National Sports

NFL players approve labour deal, including 17-game season

By a close vote, with some 500 union members not participating, NFL players have approved a new labour agreement with the league.

Mar 15, 2020 3:15 PM Read more >

Major League Soccer extends team training moratorium within match-play ban

TORONTO — Major League Soccer, which has suspended match play for 30 days due to the COVID-19 outbreak, has extended its moratorium on team training through March 20.

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Canadian wrestlers Steen and Dhesi qualify for upcoming Tokyo Olympics

OTTAWA — Canadian wrestlers Jordie Steen and Amar Dhesi qualified for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics on Sunday following their semifinal victories at the Pan-American Olympic Qualification Tournament. Steen, from Tecumseh, Ont.

Mar 15, 2020 2:19 PM Read more >

Canadiens announce program for event staff affected by COVID-19 closures

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens announced an assistance program on Sunday for their 1,200 game-day employees without work after the National Hockey League suspended its season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 15, 2020 1:14 PM Read more >

Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19

A list of Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19: HOCKEY — NHL suspends 2019-20 season, impacting seven Canadian teams in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.

Mar 15, 2020 12:05 PM Read more >

UFC plans to keep staging MMA shows, looks for new venues to host fight cards

LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White says the UFC will continue staging fights despite the COVID-19 outbreak.

Mar 15, 2020 9:07 AM Read more >

Rugby Canada suspends all sanctioned sport activities due to COVID-19 virus

LANGFORD, B.C. — Rugby Canada has joined its hockey and soccer counterparts in suspending "all sanctioned rugby activities nationally" until at least April 10 due to COVID-19.

Mar 15, 2020 8:20 AM Read more >

Call for coaching codes of conduct after harassment allegations at UVic

VANCOUVER — Post-secondary institutions in British Columbia are being urged to create coaching codes of conduct after verbal abuse complaints were made against a rowing coach at the University of Victoria.

Mar 15, 2020 2:00 AM Read more >

Coronavirus fears lead to cancellation ECHL 2019-20 season and playoffs

PRINCETON, United States — The ECHL has cancelled the rest of its 2019-20 season.

Mar 14, 2020 7:19 PM Read more >

Canada's John Makdessi, Randa Markos both beaten on UFC card in Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil — Canadians John (The Bull) Makdessi and Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos both went down to defeat Saturday on a UFC Fight Night card.

Mar 14, 2020 6:57 PM Read more >