Sports News Roundup: Mariners' Haniger out with; Barty wins French Open

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

MLB notebook: Mariners' Haniger out with ruptured testicle

Seattle Mariners 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.

Barty wins French Open to claim maiden Grand Slam title

Ashleigh Barty claimed her maiden Grand Slam title when she crushed Czech teenager 6-1 6-3 on Saturday to become the first Australian woman in 46 years to win the French Open singles. Eighth seed Barty joins 1969, 1970 and 1973 champion Margaret Court and 1971 winner Evonne Goolagong-Cawley on the list of Australian women who have lifted the trophy here in the professional era.

MLB roundup: Chirinos delivers as Astros walk off O's in 11

Robinson Chirinos delivered a walk-off double with two outs in the 11th inning, as the Houston Astros rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles in the opener of this three-game series Friday at Minute Maid Park. Chirinos drilled a 3-2 fastball from Branden Kline (1-3) into the left field corner, scoring Yuli Gurriel from first base to complete the comeback from an early three-run deficit. Josh Reddick and Tony Kemp socked home runs in the fifth inning for the Astros, with Kemp's two-run shot tying the game at 3-3.

Soccer: Lyon women inspire France in perfect World Cup opener

As expected, the Olympique Lyonnais women carried France to a comprehensive 4-0 win against South Korea in their World Cup opening game on Friday, sending a clear warning to their rivals that they are ready to go for the title. Eugenie Le Sommer, Amandine Henry and Wendie Renard all scored to put France in charge of Group A three weeks after helping OL to win a fourth straight Champions League title.

Women's final delayed by men's semi-final and rain in Paris

The French Open women's final was delayed on Saturday after the men's semi-final between Novak Djokovic and Dominic Thiem was interrupted by rain. Organizers said the match between world number one Djokovic and the fourth-seeded Austrian on Court Philippe Chatrier would not resume before 1500 local time (1300 GMT), the exact time that the women's showdown between Australian Ashleigh Barty and Czech Marketa Vondrousova had been scheduled to start.

Facing 3-1 deficit, Warriors hope to reverse history

A defiant Golden State Warriors team are adamant they can overturn a 3-1 deficit to the Toronto Raptors and erase memories of becoming the first team to fail to win the NBA title after holding the same advantage. The memory of the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers recovering from a 3-1 deficit to snatch the championship in 2016 is still fresh in their minds and gives them faith that their goal of a third successive title is not dead.

Soccer: Former Afghan soccer president banned for life

The former president of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has been banned from soccer for life after FIFA's ethics committee found him guilty of abusing his position and sexually abusing female players, the global soccer body said on Saturday. Keramuddin Keram, also a former FIFA Standing Committee member, was accused by at least five Afghan female soccer players of repeated sexual abuse between 2013-18, FIFA said in a statement.

Thiem rides the storm to knock out Djokovic

Austrian Dominic Thiem crushed Novak Djokovic's French Open hopes as he survived a weather-ravaged semi-final spanning 24 hours to complete a 6-2 3-6 7-5 5-7 7-5 victory on Saturday and set up a repeat of last year's showdown with Rafael Nadal. More than an hour after the women's final should have started on another stormy day on Court Philippe Chatrier, fourth seed Thiem thumped a forehand winner past Djokovic to seal victory after squandering two earlier match points.

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.

Soccer: Gwinn wins it as Germany beat China 1-0 in their World Cup opener

Germany's teenage midfielder Giulia Gwinn scored a second-half winner as the two-time world champions edged past China 1-0 on Saturday to kick off their World Cup campaign. The 19-year-old fired in from the edge of the box in the 66th minute to break stiff Chinese resistance in the Group B encounter.

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