Reuters Sports News Summary

Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Tennis: Kyrgios drops Zverev to win Acapulco title

Australian Nick Kyrgios stunned German second seed Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-4 to win the Acapulco International in Mexico on Saturday for his fifth career ATP title. The temperamental Aussie, whose scintillating run to the final included wins over multiple grand slam winners Stan Wawrinka and Rafa Nadal, played free and focused from the outset and frustrated Zverev with a steady diet of drop shots. NBA roundup: Bulls outlast Hawks in 4-OT thriller

Lauri Markkanen was perfect on a three-shot foul in the fourth overtime to put Chicago ahead to stay and help the visiting Bulls earn a 168-161 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday in the NBA's third highest scoring game in league history. The Bulls set a franchise record for points, topping a 156-155, four-overtime win at Portland on March 16, 1984. Golf: Clark leads by one as Singh charges into tie for second

Wyndham Clark birdied five of his first seven holes and hung on for a one-stroke lead as Fiji veteran Vijay Singh stormed into contention in the third round of the Honda Classic on Saturday. American Clark carded a second consecutive three-under 67 to sit atop the leaderboard at PGA National in south Florida at seven-under 203, one ahead of 56-year-old Singh who will bid to become the U.S. PGA Tour's oldest winner on Sunday. Report: Rams RB Gurley has arthritis in knee

Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley was limited at the end of the season and in the playoffs due to arthritis in his left knee, according to The Athletic's Jeff Howe. The Rams had blamed soreness and inflammation for sidelining the 24-year-old workhorse back. Federer beats Tsitsipas in Dubai final for 100th title

Roger Federer claimed the 100th ATP title of his career by beating 20-year-old Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4 in the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Saturday. The 20-times Grand Slam champion became the second man in the Open Era to claim 100 titles after American Jimmy Connors who won 109. Soccer: Beckham salutes LA Galaxy and Los Angeles as statue unveiled

David Beckham called his former team LA Galaxy his "family" and thanked Los Angeles for embracing him at the unveiling of his statue before the Major League Soccer club's season-opener on Saturday. The statue, a first for an MLS player, honors the former England captain who was the first big European name to join the league, boosting its popularity and paving the way for other global stars to make the leap. Garin and Pella will fight for maiden tour title win

The Brasil Open tennis tournament will see a new winner on Sunday after Christian Garin and Guido Pella, neither of whom has a tour title to his name, won their semi-finals to set up a showdown in Sao Paulo. Chilean Garin beat Norway's Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 and then Pella overcame in-form Serbian Laslo Djere 7-6(10) 7-6(1) on Saturday. Soccer: Scrappy U.S. 'need to learn quickly' after held 2-2 by England

The United States walked away from a 2-2 draw against England on Saturday at the SheBelieves Cup in Nashville knowing they have plenty to sort out before they set off on their World Cup title defense in June. After opening the four-team tournament with a 2-2 draw against Japan on Wednesday, top-ranked United States again looked far from their best until the closing 15 minutes when they pushed for a winning goal that never came. ATP roundup: Federer earns 100th win at Dubai

Roger Federer hit a major milestone on Saturday, beating Greek phenom Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirates for his 100th tour-level title. The second-seeded Swiss star now only trails Jimmy Connors (109 career titles) after earning the victory in 1 hour, 11 minutes. Federer struck six aces, converted his two break point chances and went unbroken in the match. Athletics: Teenager Ingebrigtsen wins again as Norway thrive

Norway enjoyed a bumper night at the European Indoor Athletics Championships on Saturday as teenager Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the 3,000 meters ahead of his bronze medal-winning brother Henrik and Karsten Warholm stormed to gold in the 400 meters. Ingebrigtsen, 18, became the youngest male gold medalist in the history of the championships after he led from the front and pulled away over the last two laps to win in seven minutes 56.15 seconds.

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