Reuters Sports News Summary

Following is a summary of current sports news briefs.

Red Bulls spoil Atlanta debut with 2-1 MLS win

The New York Red Bulls scored two late goals to claim a 2-1 victory and spoil the Major League Soccer (MLS) debut of Atlanta United on Sunday. A sellout crowd of 55,000 turned up at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Georgia Tech University for the MLS expansion team's first home game.

Team Israel keen to show they belong at WBC

To players on Team Israel, it doesn't matter that they don't live in Israel and play ball in the United States, don't speak Hebrew and haven't visited the country until recently. For the World Baseball Classic, they are representing Jewish fans worldwide.

Johnson wins in Mexico to cement world number one ranking

Dustin Johnson started his reign as world number one in the best possible way by winning the WGC-Mexico Championship in Mexico City on Sunday. The long-hitting American surrendered a big lead on the back nine before securing a one-stroke victory over Englishman Tommy Fleetwood at Club de Golf Chapultepec.

Nadal has no answer to Querrey power in Acapulco final

American Sam Querrey claimed the biggest title of his career with an emphatic 6-3 7-6(3) upset victory over second seed Rafa Nadal in the final of the Mexican Open on Saturday. The unseeded world number 40 belied his ranking to overpower Nadal, blowing away his Spanish opponent for a first victory in five career meetings with the Spaniard.

Canada's Harvey passes Sundby at the final bend to win world title

Canada's Alex Harvey surged past Norway's Martin Johnsrud Sundby going into the final bend to score a stunning victory in the men's 50km mass start, the final race of the Nordic World Ski Championships on Sunday. None of the athletes managed a decisive breakaway until late on and they remained in a tight bunch until Sundby upped the tempo over the final two kilometers, with Harvey and Russia's Sergey Ustiugov hot on his heels.

Brilliant Park storms to victory in Singapore

Former world number one Park In-bee wielded a red-hot putter on her way to a tournament-record eight-under 64 that catapulted the Korean to a one-shot victory at the HSBC Women's Champions on Sunday. Playing in just her second LPGA Tour event since she was sidelined by thumb surgery last May, Park reeled off eight birdies in 10 holes in the middle of her round to overhaul overnight leader Michelle Wie and pull away from the field.

Athletics: Harrison and Baker speed to yearly bests in U.S. champs

Top hurdler Keni Harrison and up-and-coming sprinter Ronnie Baker ran the fastest times in the world this year at the U.S. indoor championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Sunday. Harrison, the outdoor hurdles world record holder, ripped off a personal-best 7.74 seconds in her 60 meters hurdles semi-final before winning the final in a somewhat disappointing 7.81 seconds.

Giovinco misses penalty as Toronto draw with Salt Lake

Sebastian Giovinco failed to convert a penalty as Toronto FC rang in the new season the same way they finished the old, playing out a scoreless draw on Saturday on the opening weekend of Major League Soccer (MLS). Toronto fielded an identical lineup to the one that lost to the Seattle Sounders in December in a penalty shootout at MLS Cup 2016.

Cycling: Bardet disqualified from Paris-Nice

Pre-race favorite Romain Bardet has been disqualified from the Paris-Nice after being towed by his team car following a crash on the opening stage, organizers said on Sunday. Frenchman Bardet, second overall in last year's Tour de France, fell off his bike with about 23 kilometers left and made his way back to a group of chasers by breaching the rules on team car assistance.

Muir leads British medal harvest as Spanovic shines

Laura Muir led an impressive final day for Britain at the European indoor athletics championships with her second gold medal of the three-day event after winning the 3,000-meter race on Sunday. The day's action was also lit up by Serbia's Ivana Spanovic, who delighted the home crowd by retaining the women's long jump title with 7.24 meters, shattering her personal best by 17 centimeters. Only two women have jumped farther indoors, both in the 1980s - East German Heike Drechsler and Soviet Galina Chistyakova.