HOT CORNER

1 PRO SOCCER:

This week’s Champions League games were going ahead as scheduled despite an Islamic State terror threat, the governing body of European soccer said Tuesday. Several posters circulated on social media alleging to be from the Al-Azaim Foundation — a media arm of ISIS-K — called for attacks at stadiums hosting the matches. The Associated Press could not verify the authenticity of the posts. In Madrid, Real Madrid hosted Manchester City on Tuesday, and Atletico Madrid welcomes Borussia Dortmund today. In London, Arsenal played Bayern Munich on Tuesday, and Paris Saint-Germain hosts Barcelona today.

2 OLYMPICS:

The Olympic rings will be displayed on the Eiffel Tower, organizers said in a statement on Tuesday, as the French capital prepares to mark 100 days until the start of the Paris Games. A 95-foot-long and 49-foot-high structure of five Olympic rings, made entirely of recycled French steel, will be displayed on the south side of the 135-year-old historic landmark in central Paris, overlooking the Seine River. About 10,500 athletes will parade through the heart of the French capital on boats on the Seine along a 3.7-mile route in the opening ceremony at sunset on July 26.

3 PRO SOCCER:

John Murtough is stepping down from his position as Manchester United’s football director ahead of the appointment of a new leadership structure at the English club under its new investors. Murtough has worked at United for 11 years in a variety of roles, including in recruitment and in the regeneration of the academy. As part of the deal that saw British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe buy a 27.7% stake in United, his INEOS company took over control of the club’s soccer operations and has started to make changes.

4 HORSE RACING:

Maryland lawmakers approved a plan to rebuild Baltimore’s storied but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control in the waning hours of the state’s legislative session on Monday. The measure would use $400 million in state bonds to rebuild the home of the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes. The legislation also calls for transferring Pimlico from the Stronach Group, which is the current owner of Pimlico and nearby Laurel Park, to a newly formed state nonprofit.

5 PRO TENNIS:

Spanish player Aaron Cortes has been given a 15-year ban for match-fixing and other offenses. The International Tennis Integrity Agency said Tuesday that Cortes, 29, admitted committing 35 breaches of the Tennis AntiCorruption Program during a span stretching from 2016 to 2018.