FILE PHOTO - Cricket - Second Test - England v West Indies - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - July 16, 2020 General view during the match, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Jon Super/Pool via REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) - Snooker, horse racing and cricket will be the first sports to bring back spectators in England in coming weeks, the British government announced on Friday, in a trial of plans aimed at reopening elite sports to fans more widely from Oct. 1.
The government will allow spectators at carefully selected trial events from late July to early August to 'stress test' new guidelines on a return to some kind of sporting normality.
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