SOCCER

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan is eyeing a stadium deal on NFL draft day: Buying Wembley.

The English Football Association has received an offer from Khan of about $840 million for the national soccer stadium, which would continue to host England games and major cup finals after a sale.

Wembley has staged regular-season NFL games since 2007 and Khan’s Florida-based franchise started playing at the 90,000-capacity stadium in 2013, the year Khan bought London soccer club Fulham.

He told The Associated Press he expects to own Wembley within 8 to 12 weeks.

EUROPA SEMIFINALS: Dimitri Payet set up both goals as Marseille beat Salzburg 2-0 in the first leg of their semifinal at Marseille, France.

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Antoine Griezmann scored late for 10-man Atletico Madrid to draw at Arsenal 1-1 in London.

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: UEFA has charged Bayern Munich for two fan incidents during the team’s Champions League loss to Real Madrid.

UEFA says its disciplinary panel will study an “illicit” anti-UEFA banner displayed at Wednesday’s game in Munich, and a “field invasion” by fans after Madrid’s 2-1 win in the first leg of the semifinals.

FOOTBALL

NFL: The Panthers agreed to a two-year contract extension with three-time Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen worth $8.5 million per season, a person familiar with the situation said.

HOCKEY

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U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: Former Yarmouth resident Oliver Wahlstrom was one of five scorers for the United States in a 5-1 quarterfinal win over Russia in Chelyabinsk, Russia.

The U.S. will face the Czech Republic in the semifinals on Saturday. Sweden and Finland also advanced.

BASKETBALL

WNBA: WNBA uniforms are getting an upgrade this year thanks to the league’s new partnership with Nike.

Players spent the better part of the last year working with the apparel company designing a uniform that focused on movements unique to women’s basketball players.

The league and Nike tested the uniforms to make sure there would be no wardrobe malfunctions, like what happened opening night in the NBA when LeBron James’ jersey ripped down the back.

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LITHUANIA: LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball are leaving their Lithuania team by mutual agreement.

BC Prienu Vytautas announced the departure of the younger brothers of Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball.

The team says LiAngelo injured an ankle and LaMelo has been bothered by back pain.

TENNIS

BARCELONA OPEN: Rafael Nadal cruised into the quarterfinals by defeating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-1, 6-3.

DOPING

IAAF RULES: New rules for female athletes with high natural testosterone levels could force two-time Olympic 800-meter champion Caster Semenya to stop running middle-distance races.

From Nov. 1, the IAAF will limit entry for all international events, from 400 meters through the mile, to women with testosterone levels below a specified level.

Women with elevated testosterone must reduce their level for “six months (e.g., by use of hormonal contraceptives)” before being eligible to run, and maintain that lowered level.


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