USWNT agrees to deal through 2021

The World Cup champion women’s soccer team has a new labor contract, settling a dispute in which the players sought equitable wages to their male counterparts.

The agreement with the U.S. Soccer Federation runs through 2021, meaning the players will be under contract through the 2019 World Cup in France and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The women will receive raises in base pay and bonuses as well as better provisions for travel and accommodations.

■ A member of the ownership group that sought an MLS franchise for St. Louis called the defeat Tuesday of public financing for a stadium “likely the final stage of our journey.”

■ A group looking to expand to San Diego plans to ask the City Council to place its proposal for a $1 billion development at the Qualcomm Stadium site on the ballot as part of a special election in November.

ODDS AND ENDS

Horse racing: The richest horse race in the world is getting richer. Organizers of the Pegasus World Cup say the purse for next year’s race will be $16 million, an increase of $4 million from this year’s inaugural.

The winner will be in line to claim more than $9 million that day, a total that only eight horses running in North America have reached in their entire careers.

The race is set for Jan. 27, again at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla.

Hockey: The women’s world championships resume today with semifinals matches between undefeated U.S. vs. Germany and Finland vs. Canada in Plymouth, Mich.

Running: Authorities say they’ll make greater use of trucks and drones to secure April 17’s Boston Marathon.