Reuters Sports News Summary

Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Tennis: Ill Zverev beaten by compatriot Struff at Indian Wells

A sick Alexander Zverev was sent packing from the BNP Paribas Open with a 6-3 6-1 defeat by fellow German Jan-Lennard Struff in the third round at Indian Wells, California on Monday. Struff saved all four break points he faced and took barely an hour to clinch his first career win over Zverev in five attempts. Golf: Woods says he feels good on arrival at Players Championship

Tiger Woods seemingly dispelled doubts about his participation in this week's Players Championship in Florida when he arrived on Monday and declared he was in fine fettle. Woods pulled out of last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational citing a neck strain, which raised the possibility that he might also miss the PGA Tour's flagship event. Estonia opens criminal case against ski coach over doping

Estonia opened criminal proceedings on Monday against veteran cross-country skiing coach Mati Alaver, who is suspected of having persuaded athletes to dope. Two Estonian skiers were among five arrested in Austria last month at the Nordic skiing world championships over suspected doping. Another Estonian skier later admitted to doping. NBA roundup: Suns end years of futility in beating Warriors

Devin Booker's jumper with 5:01 remaining gave Phoenix the lead for good Sunday night as the Suns snapped an 18-game losing streak to the Golden State Warriors with a 115-111 victory in Oakland, Calif. Playing the second night of a back-to-back, the Suns found the energy to outlast the Warriors after having trailed by as many as 16 points. NFL transactions: Lions spend huge on Flowers, Coleman

The Detroit Lions jumped head first into the free agent pool on Monday, agreeing to lucrative deals with defensive end Trey Flowers and cornerback Justin Coleman, shortly after adding wideout Danny Amendola on a one-year, $5.75 million pact. Flowers reportedly will receive a five-deal that averages at least $16 million per season, while Coleman agreed to a four-year contract worth $36 million, according to NFL Network, making him the league's highest-paid nickelback. Neither deal can be officially signed until the new league year opens on Wednesday. NHL roundup: Tkachuk records first career hat trick in Flames' win

Matthew Tkachuk notched his first career hat trick along with an assist, while linemates Mikael Backlund scored twice in a three-point game and Michael Frolik collected a career-high four assists as the host Calgary Flames snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. David Rittich made 25 saves for the Flames, including a clutch stop on Max Pacioretty midway through the third period when it was a one-goal game. Calgary is once again back atop the Western Conference. Soccer: Nike unveils 14 national kits in women's World Cup push

Nike Inc unveiled soccer strips on Monday for 14 national teams ahead of this year's Women's World Cup in France and said it had signed a three-year promotion deal with UEFA Women's Football, part of its growing focus on women's sport. The United States, Canada, France, England and Australia were among the teams whose kits were released at an event in Paris, graced by 28 of the world's top women footballers. Halep claims tough win, Serena retires ill at Indian Wells

World number two Simona Halep survived a tough challenge from Ukrainian qualifier Kateryna Kozlova to win their third round match 7-6(3) 7-5 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, on Sunday. The Romanian finally put away the 114th ranked Kozlova with eight consecutive points in the second set, a backhand winner proving the decider just as it had in the first set. U.S. Olympic medalist Kelly Catlin dies at age 23

Olympian Kelly Catlin, who helped the United States win the women's pursuit team silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games, has died, USA Cycling said on Sunday. The three-time world champion was 23. "The U.S. cycling community suffered a devastating loss with the passing of Kelly Catlin," USA Cycling President and Chief Executive Rob DeMartini said in a statement. "Kelly was more than an athlete to us, and she will always be part of the USA Cycling family." Doping: IAAF maintains ban on Russian athletics over doping scandal

World athletics governing body IAAF has decided not to lift a ban on Russia's athletics federation over doping, saying on Monday it was still waiting to receive data collected from Moscow and financial compensation for its investigations. Russia's athletics federation (RUSAF) has been suspended since 2015 following a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report that found evidence of widespread doping in the sport.

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