Tag: championship
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VW says will quit world rallying championship in 2017
Volkswagen said it will pull out of the world rally championship at the end of the season in 2017 as part of a strategic shift to help overcome its emissions scandal. “The VW brand is facing tremendous challenges,” VW brand R&D chief Frank Welsch said on Wednesday, citing the carmaker's push into zero-emission technology. Top…
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Day, Scott reject criticism of Rio boycott
World number one Jason Day has hit back at critics of the golfers who have elected to skip the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Golf's return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904 has been soured by the withdrawals of a number of top men's players, many of whom have cited health concerns due…
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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,…