National Sports

OTTAWA — Canadian wrestlers Jordie Steen and Amar Dhesi qualified for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics on Sunday following their semifinal victories at the Pan-American Olympic Qualification Tournament. Steen, from Tecumseh, Ont.

MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens announced an assistance program on Sunday for their 1,200 game-day employees without work after the National Hockey League suspended its season in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A list of Canadian international and domestic sporting events impacted by COVID-19: HOCKEY — NHL suspends 2019-20 season, impacting seven Canadian teams in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.

LAS VEGAS — UFC president Dana White says the UFC will continue staging fights despite the COVID-19 outbreak.

LANGFORD, B.C. — Rugby Canada has joined its hockey and soccer counterparts in suspending "all sanctioned rugby activities nationally" until at least April 10 due to COVID-19.

VANCOUVER — Post-secondary institutions in British Columbia are being urged to create coaching codes of conduct after verbal abuse complaints were made against a rowing coach at the University of Victoria.

PRINCETON, United States — The ECHL has cancelled the rest of its 2019-20 season.

BRASILIA, Brazil — Canadians John (The Bull) Makdessi and Randa (Quiet Storm) Markos both went down to defeat Saturday on a UFC Fight Night card.

OTTAWA — Canoe Kayak Canada announced that they have cancelled their upcoming Olympic and Paralympic team trials due to the novel coronavirus.

OTTAWA — The official raised Canadian Erica Wiebe's arm to signal a victory, and her guaranteed spot at the Tokyo Olympics. The gesture was more for show, though, with no fans in attendance to recognize her accomplishment.