Latest Volkswagen patents hint at new model names

Volkswagen has officially registered a slew of new model names which hint that SUV models in the pipeline may be badged as a Taroko, Tempus or Tukan. The new names were lodged with the German Patent and Trademark Office in Munich in a bid to ensure the…

German runner Benfares gets five-year doping ban

German distance runner Sara Benfares has been banned for five years for doping offences, the nation’s anti-doping agency NADA said on Thursday. The NADA said it went beyond the usual four-year sanction because of “aggravating circumstances.” It said th…