Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Golf: Johnson four clear of McIlroy after three rounds in Mexico

Dustin Johnson launched a 368-yard drive at the second hole for an eagle en route to a four-stroke lead over Rory McIlroy after the third round of the WGC-Mexico Championship on Saturday. The hot start afforded the world number three the luxury of maintaining a healthy buffer despite a double-bogey at the 10th hole at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City. ATP roundup: Tsitsipas advances to Open 13 final

Rising Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas recorded a 7-6 (1), 6-2 victory over David Goffin on Saturday to advance to the championship match of the Open 13 Provence in Marseille, France. The top-seeded Tsitsipas needed just 69 minutes to eliminate the third-seeded Belgian in the semifinal match. The Australian Open semifinalist is looking for his second official career title after winning last season at Stockholm. He also triumphed in Milan at the ATP Next Gen Finals in November. Tennis: Evans in second career final after upsetting Isner at Delray

Briton Dan Evans spoke of his resilience after reaching his second career final with a 3-6 6-2 6-3 upset of second seed John Isner at the Delray Beach Open in Florida on Saturday. Less than a year after returning from a 12-month cocaine suspension, Evans staged a remarkable turnaround to set up a final against Moldovan Radu Albot after a slow start to the afternoon semi-final. Athletics: Crouser overcomes illness to dominate shot put at U.S. meet

Olympic champion Ryan Crouser shook off a recent fever to dominate the men's shot put at the U.S. indoor championships in New York on Saturday. "I was struggling the last couple of weeks of high fever, sore throat and I almost called off the meet but I’m really happy," said the 2016 Rio Games gold medallist NBA notebook: Harden fined for ripping referee, out vs. Warriors

After Houston Rockets star guard James Harden was fined $25,000 on Saturday for publicly criticizing referee Scott Foster after a game earlier this week, he later was ruled out for his team's road tilt against the Warriors at Golden State. Head coach Mike D'Antoni told reporters before facing the Warriors that his All-Star guard would miss the game after being officially listed as questionable because of a cervical neck strain. Tennis: Tsitsipas sets up final with Kukushkin in Marseille

Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas moved one step closer to his third singles title with a 7-6(1) 6-2 win over Belgium's David Goffin in the semi-finals of the Marseille Open on Saturday. Top seed Tsitsipas, who knocked 20-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer out of the Australian Open last month, has yet to drop a set in the tournament and wrapped up the match in 70 minutes to set up a final with Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan. WTA roundup: Bencic stuns Kvitova for Dubai title

Unseeded Belinda Bencic rallied to beat No. 2 seed Petra Kvitova 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the final on Saturday, capping a thrilling run at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates. It's the third title for Bencic, who hails from Switzerland, and first since 2015. Golf: Woods hits career low with putting woes on consecutive holes in Mexico

Tiger Woods has won more major championships than anyone other than Jack Nicklaus but his putting went badly awry during the third round of the WGC-Mexico Championship on Saturday. The American, in his first competitive appearance south of the border, sent murmurs of disbelief through the packed gallery when he four-putted at the 15th hole at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City. Tennis: Unseeded Bencic upsets Kvitova to lift Dubai title

Switzerland's Belinda Bencic ended a four-year title drought with a 6-3 1-6 6-2 victory over Petra Kvitova in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday. Victory gave Bencic, 21, her first win over second seed Kvitova, who had breezed past her in straight sets in the third round of the Australian Open last month. Alpine skiing: Olympic champion Goggia wins Crans-Montana downhill

Italy's Olympic champion Sofia Goggia won her first World Cup downhill of the season in Crans-Montana on Saturday, cashing in after Slovenia's world champion Ilka Stuhec had suffered a fall. Stuhec, the first starter, was fresh from retaining her global title in Are two weeks ago. She lost her balance when landing a jump and slid into the safety nets but appeared unscathed as she rose to ski down to the finish.