SUDDEN DEATH IN ACAPULCO

Tennis players have been warned about security ahead of the start of the Mexican Open in the troubled Pacific resort of Acapulco.

The professional men's tennis association, the ATP, cautioned against travelling outside hotels.

Players were advised to leave the city immediately after being eliminated from the tournament.

Mexico's government has assured the ATP that appropriate security measures have been put in place.

Several arrests have been made following a recent spate of drug-related violence in the city.

A weekend of attacks on taxis in the city left 12 drivers or passengers dead, the Associated Press news agency quotes local police as saying.

Dozens of cars have also been burned in recent days but the motives were not clear, AP reported.

In January, the bodies of 15 headless men were found outside a shopping centre in the resort.