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(Reuters) -American Josef Newgarden of Team Penske edged out Marcus Ericsson to win the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday in a nail-biting finish to the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” as he denied the Swede back-to-back wins at the Brickyard. Three red flags late in the race set up a two-lap shootout with Ericsson leading the restart before Newgarden, who moved from fourth to second by virtue of race control, blasted past […]

(Reuters) – American Fred Kerley powered past Akani Simbine and Ferdinand Omanyala as he won the men’s 100 metres in 9.94 seconds at the Diamond League in Rabat on Sunday. Kerley, who won silver in the 100 metres at the Tokyo Olympics, stormed to victory with a meeting record in lane five, using his long strides to his advantage in the final few metres and giving Simbine (9.99) and Omanyala […]

(Reuters) -U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham disputed Russian criticism of his support for Ukraine on Sunday, saying he had simply praised the spirit of Ukrainians in resisting a Russian invasion with assistance provided by Washington. Graham, shown in a video clip of his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv on Friday, acknowledged his host’s praise for military assistance valued at $38 billion since the outset of the conflict in […]

(Reuters) – American driver Josef Newgarden from Team Penske won the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday. (Reporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City) Brought to you by www.srnnews.com

By Can Sezer, Ali Kucukgocmen and Huseyin Hayatsever ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which have polarised Turkey and strengthened its position as a regional military power. His challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, called it “the most unfair election in years” but did not dispute the outcome. Official results showed Kilicdaroglu won 47.9% of […]

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 Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) -A biker was charged with murder after a shootout between rival motorbike gangs at a motorcycle rally in Red River, northern New Mexico, on Saturday in which three gang members were killed and five wounded, police said. Members of the Bandidos and Waterdogs groups traded gunfire around 5:00 p.m. (2100 GMT) on the packed main street of the mountain resort town 75 miles […]

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 […]

MONACO (Reuters) – Team by team analysis of Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, round six of the 22-race Formula One season (Listed in championship order): RED BULL (Max Verstappen 1, Sergio Perez 16) Verstappen’s fourth win of the season, second in Monaco and 39th of his career. The double champion is now 39 points clear of Perez at the top and also the ‘winningest’ Red Bull driver, surpassing Sebastian Vettel’s 38 […]