Tag: british-open
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Golf-Stenson wants to turn tables on Mickelson
By Larry King TROON, Scotland, July 16 (Reuters) – Henrik Stenson will start the final round of the British Open leading the championship, and trying not to think about how it’s going to end. “Thoughts of outcome are never really helping you,” he said at a news conference after his third round at Royal Troon,…
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Golf-Stenson wants to turn tables on Mickelson
By Larry King TROON, Scotland, July 16 (Reuters) – Henrik Stenson will start the final round of the British Open leading the championship, and trying not to think about how it’s going to end. “Thoughts of outcome are never really helping you,” he said at a news conference after his third round at Royal Troon,…
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First delivery of Airbus A320neo to Pegasus postponed after Turkish coup bid
The first delivery of a new version of Airbus's A320 jet to Pegasus Airlines has been postponed following the thwarted coup attempt in Turkey, the European planemaker said on Saturday. Turkey's leading budget carrier had been scheduled to take delivery of the first revamped A320neo powered by CFM engines on July 19. “Due to the…
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First delivery of Airbus A320neo to Pegasus postponed after Turkish coup bid
The first delivery of a new version of Airbus's A320 jet to Pegasus Airlines has been postponed following the thwarted coup attempt in Turkey, the European planemaker said on Saturday. Turkey's leading budget carrier had been scheduled to take delivery of the first revamped A320neo powered by CFM engines on July 19. “Due to the…
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Queen Latifah, grannies join mass anti-AIDS rallies in S.Africa
US singer and actress Queen Latifah joined a mass anti-AIDS march in the South African city of Durban Saturday, where grandmothers bringing up children orphaned by the disease also took to the streets. Holding up signs that read “I care, do you?”, around a thousand grandmothers walked in a colourful procession to draw attention to…
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Czech tennis stars Berdych, Pliskova join Olympic pull-outs over Zika
Czech tennis stars, world number eight Tomas Berdych and 16th-ranked Karolina Pliskova, on Saturday joined the growing band of players pulling out of the Olympics due to concerns over the Zika virus. “I am very sorry to announce that I will not take part in this year's Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro,” Berdych,…
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Mickelson grabs golf history, equaling record-low 63
By Larry King TROON, Scotland (Reuters) – Phil Mickelson grabbed a piece of golf history at the British Open on Thursday, capturing a share of the record for the lowest score in a major championship — and coming within fractions of an inch of taking the record outright. Aided by birdies on 10, 14, 16…
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Mickelson grabs golf history, equaling record-low 63
By Larry King TROON, Scotland (Reuters) – Phil Mickelson grabbed a piece of golf history at the British Open on Thursday, capturing a share of the record for the lowest score in a major championship — and coming within fractions of an inch of taking the record outright. Aided by birdies on 10, 14, 16…
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Cricket-Golf’s Rio exodus may hit sport’s Olympic prospects – ICC
High-profile withdrawals of male golfers from next month’s Rio Games might damage cricket’s chances of becoming an Olympic sport, fears the International Cricket Council (ICC). Golf’s return to Olympics for the first time since 1904 has been hit by big-name male withdrawals over health concerns triggered by the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil.…
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Cricket-Golf’s Rio exodus may hit sport’s Olympic prospects – ICC
High-profile withdrawals of male golfers from next month’s Rio Games might damage cricket’s chances of becoming an Olympic sport, fears the International Cricket Council (ICC). Golf’s return to Olympics for the first time since 1904 has been hit by big-name male withdrawals over health concerns triggered by the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil.…