Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news ​briefs.

Tennis-Injured Swiatek goes down fighting ​in Wuhan Open semi-final

A left-leg ‌injury derailed ​Iga Swiatek as she went down fighting to Polish compatriot and childhood friend Maja Chwalinska 7-5 6-1 in ‌the Wuhan Open semi-finals on Saturday. French Open runner-up Chwalinska, who was Swiatek's junior doubles partner, will face Sonay Kartal in the final after the Briton beat Jelena Ostapenko ‌7-6(9) 7-6(5) in the first semi-final.

Boxing-Figueroa loses WBA featherweight title after missing weight

American ‌Brandon Figueroa has been stripped of his WBA featherweight title after hitting the scales 1.4 pounds over the 126-pound weight limit for Saturday's fight against Tomoki Kameda of Japan, organisers said on Friday. Kameda, ⁠35, ​will be able to ⁠clinch the vacant title if he wins the fight, which will go ahead as scheduled in ⁠Las Vegas.

Tennis-Chwalinska outwits Kartal to win Wuhan Open

French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska won ​her first title on the WTA tour as she shook off early nerves ⁠to beat Sonay Kartal 2-6 6-4 6-2 at the Wuhan Open final on Sunday. Left-hander Chwalinska deployed a ⁠defensive ​right-handed lob to disrupt Kartal's flow and outwitted the Briton with clever changes of direction and winners into the corners.

Boxing-Figueroa withdraws from Kameda fight ⁠due to illness after losing WBA featherweight title

Brandon Figueroa withdrew from his fight against ⁠Tomoki Kameda on Saturday, ⁠a day after he was stripped of his WBA featherweight title for failing to make weight. On Friday, Figueroa lost his title ‌after ‌hitting the scales at 1.4 pounds over the ​126-pound weight limit.