Reuters Sports News Summary

Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Bradley earns first-round lead with 63 at Canadian Open

Brooks Koepka endured a frustrating day on the greens, shooting an even-par 70 that left him seven strokes behind first-round leader Keegan Bradley at the Canadian Open in Ontario on Thursday. A week before going for a third straight U.S. Open title, there was nothing wrong with Koepka's long game, but he had trouble gauging the speed of the Hamilton Golf & Country Club greens, which he said were slower than he expected. Durant ruled out of Game 4; Thompson likely to play

Kevin Durant will not play in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, Golden State coach Steve Kerr announced Thursday. Durant has not played since he injured his right calf on May 8 in the Western Conference semifinals. He has missed the past eight games. Mastercard cancels ad campaign for Brazil soccer star Neymar after rape accusation: report

Mastercard has canceled an advertising campaign featuring Brazilian soccer star Neymar, after a woman accused him of raping her in a Paris hotel, newspaper O Estado de S.Paulo reported on its website on Thursday. Mastercard said in a statement it was suspending its use of Neymar in advertising until the situation is "cleared up," according to the report. Nadal expects Federer onslaught in semi-final

Rafael Nadal is braced for an all-out assault from Roger Federer when the two great rivals meet at Roland Garros for the first time in eight years in Friday's French Open semi-final. Although Federer has won the last five meetings in their 38-match rivalry, none of them were on the Spaniard's beloved clay. Woods, Spieth, Rose grouped for first two rounds of U.S. Open

Tiger Woods has been grouped with two other former U.S. Open champions, Jordan Spieth and Justin Rose, for the first two rounds of next week's championship at Pebble Beach. Americans Woods and Spieth and Englishman Rose will tee off at 2.09 p.m. local time (2109 GMT) in the first round next Thursday at the famous course on the California coast. Defending champion Halep knocked out of French Open

Defending champion Simona Halep was knocked out of the French Open when she lost 6-2 6-4 to 17-year-old American Amanda Anisimova in the quarter-finals on Thursday. The third seed from Romania had been looking to become the first woman to retain her title at Roland Garros since Belgian Justine Henin won three times in a row from 2005-07. Report: Warriors' Looney could return in Finals

Golden State big man Kevon Looney could see action in the NBA Finals, despite suffering an upper-body cartilage fracture in the Game 2 of the series against the Toronto Raptors, according to a report. Citing league sources, ESPN reported that further evaluation of the fracture led to hope of a return. More testing will be done to determine his status. Norman stuns Lyles in Rome to triumph in 200m

Michael Norman held off a late surge from fellow American Noah Lyles to win the men’s 200 meters in a world leading time of 19.70 seconds at the Rome Diamond League on Thursday. Lyles had vowed to "shock the world" with his performance in the Italian capital but finished two hundredths of a second behind his compatriot albeit in a season's best time. Exclusive: Two Russian coaches, doctor banned for doping still active in sport

Three years ago, Russian athletics coach Vladimir Mokhnev was banned for 10 years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, global sport's over-arching judicial body, for giving prohibited performance-enhancing drugs to members of the national track team. Mokhnev, the court ruled, had violated international anti-doping rules. His name was taken off Russia's national team roster and added to a list of banned personnel compiled by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Warriors part-owner banned for shoving Raptors player

Golden State Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens, who shoved the Toronto Raptors' Kyle Lowry during the NBA Finals game on Wednesday, will be fined $500,000 and banned from attending NBA games for one year, the Warriors and the NBA said on Thursday. Lowry tumbled into the front row of the crowd in Oakland while diving for a loose ball during the fourth quarter and Stevens, who was sitting courtside, used one hand to push the player as he was getting back on his feet.

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