THE HOT CORNER

1 SOCCER: Angel City FC, the new Los Angeles entry in the National Women’s Soccer League, will play its home games at Banc of California Stadium starting in spring 2022. The club will share the stadium south of downtown Los Angeles with Los Angeles FC of Major League Soccer.

2 GOLF: South Africans Wilco Nienaber and Shaun Norris shot an 8- under 63 Thursday to share the first- round lead at the Joburg Open, which made its return to the European Tour schedule for the first time since 2017. The duo was one shot clear of American Johannes Veerman and Aaron Cockerill of Canada, who both made late- afternoon runs at Randpark Golf Club in Johannesburg. Veerman birdied his last hole, and Cockerill made two birdies on his last three.

3 BASEBALL: The Washington Nationals are moving their Triple- A affiliate back to upstate New York after two years on the West Coast. The Nationals announced Thursday they will relocate from Fresno, California, to Rochester of the International League. The change ends the Rochester Red Wings’ 18- year affiliation with the Minnesota Twins.

4 HORSE RACING: Churchill Downs says President Kevin Flanery will retire at the end of this year after 11 years in charge of the home of the Kentucky Derby.

5 PRO BASKETBALL: The Knicks waived veterans Elfrid Payton, Taj Gibson and Wayne Ellington and declined their team option on Bobby Portis on Thursday, just a year after signing them in free agency. The Knicks signed all the veterans as part of a seven- player class in the summer of 2019. They enter free agency today with only Julius Randle and Reggie Bullock remaining from the group, having traded Marcus Morris to the Clippers during the season.