Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs. Porto keeper Casillas says he is 'feeling strong' after heart attack

Spain's World Cup winning captain Iker Casillas, 37, suffered a heart attack while training with his Portuguese club Porto on Wednesday, but later tweeted from hospital to say he was "feeling strong". Casillas played 167 times for Spain and famously captained them to their first ever World Cup win in 2010. Option notebook: Titans decline Conklin, Bills decline Lawson

The Tennessee Titans will not pick up the fifth-year option of former All-Pro right tackle Jack Conklin, multiple outlets reported Wednesday. The option would have been worth nearly $13 million in 2020. Thursday is the deadline for teams to pick up fifth-year options -- which are guaranteed only in the event of injury -- for 2016 first-round picks. Farah declines marathon spot at World Championships

European record holder Mo Farah has declined a chance to contest the marathon in the World Championships in Doha, increasing the possibility of a return to the track. Farah, a four-times Olympic champion over 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters, retired from track athletics to focus on marathon events in 2017. NFL notebook: Lynch eyes possible return after Crowell injury

Oakland Raiders running back Isaiah Crowell suffered a torn Achilles tendon on Tuesday and is out for the season, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Wednesday. Crowell, who signed a one-year contract valued up to $2.5 million in late March, will have surgery next week, Schefter said. MLB roundup: Sabathia gets 3,000th K, but Yanks fall

New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia struck out five to become the 17th major-leaguer to record 3,000 career strikeouts, but he was outdueled on his historic night by Zack Greinke, who won his fifth straight in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 3-1 victory Tuesday in Phoenix. Sabathia (1-1), in his 19th and final season, reached the plateau early, striking out the side in the second inning. After Arizona's Wilmer Flores hit his first homer of the season for a 1-0 lead with two outs, Sabathia surrendered a single to Nick Ahmed before getting John Ryan Murphy swinging on a 1-2 changeup for No. 3,000. Gimelstob says he will resign from ATP board after assault sentence

Former player Justin Gimelstob will step down from the ATP board of directors and will not seek re-election after being sentenced following a felony battery charge, the New York Times quoted him as saying on Wednesday. "I’m stepping down because my job is to work on the sport’s behalf and the players’ behalf and in my situation, I’ve become too much of a distraction and a liability,” Gimelstob said in a telephone interview with the Times from Spain. Reports: RB Crowell tears Achilles, Raiders re-sign Martin

Oakland Raiders running back Isaiah Crowell suffered a torn Achilles tendon on Tuesday and is out for the season, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Wednesday. Crowell, who signed a one-year contract valued up to $2.5 million in late March, will have surgery next week, Schefter said. He became available when the New York Jets released him after signing free agent running back Le'Veon Bell to a four-year contract. Froome relishing new beginnings as INEOS era starts

Four-times Tour de France winner Chris Froome rode his bike into a picturesque Yorkshire village on Wednesday saying it felt like a "new beginning" as Team Sky officially became Team INEOS. The 33-year-old Briton admits there were concerns rather than panic when broadcaster Sky announced last year it was ending its 10-year financing of a team set up by Dave Brailsford and which helped him become one of the greatest riders in cycling history. Olympic champion Semenya loses appeal over testosterone rules

Olympic 800-metres champion Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her appeal against rules that mean middle distance female athletes with a high natural level of testosterone must take medication to reduce it. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled the regulations were necessary for athletes with differences in sexual development (DSDs) to ensure fair competition. McIlroy celebrates 30th birthday at happy Quail hunting ground

Rory McIlroy is back in North Carolina at the site of his first PGA Tour victory, focused on winning the Wells Fargo Championship again, though with one eye turned towards the next two majors which are looming quickly in view. McIlroy is part of a strong field at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, joined by world number two Justin Rose and defending champion Jason Day for the PGA Tour event starting on Thursday.