National Sports

TORONTO — Canada's rugby international against the French Barbarians on July 4 in Montreal has been called off due to the COVID-10 pandemic.

TOKYO — As the coronavirus spreads in Japan, the chief executive of the Tokyo Games said Friday he can’t guarantee the postponed Olympics will be staged next year — even with the long delay.

TORONTO — John Tavares lived in New York and his wife has worked in a hospital.

TORONTO — The man at the heart of the Maple Leaf Gardens sexual abuse scandal has died.

In an abrupt about-face at the behest of broadcast partner ESPN, the UFC has postponed UFC 249 and all future scheduled shows due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Pat Stapleton, a longtime NHL defenceman who famously kept an air of mystery over whether he possessed the puck from the goal that won the 1972 Summit Series, has died. He was 79.

TORONTO — Auston Matthews has been wheeling around his property in Arizona on rollerblades trying to stay in shape.

Toronto sports figures from Mitch Marner to Michael Bradley have joined forces with Mayor John Tory in a video urging people to "come together by staying home" during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hamilton has a choice between poetry and a slam dunk. Canada's candidate city for the 2030 Commonwealth Games has been asked to consider a bid for 2026 instead because of a global dearth of cities interested in the latter.

TORONTO — Edmonton Oilers forward Colby Cave remains in a medically-induced coma at a Toronto hospital after suffering a brain bleed earlier this week.