Ex-Real Madrid president Sanz loses battle with virus
MADRID — Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died Saturday from the new coronavirus, his family said. He was 76.
Sanz had been in intensive care since the beginning of the week while being treated for the virus.
Sanz presided over Madrid from 1995 until 2000, leading the club to two European titles, a Spanish league title and a Spanish Super Cup title.
Under Sanz, Madrid ended a 32-year drought in Europe by winning its seventh European trophy in 1998.
More than 24,000 people have been infected with the virus in Spain, with nearly 1,400 deaths.
World hockey tourney canceled
The 2020 men’s world hockey championships have been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced Saturday.
The tournament was to have taken place in the Swiss cities of Zurich and Lausanne starting May 8 and running through May 24. The women’s championships, which were to have been held in Canada starting March 31, were canceled two weeks ago.
“This is a harsh reality to face for the international ice hockey family, but one that we must accept,” Rene Fasel, the IIHF’s president, said in a statement
released Saturday. “The coronavirus is a global problem and requires major efforts by government bodies to combat its spread. The IIHF must do all it can to support this fight. We have to set sport aside for now and support both the government bodies and the ice hockey family.”
Odds and ends
A second player on the Ottawa Senators has tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced on Saturday, making him the second known positive result among NHL players.
As with the first player, whose positive result and “mild” symptoms were disclosed by the club Tuesday, the Senators did not identify the player in question. …
A member of the Canadian Football League’s British Columbia Lions operations department has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Lions issued a statement announcing they were made aware of an employee who has the coronavirus. The person, who has not been named, is currently at home in isolation.