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ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s opposition presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu said he will continue to lead his struggle, after early results showed him losing in what he said was “the most unfair election in years” against incumbent Tayyip Erdogan. Speaking in Ankara, Kilicdaroglu, who got some 47.9% of votes in Sunday’s runoff election, said the results showed people’s will to change an authoritarian government. He is saddened by the “troubles” awaiting […]

By Can Sezer ISTANBUL (Reuters) -President Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory in Turkey’s presidential election on Sunday, a win that would steer his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade after he saw off his toughest political challenge yet. Addressing supporters from on top of a bus in Istanbul, Erdogan thanked people for voting and said Turks had given him the responsibility of governing for the next five years. “The only […]

By Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) – Max Verstappen wrote another piece of Red Bull history on Sunday with a 39th win that sent him past Germany’s now-retired Sebastian Vettel as the driver with most victories for the Formula One team. Vettel is still ahead of the Dutchman 4-2 on championships won but Verstappen, 25, has plenty of time on his side to match or surpass that mark with a third […]

By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS (Reuters) – Karolina Muchova credited the extra motivation she has at the Grand Slam level for her fifth win over a top-10 player at the majors after toppling world number eight Maria Sakkari at the French Open on Sunday. Sakkari was left with a sense of deja vu following the 7-6(5) 7-5 defeat having lost to Muchova at last year’s tournament after describing the 26-year-old Czech […]

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Aston Villa’s remarkable turnaround under Unai Emery will bring European football to the club for the first time in more than a decade and the Spanish manager is relishing another shot at a continental trophy in the Conference League next season. Villa defeated Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 on Sunday to seal seventh place in the Premier League, having hovered just above the relegation zone when […]

By Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) – Sergio Perez started the Monaco Grand Prix weekend hoping to repeat last year’s win and it turned into a nightmare he cannot afford to repeat. The Red Bull driver lined up last on the grid after crashing in qualifying and finished 16th after a series of collisions, five pitstops and twice being lapped by his winning team mate Max Verstappen. The Formula One title […]

By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) – Three bikers were killed and five wounded in a shootout at a motorcycle rally in Red River, northern New Mexico, on Saturday, in the latest clash between outlawed U.S. motorbike gangs, police said. Members of the Bandido and Waterdog groups traded gunfire around 5:00 p.m. (2100 GMT) on the packed main street of the mountain resort town 75 miles northeast of state […]

By Peter Hall LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Everton will extend their unbroken 69-year stay in the English top flight as midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure’s stunning strike earned them a 1-0 victory over Bournemouth to avoid relegation on the final day of the season. Sean Dyche’s side came into Sunday’s contest with their fate in their own hands, knowing victory at Goodison Park would be enough to keep them in the Premier […]

By Lori Ewing LEEDS, England (Reuters) – Leeds United were relegated from the Premier League after being thrashed 4-1 by Tottenham Hotspur at Elland Road in the season finale on Sunday as Harry Kane scored twice for the visitors. Leeds had to win and hope other results went their way but they caved in against a sprightly Spurs side and head back to the Championship after three seasons in the […]