Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Late birdie burst eases pressure on Thai Kiradech

Kiradech Aphibarnrat has found it hard to make an impact since becoming the first Thai to earn his PGA Tour card but on Sunday he proved he has the talent to compete on the elite circuit after a closing birdie run saw him finish tied for third at the WGC-Mexico Championship. Starting the final round tied for seventh at the World Golf Championships event at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City, Kiradech carded a final round of 68 for an 11-under-par 273 alongside English pair Paul Casey and Ian Poulter. Emotional Djere wins Rio Open for first ATP title

Laslo Djere won his first ATP title at the Rio Open on Sunday and then captured the hearts of the Brazilian crowd with a victory speech dedicated to his parents, both of whom died from cancer. The unseeded Serbian beat Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 7-5 in the final to cap the best week of his career before choking back the tears as he dedicated the trophy to his parents. ATP roundup: Tsitsipas wins Open 13 Provence for second title

Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas outdueled Mikhail Kukushkin 7-5, 7-6 (5) to win the Open 13 Provence title in Marseille, France on Sunday to claim the second ATP Tour title of his career. Tsitsipas, 20, delivered 14 aces but still had to fight off the Kazakhstan native in a second-set tiebreaker to prevail. His other official title came last season in Stockholm. He also triumphed in Milan at the ATP Next Gen Finals in November. Johnson clinches 20th title with runaway Mexico win

Dustin Johnson collected his 20th PGA Tour victory in some style on Sunday when he ran away with the WGC-Mexico Championship by five strokes to move up to number two in the world. Johnson carded a closing five-under-par 66 at Club de Golf Chapultepec in Mexico City to claim the World Golf Championships event for the second time in three years. Athletics: Brazier runs fastest ever 600m, teen Mu sets U.S. women's record

Donavan Brazier romped to the fastest 600 meters ever run and teenager Athing Mu came close to the women's record at the U.S. indoor championships in New York on Sunday. Former collegiate champion Brazier collected his win in one minute, 13.77 seconds as he wiped more than a second off Kenyan Michael Saruni's 2018 mark of 1:14.79. James criticizes Lakers' 'sense of urgency'

LeBron James has acknowledged that he knew his young teammates would have a learning curve when he joined the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency last offseason. But after a 128-115 loss to the woeful New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night, James bemoaned his teammates' "sense of urgency." NBA roundup: Knicks wallop Spurs to end 18-game home skid

Damyean Dotson drained a career-high eight 3-pointers and scored a team-high 27 points Sunday night as the New York Knicks ended a franchise-record 18-game home losing streak by beating the San Antonio Spurs, 130-118. The Knicks, who hadn't won at home since beating the NBA-leading Milwaukee Bucks 136-134 in overtime on Dec. 1, came within one loss of tying the NBA record for the longest home losing streak, which was established by the Dallas Mavericks during the 1993-94 season. Tennis: Top seed Tsitsipas overcomes Kukushkin challenge to win Marseille Open

Top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas clinched his second ATP Tour singles title with a 7-5 7-6(5) victory over Kazakhstan's Mikhail Kukushkin at the Marseille Open on Sunday. Tsitsipas, who reached the Australian Open semi-finals last month, battled hard to clinch victory over the 31-year-old Kukushkin in a little under two hours. NHL roundup: Zuccarello hurt after shining in Stars' win

Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist in his team debut, Anton Khudobin made 44 saves and the Dallas Stars held on for a 4-3 win over the host Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday evening. Zuccarello's feel-good debut was tarnished, however, as he left late in the second period after blocking a shot with his right forearm. He told reporters afterward he thinks he broke his arm, and the team announced the winger is expected to miss four weeks. Spring training roundup: Goldschmidt hitless in Cardinals debut

Paul Goldschmidt received a rousing ovation prior to his first at-bat in a St. Louis uniform on Sunday, but the Cardinals went on to suffer a 12-2 loss to the visiting Washington Nationals at Jupiter, Fla. Goldschmidt, who was acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks in the offseason, flew out to right field in his first at-bat and struck out in the fourth. He departed after his second at-bat.