Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

MLB notebook: Mariners' Haniger out with ruptured testicle

Seattle Mariner's right fielder Mitch Haniger was placed on the 10-day injured list with a ruptured testicle, the team announced Friday. Haniger was injured in the third inning of Thursday's game against the Houston Astros when he was struck by his own foul ball. The ball hit the ground and bounced back into Haniger's crotch. He remained in the game until exiting in the seventh inning.

South Korea must take France drubbing on the chin: coach

South Korea coach Yoon Duk-yeo said his side would have to take their 4-0 drubbing in their women's World Cup opener against France on the chin and turn their minds immediately to their second match against Nigeria. Yoon conceded that his team had been well beaten by the tournament hosts in front of 45,261 fans at Parc des Princes on Friday, paying for their lack of experience in playing the superpowers of the women's game.

Hamilton fastest in first practice in Canada

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton clocked the best time in a dusty first practice session for the Canada Grand Prix on Friday as Mercedes broke in an upgraded engine. It was business as usual for Mercedes as Britain's Hamilton lapped the island circuit named after Ferrari great Gilles Villeneuve with the fastest time of one minute 12.767 seconds, 0.147 ahead of Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas.

Rampant France thrash Korea in World Cup opener

A rampant France smashed South Korea out of sight on Friday to open their women's soccer World Cup campaign in irrepressible style with a 4-0 victory that sent a warning to all other teams with a design on the trophy. It was one-way traffic all night in a packed 45,000-seater Parc des Princes as the French launched wave after wave of attack at the hapless Koreans, running out easy winners to stamp their authority on Group A of the FIFA extravaganza.

Warriors' Looney expected to play in Game 4

Golden State reserve forward Kevon Looney is available to play in Friday's Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors in Oakland, Calif., according to coach Steve Kerr. Looney was injured in Game 2 with what the team termed a non-displaced first costal cartilage fracture on his right side. He was expected to miss the rest of the series but apparently has made a swift recovery.

Blues favoured to close Bruins out in 6

St. Louis is one victory from claiming the city's first Stanley Cup title, and oddsmakers believe the Blues will close out the Boston Bruins at home on Sunday. BetStars lists the Blues at -125 to win Game 6, while the money line on the Bruins sat at +105 on Friday. The sportsbook offered -286 for the Blues to win the series in any amount of games, while the Bruins were +230.

NBA notebook: Warriors' Looney returns to action in Game 4

Golden State reserve forward Kevon Looney returned from injury to play in Friday's Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors in Oakland, Calif. Looney entered the game as the Warriors' first substitution off the bench with 6:45 remaining in the first quarter.

Raptors rally to take a 3-1 stranglehold on NBA Finals

The Toronto Raptors produced a strong third quarter to defeat the Golden State Warriors 105-92 in Oakland on Friday to take a 3-1 lead in the Finals and move one win away from the franchise's first NBA championship. The first half belonged to the Warriors but the tide turned in the third quarter when the visitors outscored the two-time defending champions 37-21 behind the five-for-seven shooting and two momentum-swinging three-pointers from Kawhi Leonard.

Sabres sign Skinner to eight-year, $72M extension

The Buffalo Sabres signed forward Jeff Skinner to an eight-year, $72 million extension on Friday evening, locking up the pending free agent before he could hit the market. General manager Jason Botterill told reporters Wednesday that talks between the sides had been positive, and "through the whole process, both sides want to get a deal."

Neymar sponsors suspend some ad campaigns after rape allegation: statement

Brazilian soccer star Neymar's agents said on Friday that he and some of his sponsors had agreed to suspend some advertising campaigns following an allegation that he raped a woman in Paris last month. NR Sports, which holds the rights to Neymar's name and image, said in a statement that no sponsorship contract had been cancelled and it did not provide details on what ad campaigns had been suspended.