Last updated on .From the section Gaelic GamesMcKenna signed a four-year contract extension with Essendon in 2017Essendon's Conor McKenna has tested positive for Covid-19 after returning from his County Tyrone home to Australia. The 24-year-old former Red Hands U21 player had tested negative five times since arriving back in Australia. But his positive test on Friday has resulted in Sunday's game against Melbourne at the MCG being postponed. McKenna said in April that he hopes to return home in the next couple of years and play for Tyrone. "Essendon player Conor McKenna returned a low-grade irregularity on Friday after being tested as part of our Covid-19 protocols," said AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan.

Source: BBC June 20, 2020 09:22 UTC