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20.03.2021 / 22:01

Toronto FC resumes full training after shutdown due to COVID-19 outbreak

Toronto FC has resumed full training after an outbreak of COVID-19 that sent players and staff home to self-isolate.The MLS club had nine positive cases, according to figures released by the city of Toronto. That prompted the team to shut down its north Toronto training centre.Its last full training session was March 3.

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Toronto FC unveils soccer app to help spot diamond in the rough

Toronto FC is hoping your phone will help unearth a soccer diamond in the rough.The Major League Soccer team is unveiling TFC Widenet, an app that evaluates young athletes six and up based on their speed and skills. In its present form, the free app will help TFC find kids who are fit and fast – and measure them against their own academy products.“It’s a pathway to become – potentially – a TFC player,” said Humza Teherany, chief technology and digital officer at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment.

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Spectators allowed at Montreal Impact games at Saputo Stadium again

Montreal Impact announced on Thursday its home stadium will be reopened to spectators as of next week.The Major League Soccer team will carry on with the season at Saputo Stadium thanks to the easing of Quebec public health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.No more than 250 people will be allowed in the stadium, as per government orders.The news marks the first professional sport to resume activities in front of spectators in Canada, according to the Impact’s press release.“We would have liked to return to the stadium with full capacity, but the persisting situation has dictated otherwise,” said Kevin Gilmore, president and CEO of the Montreal Impact, in a statement.“Taking that into consideration while also consulting public

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Rick Zamperin: Auston Matthews’ positive coronavirus test shows why NHL bubble is important

Toronto Maple Leafs star Auston Matthews confirmed Monday that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Arizona last month while the NHL season was on pause.The 22-year-old centre shared the news with reporters on a Zoom call on day one of the National Hockey League‘s summer training camps, as the Leafs and 23 other teams entered Phase 3 of the league’s return-to-play plan.Matthews said he was “asymptomatic” and felt “pretty normal for the two weeks” during his quarantine, and is “feeling healthy now.”Matthews participated in the team’s workouts on Monday and declared himself fit to play in Toronto’s play-in series against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Aug.

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Rick Zamperin: Coronavirus issues in MLS should serve as warning for NHL and NBA

coronavirus cases across the United States continues to explode, it should come as no surprise that the pandemic is wreaking havoc on the MLS is Back Tournament at Disney World in Florida.The NHL and NBA should be taking notes.Two Major League Soccer teams, FC Dallas and Nashville SC, have been forced to bow out of the days-old tournament due to a flurry of their players and coaches testing positive.Just minutes before Sunday’s 9 a.m. kickoff between Toronto FC and D.C.

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Coronavirus forces cancellation of Toronto FC match at MLS tournament

Toronto FC’s opening match against D.C. United at the MLS is Back Tournament was called off Sunday after one positive and one inconclusive test for COVID-19.The inconclusive test came from a Toronto player while the positive test was from a D.C.

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Manitoba housing market ‘strong as it ever was’ after quieter spring due to COVID-19

Survey: 9 of 10 Manitobans say COVID-19 has not affected their homebuying plans “You’re going to see that across the country.

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Rick Zamperin: If more big-name players opt out due to coronavirus, then what?

coronavirus pandemic?The National Hockey League and NHL Players’ Association announced Monday that they had finalized a return to play protocol and agreed to a four-year extension of their collective bargaining agreement that sets the stage for training camps to begin July 13 and a return to action in two hub cities on Aug. 1.The NHL, and every other league, has also made it abundantly clear that if their players want to press the eject button on 2020, they can do so.

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Vancouver Whitecaps return to the pitch delayed after 8 players test positive for COVID-19

Rick Zamperin: Major League Soccer has created a buzz that other leagues have failed to do Two Whitecaps players tested positive, forcing the team to remain in Canada, the league said.Additional tests were negative, but the team had to push back travel until Monday. The MLS is Back Tournament is set to open on Wednesday with a match between Orlando City and expansion Inter Miami.The league’s 26 teams will be sequestered in hotels for the duration of the monthlong tournament played without fans at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex at Walt Disney World.

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Rick Zamperin: Will team sports return during coronavirus pandemic?

coronavirus pandemic, where is everybody’s confidence level?I’m not sure anyone, no matter how ardent a sports fan you are, is 100 per cent confident that each league will be able to pull off its return-to-play plans without any hiccups.And I think that it’s also fair to say that having zero per cent confidence in any of North America’s professional sports leagues to complete their seasons is a bit too harsh, considering the amount of planning, preparation and testing that will be involved this summer.

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Coronavirus: Montreal Impact allowed to resume full team workouts at training centre

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The teams are preparing to return to action at the league’s World Cup-style “MLS is Back” tournament scheduled to run July 8 to Aug. 11 in the Orlando area.The league lifted its team training moratorium on June 4, pending approval of individual club plans by local authorities and the league.In advance of full team training, players have to complete a physical examination and pass two COVID-19 tests.

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Rick Zamperin: Major League Soccer has created a buzz that other leagues have failed to do

Major League Soccer held the draw for its ‘MLS is Back Tournament‘ on Thursday and the balls that came out of each bowl are going to give soccer fans something to cheer about.That’s if the COVID-19 pandemic allows this thing to ever get off the ground.There is no doubt in my mind that footy fans in Canada are pleased with how the draw went down.54 matches. 26 teams.

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Rick Zamperin: The MLS World Cup-style tournament sounds exciting, but…

COVID-19 pandemic.In large part, it’s because North America’s four major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA and NHL) have been relatively silent — and for good reason — as the world deals with the health and economic fallout the novel coronavirus has brought.Thursday marks exactly three months since the National Basketball Association became the first league on our continent to announce that it was suspending its season due to the pandemic.

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COVID-19 impacting home sales, listings in Greater Moncton, realtors group says

A drastic drop in home sales and new listings in Greater Moncton amid the COVID-19 pandemic this spring has created a seller’s real estate market, according to the Greater Moncton Realtors group.

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Montreal Impact not ruling out leaving province to start training on soccer pitch

If the MLS decides to resume its suspended season, Montreal Impact players may have to leave the province to train if they aren’t permitted to practice on the outdoor pitch of the Nutrilait Centre.

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Coronavirus: MLS will allow individual training on practice fields

Major League Soccer is easing its training restrictions, allowing clubs to use their practice fields but only for individual workouts and under strict rules.

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Rick Zamperin: Ontario may have its reopening road map, but sports remain in the dark

We may have what the Ontario government is touting as a road map towards the resumption of our economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, but we still have no idea when we are going to be allowed to attend a sporting event.

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Rick Zamperin: Which sports do you miss the most?

The coronavirus pandemic has turned our lives upside down, preventing us from doing what we normally do on a day-to-day basis.

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Rick Zamperin: Let’s face it, sports won’t be back any time soon

I’d like to think that I am an eternal optimist, but I’m also a realist, and the likelihood of any sports league restarting any time soon is dwindling with each passing day because of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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Rick Zamperin: Coronavirus pandemic has sports fans crying ‘uncle!’

Just over three weeks ago, the NBA became the first of North America’s four major professional sports leagues to announce the suspension of its season due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0