THE HOT CORNER

PRO SOCCER:

Supporters returned to a Premier League stadium for the first time since March on Saturday when Brighton drew 1-1 with Chelsea in a preseason friendly. Around 2,500 socially distancing fans were allowed into Brighton’s stadium . ... In London, PierreEmerick Aubameyang clinched the Community Shield for Arsenal with his penalty securing a 5-4 shootout victory over Liverpool.

PRO CYCLING:

Britain’s Lizzie Deignan beat defending champ Marianne Vos in a sprint finish to win La Course, the women’s one-day classic race organized as a Tour de France curtain-raiser. Following a series of unsuccessful attacks in the final kilometers, Vos launched the sprint too early and lost by a few millimeters to the former world champ.

PRO BASKETBALL:

Chicago Sky players Azura Stevens and Diamond DeShields left the WNBA bubble in Florida. Stevens is out for the season with a knee injury. DeShields left for personal reasons . ... Breanna Stewart had 21 points and eight rebounds, Natasha Howard added 17 points and 15 rebounds, and the Seattle Storm beat the Sky 88-74 to stay atop the WNBA standings . ... A’ja Wilson had 20 points, seven rebounds and five blocks, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the New York Liberty 80-63 to clinch a playoff spot . ... Arike Ogunbowale’s 28 points led the Dallas Wings by the Indiana Fever 82-78.

South African Justin Walters doubled his lead to two strokes with a 3-under 69 in the third round of the European Tour’s U.K. Championship in Birmingham, England. He’s 12 under par overall.

PRO BASEBALL:

Arizona’s Zac Gallen, 25, set a big league record by allowing three or fewer runs in the first 22 starts of his career. He was traded to the Diamondbacks from Miami last season. The previous record was 21 by Boston’s Aaron Sele (1993-94).