Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Nadal and Federer set up classic French Open semi-final

French Open fans will be treated to the semi-final they had always hoped for as great rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal advanced in contrasting fashion on Tuesday to set up a last-four encounter at Roland Garros. While 11-times champion Nadal demolished Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-1 6-3, 20-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer had a tougher task in dispatching fellow Swiss Stan Wawrinka 7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(5) 6-4 in the quarter-finals. Injury-hit Warriors ready to lean on 'rock' Curry in NBA Finals

The banged-up Golden State Warriors are ready to turn to Stephen Curry, the team's heart and soul, in the NBA Finals as they try to overcome injuries in search of a fourth championship in five years. With Kevin Durant ruled out for Wednesday's Game Three, sharp-shooting guard Klay Thompson day-to-day with a hamstring strain and backup forward Kevon Looney out for the series, the Warriors may need more from Curry than ever before. Bruins D Chara's status uncertain for Game 5

Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara's status for Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final remains uncertain after the 42-year-old captain was bloodied by a puck to the face in Monday's 4-2 loss in St. Louis. "Nothing new," Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy told reporters Tuesday morning before the team returned to Boston. "Obviously he's got to get back to Boston and get looked at a little closer and we'll go from there." IAAF to seek swift reversion of Swiss court's Semenya ruling

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said it will seek a swift reversion of Monday's Swiss court ruling in favour of double Olympic champion Caster Semenya. Semenya has appealed a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision that supported the IAAF's rule that XY chromosome athletes with differences in sexual development (DSDs), like Semenya, can only race in distances from 400m to a mile if they take medication to lower their testosterone levels. Joshua's promoter says he has triggered Ruiz rematch clause

Anthony Joshua will try to regain his lost heavyweight titles in a rematch with Mexican-American Andy Ruiz Jr. in November or December at a location to be decided, promoter Eddie Hearn said on Tuesday. Ruiz produced one of boxing's biggest upsets by beating the 29-year-old Briton with a seventh-round stoppage at New York's Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Raptors not letting Warriors' injuries change their focus in NBA Finals

The Toronto Raptors may have a prime opportunity to jump ahead in the NBA Finals given the whack of injuries that have plagued the Golden State Warriors but they are not changing their approach to the pivotal contest. The Warriors will be without two-time reigning NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant and backup forward Kevon Looney for Wednesday's game while sharp-shooting guard Klay Thompson is questionable with a hamstring injury. Injuries add up, Curry keeps splashing

Steph Curry and the Warriors become a more literal description by the game in the NBA Finals. Down Kevin Durant and potentially Klay Thompson, the Warriors enter Game 3 of the Finals striving for a 2-1 series edge. The advantage could double as a massive springboard of momentum with Durant ramping up workouts and Thompson in position to be ready Friday if he's not on the court Wednesday night. Federer excited to try and solve Nadal puzzle

Roger Federer has never solved the riddle of playing Rafael Nadal at the French Open but still believes he can find the answer when the pair clash for the 39th time in Friday's semi-final. The Swiss has suffered five French Open defeats by the marauding Mallorcan, four in finals and once in the 2005 semi-final when Nadal burst through as teenager to win the first of his 11 titles on the Parisian clay. After years as a pariah, MLS sees its reputation rising

Major League Soccer, once shunned by the international football community, is gaining respect thanks to its steady growth in popularity and new stadium projects, commissioner Don Garber said. The MLS got off to a rough start following its debut season in 1996, bleeding money in its early years as it struggled to attract fans in a North American sports market dominated by American football, basketball and baseball. All-Pro LB Bowman retires at 31

All-Pro linebacker NaVorro Bowman retired Tuesday in San Francisco at age 31. Bowman earned four All-Pro selections and three Pro Bowl invitations during seven-plus seasons with the 49ers. Released during the 2017 season, he joined the Oakland Raiders and made 10 starts. He did not play in 2018.