Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Federer seeded second at Wimbledon, Nadal drops to three

Eight-time champion Roger Federer was confirmed as the second seed for Wimbledon on Wednesday, bumping Rafael Nadal down to third despite being ranked below the Spaniard. Defending champion Novak Djokovic tops the draw while new world number one Ash Barty is top seed in the women's singles. 'No regrets,' says Spanish boxer-politician fighting gender violence

Miriam Gutierrez boxes with a mouthguard engraved with the words #genderviolence. Beaten up by her partner when she was pregnant with her first child, the young Spaniard has since used boxing, and now politics, to champion women's rights. MLB roundup: Yanks set homer record in win over Jays

DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Judge hit back-to-back homers in the first inning as the New York Yankees set the major league record by homering for the 28th straight game and held on for a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees broke the mark for the longest team homer streak previously held by the Texas Rangers, who achieved it from Aug. 11-Sept. 9, 2002, when Alex Rodriguez hit 16 of their 55 home runs. Olympics - Sponsorship rule change will not apply to everyone: Canadian official

Changes in Germany to the Olympic rule that restricted sponsorship opportunities for athletes during a Games are not a "one-size-fits-all" decision for all countries, Canadian Olympic Committee President Tricia Smith said on Wednesday. In February German athletes and their sponsors scored a major victory over the International Olympic Committee, earning more possibilities to advertise during the Tokyo 2020 Games and raising alarm bells within the Olympic body. IOC appoints 10 new members, Greece back in the fold

Greece, host of the first modern games in 1896, regained International Olympic Committee representation after four years on Wednesday when the head of its Olympic body Spyros Capralos was elected as one of 10 new members to the global organization. World soccer's governing body FIFA and world athletics' IAAF were again left out in the cold with neither FIFA President Gianni Infantino nor IAAF President Sebastian Coe on the list for a fourth straight year. England's Houghton and Bright injury doubts for Norway clash

England manager Phil Neville says defenders Steph Houghton and Millie Bright are "major doubts" for their women's World Cup quarter-final against Norway in Le Havre on Thursday. Captain Houghton was on the receiving end of a tough challenge during the closing stages of the 3-0 victory over Cameroon in the last 16, while Bright is suffering from a virus. Cilic offers Nadal a Wimbledon reality check

Spaniard Rafael Nadal got a quickfire reminder of the challenge he faces to win a third Wimbledon title as he was blown away by big-serving Marin Cilic in an exhibition match on Wednesday. Nadal, who turned 33 this month, has opted not to play any competitive tournaments on grass ahead of the Championships, practicing instead at home on grass in Mallorca. IOC approves exclusion of boxing body from Tokyo 2020 Games

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday officially took over the boxing qualification and competition for next year's Tokyo 2020 Olympics and suspended international boxing federation AIBA following a vote at its session. The IOC voted unanimously to implement a recommendation of its executive board to oust AIBA from the Tokyo 2020 Games over issues surrounding its finances and governance and suspend the body until the issues are resolved. Dutch hero Martens admits team rode luck on their way to win

Netherlands goal hero Lieke Martens admitted her side struggled through the closing stages of Tuesday's women's World Cup victory over Japan but said a team sometimes need a little luck to progress in the tournament. Martens' last-gasp penalty earned them a 2-1 victory and a ticket to the quarter-finals for the first time where they will play Italy in Valenciennes on Saturday. Trump slams Rapinoe for spurning potential White House invite

United States President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday to criticize U.S women's soccer team co-captain Megan Rapinoe for saying she would not visit the White House if the team won the World Cup. Defending champions the United States face hosts France in the quarter-finals on Friday.