Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Elbow injury forces Anderson to skip clay season

Kevin Anderson has pulled out of all clay tournaments this season, including next month's French Open, to give himself time to recover from an elbow injury, the South African said on Tuesday. The big-serving 32-year-old, who also withdrew from Indian Wells and the Mote Carlo Masters this year, last played at the Miami Open last month where he was ousted in the quarter-finals by eventual champion Roger Federer. Hip injury forces Halep to pull out of Stuttgart Open

World number two Simona Halep said she has been forced to withdraw from the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart after suffering a hip injury in the Fed Cup over the weekend. Halep sustained the injury in the Fed Cup semi-finals when she beat France's Caroline Garcia on Sunday. The win was in vain as France won the tie and advanced to the final. Snooker: Amateur Cahill shocks O'Sullivan in first round of world championship

Five-times world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was knocked out of the World Snooker Championship by amateur James Cahill at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre on Tuesday in one of the biggest shocks in the tournament's history. The unranked debutant Cahill, who is the first amateur to play at the Crucible, beat O'Sullivan 10-8 to advance to the second round at the expense of the world number one who has 36 ranking titles. MLB roundup: Harper tossed as Mets beat Phillies

Jeff McNeil had two hits, including a solo home run, to lift the host New York Mets past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 on Monday in a game that saw Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper get ejected while arguing from the dugout. Mets starter Steven Matz (2-1) was effective, allowing three hits and one run in six innings. He struck out six and walked two. It was a completely different outcome from his last start against the Phillies in which he faced eight batters and failed to record an out on April 16. Lucky loser Jarry stuns Alexander Zverev in Barcelona Open

Alexander Zverev crashed out of the Barcelona Open in the second round on Tuesday, continuing his troubled start to 2019. The German, who joined the tournament on a late wildcard, was beaten 3-6 7-5 7-6(5) by lucky loser Nicolas Jarry. NHL to purchase carbon offsets to counter playoff air travel

The National Hockey League said on Monday it would purchase carbon credits to offset airline emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases during the Stanley Cup playoffs. For the first round of the playoffs, which has the highest number of teams traveling and is currently underway, the NHL will offset more than 465 metric tons of carbon emissions, equivalent to taking 99 cars off the road for one year. Doping: Lab director hits back at ex-WADA head over testing criticism

The director of a top Belgian laboratory has criticized former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) head David Howman for suggesting drug testing was stuck in the 1970s and needed to be more innovative. Howman, in an address to an anti-doping conference in London last week, had said urine analysis had not advanced much over the decades and that testing was not catching the real cheats. NFL notebook: Cardinals reportedly fielding offers for top pick

The Arizona Cardinals still haven't tipped their hand as to how they'll use the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday, and teams continue to inquire about a trade, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Monday. He also said general manager Steve Keim, coach Kliff Kingsbury and owner Michael Bidwill have a final meeting scheduled to make a decision. Wide Receiver Beckham praises Browns, disses Giants in Twitter rant

Odell Beckham Jr. is happy as a member of the Cleveland Browns and glad to have left behind the New York Giants. That's what he said in a Twitter storm Monday night, seemingly set off by a user who called him a "cancer" with the Giants. Running back Stewart retires with Panthers after 11 seasons

Longtime Carolina Panthers running back Jonathan Stewart signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of his old team on Tuesday, ending an 11-year NFL career. "Thank you @panthers for 10 amazing seasons and bringing me to this place that I now call home," Stewart said, according to the team's Twitter account. "Keep Pounding!!!"