Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. IAAF extends ban on Russian athletics federation over doping

Global athletics governing body IAAF on Sunday extended a ban against Russia's athletics federation and said Reuters findings on banned Russian coaches still working with athletes would be investigated. Russia's athletics federation was suspended in November 2015 after a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found evidence of widespread doping in the sport. Nadal racks up 12th French crown as Thiem runs out of steam at Roland Garros

Defying the years and one of the most fierce onslaughts he has ever faced at Roland Garros, Rafa Nadal won his 12th French Open crown on Sunday, leaving Dominic Thiem crushed and a packed Parisian stadium shaking their heads in wonder. The first set had been one for the ages, the second ran it close, but after three hours and one minute all that mattered was that Nadal was once again in familiar pose, flat on his back on the clay, a 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 winner to clinch his 18th Grand Slam triumph in total. On brink of title, Raptors expect a fight from Warriors

The Toronto Raptors will try to complete their historic mission in front of their home crowd Monday night against the Golden State Warriors in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. By winning both games in Oakland, the Raptors have a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series and can clinch their first NBA title with one more victory. Paris bookends remarkable decade for Barty

Ashleigh Barty hated her first trip to Paris but 10 years later, after one of the more remarkable tennis journeys, she woke up in the French capital on Sunday as queen of Roland Garros. It was in Paris that a 13-year-old Barty got her first taste of life on the road when she joined a group of fellow Australian junior hopefuls competing at an international event. WWC roundup: Cristiane's hat trick boosts Brazil

Cristiane's hat trick powered Brazil to a 3-0 win Sunday over first-time Women's World Cup participant Jamaica in Group C play in Grenoble, France. She scored in the 15th, 50th and 64th minutes to become the ninth woman with at least 10 career World Cup goals. It was the first hat trick since 1999 for the Brazilians, who played without six-time world player of the year Marta due to a left thigh injury. Golf: Thompson wins ShopRite LPGA Classic as Lee hits wall

American Lexi Thompson seized a one-stroke victory after Lee Jeong-eun hit the wall with the finish line in sight at the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway, New Jersey on Sunday. A week after South Korea's Lee won the biggest championship on the LPGA circuit, the U.S. Women's Open, she appeared poised to make it two victories in two weeks. Exclusive: French Open organizers ask employees to fill empty seats on main court

French Open organizers asked employees to fill empty corporate seats for Saturday's men's semi-final and start of the women's final, demanding they stay 'discreet' and take off their accreditation once seated, Reuters learned on Sunday. Seats and boxes set aside for officials and corporate sponsors are often empty on Roland Garros's main Philippe Chatrier court around lunchtime, as ticket holders enjoy the hospitality on offer rather than the tennis. Durant has chance to play game five says Warriors coach Kerr

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said on Sunday he was hopeful that MVP Kevin Durant would be fit for their must-win game five of the NBA Finals. The Warriors trail the Toronto Raptors 3-1 ahead of Monday's game in Canada, where the home team can become the first to bring the championship north of the border. McIlroy threatens 59, wins Canadian Open by seven shots

Rory McIlroy threatened to shoot 59 as he made his Canadian Open debut a great one, clinching a massive seven-stroke victory in Ontario on Sunday. Needing to birdie the par-four 18th to card golf's magic number, the Northern Irishman pushed his approach into a bunker at Hamilton Golf & Country Club and made a bogey. Mladenovic and Babos claim women's doubles title in Paris

Hungary's Timea Babos and France's Kristina Mladenovic won the French Open women's doubles title when they thrashed China's Duan Yingying and Zheng Saisai 6-2 6-3 in the final on Sunday. The second seeds claimed their second Grand Slam title together after last year's Australian Open, where they finished runners-up this year.