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TORONTO - The plot thickens over defender Doneil Henry, who remains in the Toronto FC fold for the time being despite being secretly sold six months ago to a club in Cyprus. Richie Guerin Jersey . The 21-year-old Canadian international, who has made no secret of his desire to play in Europe, spent the 2014 season on loan with Toronto. News that his contract was owned by a club some 9,000 kilometres away didnt surface until late last week. Neither Toronto or Henry have identified which club bought him back in April. And its possible that Henry could be back in a Toronto uniform next year on loan. As of right now, a lot of discussions still have to be made between myself and Toronto, Henry told reporters Tuesday at Torontos end-of-season player availability. Im weighing my options to see where my future will go. Ill sit down with my agent, my family and Ill see what the best decision is for me. Toronto GM Tim Bezbatchenko said he felt no need to announce the sale because Henry was still with the club and there was no change in his salary cap hit. But there was a financial transaction with a transfer and loan fee, not to mention an allocation money credit. For a league struggling with transparency issues, a secret sale seems a step backwards. Henry, however, said he wanted to keep things quiet because he didnt want to be a distraction. I never left. I was here. My focus was with Toronto so me staying here I just wanted to help do my part as a player with Toronto. Asked why he could not divulge the Cyprus team that owns him, he replied: Right now I dont feel comfortable talking about that. Eventually you guys will find out. Henry said not telling anyone about the deal wasnt difficult because my heart was always here in Toronto. Despite his tender age, Henry is the current longest-serving player on the Toronto roster. He has played 70 league games for TFC since making his debut in 2010. The six-foot 180-pounder from Brampton, Ont., became the first player from the Toronto FC academy to graduate to the first team when he signed a pro contract in August 2010. Former manager Ryan Nelsen sent him to Englands West Ham in the last off-season to train with the Premier League team. An athletically gifted defender, Henry is a raw talent with a big up-side. Nelsen saw him as eventually playing at the highest level in Europe. Paul Westphal Jersey . - Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr has nothing but good problems right now. Carl Braun Jersey . The commissioners office said Friday that Sears tested positive for metabolites of Methandienone. Sears will be 23 in March. He signed with the Braves in June 2013 out of Arizona Christian, an NAIA school, and is on the roster of the rookie-level Gulf Coast League Braves.S-HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands -- Canadas Eugenie Bouchard dropped a three-set decision to Vania King in first-round play Tuesday at the Topshelf Open. The third-seeded Bouchard, from Westmount, Que., was coming off a semifinal appearance at the French Open. She took the opening set before the unseeded American came back for the 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory. Top-seeded Simona Halep, the French Open runner-up, beat Olga Govortsova of Belarus 7-5, 6-2. Halep broke for a 6-5 lead in the first set and then again in the first game of the second set. She will face Annika Beck of Germany in the second round. Also Tuesday, Yaroslava Shvedova upset second-seeded Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 3-6, 66-3. Dick McGuire Jersey. In the mens draw, second-seeded Fernando Verdasco of Spain overcame a shaky performance to beat Paul-Henri Mathieu of France 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Verdasco, the highest seed on the mens side after countryman David Ferrer pulled out of the grass-court warmup for Wimbledon, served 13 aces but also had 15 double-faults. After a poor first set he broke Mathieu early in the second. In the third, Verdasco saved two break points in his first service game and then broke Mathieu in the fifth game with a crosscourt backhand return. Third-seeded Roberto Bautista Agut beat Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-1, 6-3 and Nicolas Mahut overcame Kimmer Coppejans 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. ' ' '
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