Placed in a Virtual Race. But His Racing Was Too Virtual.

By BY VICTOR MATHER from NYT Sports A driver in a virtual Formula E race apologized for “outside help” in placing third. The Iditarod winner might finally get home to Norway. And more sports are returning.https://nyti.ms/3bZSv59

L.P.G.A. Shifts Schedule Once Again

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports Plus the future of the spitball in cricket and a backyard pole vault runway and pit that meets competition standards.https://nyti.ms/2WcOhRF

Ashleigh Barty Wins the French Open for Her First Grand Slam Singles Title

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports Four years ago, Barty of Australia quit tennis and played pro cricket. Now she has a surprising major title and will rise to No. 2 in the rankings.https://nyti.ms/2QUPDh8