AFP Sports Agenda for Friday, May 8 (all times GMT): Twitter: @AFP_Sport Instagram: @afpsport SPORTS/WAR -- Many sportsmen were forced to put their careers on hold to fight in World War II. The conflict cut short the lives of some, including England Test cricketer Hedley Verity and German Olympic long jumper "Luz" Long, but others survived to forge careers after the conflict ended in 1945. AFP Sport looks at the careers of sportsmen who made an impact in the post-war world as Europe marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day. (0100) Coverage by Julian Guyer and Kieran Canning (BRITAIN-SPORT-HEROES-WWII-FBL-RUGBYU-CRICKET-AUS-GER-GBR) SPORTS/BETTING Starved of sport during the coronavirus pandemic, bookmakers and punters have turned their attention to the football backwaters of Nicaragua and Belarus -- and they have proved an education for clients (0115). Report by Pirate Irwin (SPORTS-BETTING-FBL-TTENNIS-HEALTH-VIRUS-OFFBEAT) SPORTS/VIRUS -- Updates as international sport makes tentative plans to emerge from the shadow of the coronavirus, with the German Bundesliga set to resume next week (HEALTH-VIRUS-SPORTS) afp