Mbappé watches from subs’ bench

Kylian Mbappé watched from the substitutes’ bench as France and the Netherlands finished 0-0 in a heavyweight European Championship clash on Friday. Antoine Griezmann missed France’s best chances while Xavi Simons had a goal ruled out for the Dutch in the first goalless draw of the tournament. It leaves both teams on four points in Group D after their second match. It also ensured Poland was the first team eliminated. Poland was beaten by Austria 3-1 earlier Friday and is assured of finishing bottom of the group, even if it beats France in its final group game. France’s buildup was dominated by speculation on whether Mbappé would play after the team captain broke his nose in their opening 1-0 win over Austria. Mbappé trained wearing a face mask on Thursday and coach Didier Deschamps was optimistic he’d be available. But Deschamps evidently decided it was not worth the risk to play Mbappé in a game his team had no need to win. He emerged before Friday’s game wearing a plain black face mask for the team’s warmup.

Kansas governor eyes Royals, Chiefs

Kansas’ governor signed legislation Friday enabling the state to lure the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals away from neighboring Missouri by helping the teams pay for new stadiums. Gov. Laura Kelly’s action came three days after the Republican-led Legislature approved the measure with bipartisan supermajorities — an unusually quick turnaround that signals how urgently Kansas officials consider making the offers. Missouri officials have argued that discussions about building new stadiums are still in the early stages. They said construction of a new one typically takes about three years, and pointed out that the lease on the existing complex that includes the teams’ side-by-side stadiums doesn’t end until January 2031. The measure Kelly, pictured, signed takes effect July 1 and will allow bonds to cover 70% of a new stadium’s cost. The state would have 30 years to pay them off with revenues from sports betting, state lottery ticket sales, and new sales and alcohol taxes generated in the area around each proposed stadium.

Schedules change for 2028 Olympics

The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Friday announced changes to its venue plan. Swimming will be held at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood; basketball will be played at Intuit Dome in Inglewood; and gymnastics will be held at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. Athletics will remain at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Los Angeles Olympics will be held from July 14-30, 2028. The plans for the opening and closing ceremonies remain unchanged. Softball and canoe slalom events will be held in Oklahoma City. LA28 says the Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area in the San Fernando Valley will host BMX freestyle and BMX racing, along with skateboarding park and street competitions and archery. Diving will be in Exposition Park south of downtown Los Angeles. Long Beach will host the artistic and para swimming competitions, in addition to other sports that will be announced later. The equestrian and para equestrian competitions will move from the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area to an existing facility in Temecula. Shooting and shooting para sport competitions also will move from the Sepulveda Dam Recreation Area to one of two possible sport shooting clubs to be determined outside Los Angeles. —AP