National Sports

Major League Rugby joins other leagues in suspending play for 30 days

TORONTO — Major League Rugby joined other leagues Thursday in suspending play for 30 days because of COVID-19 outbreak. The 12-team North American league has already played five rounds of matches this season.

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Blue Jays win final two spring games before MLB suspends operations

The Toronto Blue Jays won their last two spring training games before Major League Baseball suspended operations Thursday because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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March Madness: NCAA Tournaments cancelled due to coronavirus

The NCAA cancelled its men's and women's basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.

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Canadian cyclist Mike Woods breaks his right femur in Paris-Nice crash

LYON, France — Canadian cyclist Mike Woods was taken to hospital with a broken right femur after crashing in Thursday's stage of the Paris-Nice race. The 33-year-old from Ottawa was to undergo surgery Thursday evening.

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CP NewsAlert: NCAA cancels men's and women's Division I basketball tournaments

NEW YORK — The NCAA has cancelled the men's and women's Division I basketball tournaments amid concerns over COVID-19. More coming. The Associated Press

Mar 12, 2020 2:24 PM Read more >

CFL announces the cancellation of its regional, national combines

TORONTO — The CFL has cancelled its regional and national combines in the wake of the growing COVID-19 outbreak. The league made the announcement Thursday. "At our very core, we are about bringing people together," the CFL said in a statement.

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Some of world's best ice dancers based in Montreal to skate in online show

Montreal ice dance coaches Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon are giving figure skating fans something to watch.

Mar 12, 2020 2:06 PM Read more >

Canada draws Sweden, Kazakhstan for round-robin group at Davis Cup final

Canada has been drawn into a round-robin group with Kazakhstan and Sweden for the Davis Cup Finals. The international men's tennis tournament will take place Nov. 23-29 at Madrid's Caja Magica.

Mar 12, 2020 1:27 PM Read more >

CP NewsAlert: MLB postpones operations indefinitely due to COVID-19

Major League Baseball has postponed the start of the regular season by at least two weeks and cancelled the rest of spring training due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More coming. The Canadian Press

Mar 12, 2020 1:10 PM Read more >

World Cup cross-country event in Canmore cancelled

CANMORE, Alta. — A World Cup cross-country ski event scheduled for next week in Canmore, Alta., has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Mar 12, 2020 12:26 PM Read more >