Open champion Emma Raducanu after the latter tested positive for COVID-19 and withdrew from the event.ĭuration 5:34 Rob Pizzo addresses the giant elephant in the room: whether or not the NHL/NHLPA will pull the plug on the Olympics. "While the timing is not ideal - as I was in the final stages of my preparations for the Australian Open swing - I will make my way to Australia as soon as I am cleared and past the isolation period."īencic lost to Tunisian Ons Jabeur, who had replaced U.S. "I am currently isolating and taking all precautionary (measures) to get through this as best as possible as I am experiencing quite severe symptoms (fever, aches, chills).
"Unfortunately and even though I am fully vaccinated, I recently tested positive for COVID-19," Bencic said on Twitter. Nadal also said he was having some "unpleasant moments" after testing positive upon his return to Spain. Olympic tennis champion Belinda Bencic has tested positive for COVID-19 after her trip to Abu Dhabi and has "severe symptoms," she said on Tuesday, a day after Rafa Nadal announced he had also tested positive.īoth players had traveled to Abu Dhabi to play in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition event last week. Toronto is scheduled to play in Chicago on Wednesday night after its game against Orlando on Monday in Toronto was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the Magic. There are now seven Raptors in league protocols.ĭEC 19 COVID RDUP Dozens of NHL, NBA games postponed as COVID-19 cases rise Scottie Barnes and Precious Achiuwa were added to the NBA's COVID-19 protocols by the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, hours after teammates Fred VanVleet and Malachi Flynn were sidelined. The country's other two major junior leagues, the Ontario and Western Hockey Leagues, are on regularly scheduled holiday breaks, with games in the WHL still scheduled to start on Dec. Postponed games will be rescheduled at a later date. In a statement issued today the QMJHL says players and staffs' safety remains its top priority. The QMJHL says it's working on updated protocols which will include preventive testing prior to the arrival of players and staff within the team environment. Players will report back to their clubs on Jan.
The league says the pause is necessary because of surging COVID-19 infection rates in Eastern Canada. The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has paused all activities until Jan. Quebec junior hockey league pauses activities Duration 6:16 As the Omicron variant spreads and COVID case counts rise across sports leagues, infection control epidemiologist Colin Furness says it’s time to stop allowing full-capacity crowds in venues.