Coronavirus sports news - New York teams cleared to restart training

New York is one of the areas in the world worst hit by the pandemic, recording almost 30,000 deaths, almost a third of all deaths in the United States.

The Major League Baseball, NBA, NHL and MLS calendars have all been badly affected by the crisis but teams now based in New York will be able to get back to training.

"We want you up," Cuomo said.

"We want people to be to watch sports, to the extent that people are still staying home. It gives people something to do, it's a return to normalcy.

"So we are working and encouraging all sports teams to start their training camps as soon as possible."

The Yankees and the Mets, New York City's two baseball teams, have been training in Florida, where there are fewer restrictions, while the NBA has said that it is exploring the possibility of playing the season at Disney World Florida.