The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill Tom Renney remembers exactly where he was during the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It was the first time the New York Rangers had ever held their training camp in Manhattan. Renney, who was entering his second season as the team’s director of player personnel, was […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO–The CFL postponed the start of training camps today due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The ongoing global pandemic and the resulting directives issued by various governments make it unsafe to proceed with plans to gather our athletes and coaches together as scheduled,” CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie said […]
The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia–Football Federation Australia wants FIFA and the IOC to increase the age limit for the Olympic men’s tournament in the wake of the Tokyo Games being pushed back to 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The IOC and Tokyo organizers agreed this week to postpone the […]
The Canadian PressDan Ralph TORONTO–Randy Ambrosie hasn’t forgotten about CFL fans during the COVID-19 pandemic. The league’s commissioner will hold a video town hall question-and-answer session with football supporters tomorrow at noon ET on the league’s website. Ambrosie said it’s important to him to keep CFL fans engaged and informed […]
The Canadian PressLori Ewing TORONTO–From anti-doping to coaching education to most recently the Canadian team’s bold move to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada has historically been a leader on the global sports landscape. Gretchen Kerr believes Canada could lead the way in tackling abuse in […]
The Associated PressStephen Wade TOKYO–The Tokyo Olympics need new dates for the opening and closing ceremonies in 2021. Nothing much can get done until those dates are worked out by the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government and Tokyo organizers. “We must decide this soon, otherwise it will be hard […]
The Associated PressPaul Newberry The Tokyo Olympics have been postponed a year to 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak, but it’s worth remembering that the games have been rocked by upheaval before. Three other times, the games were cancelled altogether because of World War I (1916) and World War II […]
The Associated Press The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: RUGBY The European club rugby finals in May have been suspended because of the coronavirus outbreak. Governing body European Professional Club Rugby announced the decision a day after a conference call by the […]
The Canadian Press For the first time in 102 years, there will not be a showdown to determine Canada’s major junior hockey champion. The 2020 Memorial Cup has been added to the list of cancelled sporting events in Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Canadian Hockey League calling […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill When restrictions on public gatherings to combat the novel coronavirus lift, Golf Canada CEO Laurence Applebaum knows his sport will be ready. Until then, he hopes that amateur golfers follow the lead of professionals and stay home. Applebaum spoke about golf’s unique position as a pastime […]
The Associated PressStephen Wade And Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO–The Tokyo Olympics are probably going to happen, but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned. That became clear after the IOC on Sunday announced it was considering a postponement and would make a final decision within four weeks. […]
The Associated PressDave Campbell MINNEAPOLIS–With the NFL market now open, as teams try to make the math work to support their off-season shopping, the Minnesota Vikings have so far been doing more subtracting than adding. Their first official move of the new league year that began yesterday afternoon was to […]
