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Golf-British Open likely to flourish even if McIlroy sits it out

The ankle ligament injury sustained by world number one Rory McIlroy may have golf fretting about his participation at the British Open but there is little doubt the sport is bigger than one player – no matter how talented. McIlroy, who has begun his recovery process, wearing a surgical boot on his left leg, will undergo further tests before deciding whether he has a chance of defending his Open title

Spieth hopes McIlroy can recover for British Open showdown

Double major winner Jordan Spieth believes defending champion Rory McIlroy’s potential absence from the British Open through injury would “dampen” the occasion. McIlroy’s title defense and keenly anticipated contest against Spieth was thrown into doubt on Monday when the Northern Irishman revealed he had ruptured an ankle ligament while playing soccer with friends. While many observers believe McIlroy is certain to miss the third major of the season, the American

Golf-Spieth hopes McIlroy can recover for British Open showdown

Double major winner Jordan Spieth believes defending champion Rory McIlroy’s potential absence from the British Open through injury would “dampen” the occasion. McIlroy’s title defence and keenly anticipated contest against Spieth was thrown into doubt on Monday when the Northern Irishman revealed he had ruptured an ankle ligament while playing soccer with friends. While many observers believe McIlroy is certain to miss the third major of the season, the American

2015 Volkswagen Beetle Review: Cuteness Curbed

–Overview: Despite tracing its lineage to a beloved counterculture icon of another era, the contemporary Volkswagen Beetle has almost nothing in common with its revered ancestor besides its rounded contours. Resemblance to 1998’s front-drive revival version has also been diminished, thanks to the most recent makeover, which chopped the Bug’s top and added rake to the windshield, diluting the cuteness quotient. Like the original, and the revival, the latest Beetle

2015 Mazda 5 Tested: 5’s Alive, But Not for Much Longer

-Overview: The Mazda 5 has its class—the mini-minivan with proper sliding doors—all to itself in the U.S. The model was first introduced to America roughly a decade ago as a roomier cousin to the contemporary Ford Focus and Mazda 3, and it was redesigned for 2012 with new sheetmetal, an updated interior, and mechanical tweaks that included adding one forward gear to the since-discontinued manual transmission. READ MORE ›› –