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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 18 SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — An exit poll in Bulgaria suggested Sunday that the center-right GERB party of ex-premier Boyko Borissov, a party blamed for presiding over years of corruption, will be the likely winner of Bulgaria’s parliamentary election. The poll conducted by Gallup International showed the GERB party earning 24.6% support, apparently edging out the reformist We Continue the Change pro-Western party of former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov, which is expected to capture 18.9%. Still, the predicted percentage won’t be enough for Borissov’s party to form a one-party government, and the chances for a GERB-led coalition are slim. The exit poll also predicted that eight parties could pass the 4% threshold to enter a fragmented parliament with populist and pro-Russia groups showing increased … [Read more...] about Exit poll: Center-right GERB party will win Bulgarian vote

Sergio Perez led the majority of the Singapore Grand Prix to take the chequered flag first, but is under investigation for a Safety Car infringement. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free In a race disrupted with multiple Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car appearances, Perez held off Charles Leclerc throughout the race to take the chequered flag first. However, his win remains unofficial as he will be investigated for breaching Safety Car procedure by dropping too far back prior to a restart. Leclerc finished 7.5 seconds behind Perez, with Carlos Sainz Jnr fourth. Championship leader Max Verstappen finished seventh after starting eighth. The start of the race was delayed by over an hour due to a torrential downpour that soaked the Singapore circuit prior to the original 8pm start time. After the delay the formation lap began an hour later than scheduled with no more rain falling onto the circuit and all 20 cars on intermediate tyres. When the lights went … [Read more...] about Perez wins Singapore GP but faces investigation for Safety Car infringement · RaceFans

Beitske Visser won her first race of 2022 in Singapore and closed the gap to championship leader Jamie Chadwick, who crashed out in the final laps. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The Jenner Racing driver, who arrived in Singapore hoping to clinch the title, made a lunge down the inside of Jessica Hawkins at turn seven with four minutes left on the clock. But Chadwick locked up at the apex of turn seven and hit the outside wall almost head on, causing her first ever retirement from a W Series race. Chadwick was never in contention for the lead. Visser took the lead from pole-winner Marta Garcia heading into turn one on the opening lap. Garcia soon lost another position to Alice Powell. After constant pressure from behind, Garcia went wide out of turn 16, lost traction and handed the advantage to Powell. Her rival made an inside overtake stick two corners later, nine minutes into the half-hour race. From there Powell gradually cut the gap to Visser, who … [Read more...] about Visser wins in last-lap sprint to the flag after Chadwick crashes out · RaceFans

Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 104 points from Charles Leclerc after the Singapore Grand Prix. 2022 F1 drivers championship standings Position Driver Points Gap to leader 1 Max Verstappen 341 2 Charles Leclerc 237 104 3 Sergio Perez 235 106 4 George Russell 203 138 5 Carlos Sainz Jnr 202 139 6 Lewis Hamilton 170 171 7 Lando Norris 100 241 8 Esteban Ocon 66 275 9 Fernando Alonso 59 282 10 Valtteri Bottas 46 295 11 Daniel Ricciardo 29 312 12 Sebastian Vettel 24 317 13 Pierre Gasly 23 318 14 Kevin Magnussen 22 319 15 Lance Stroll 13 328 16 Mick Schumacher 12 329 17 Yuki Tsunoda 11 330 18 Zhou Guanyu 6 335 19 Alexander Albon 4 337 20 Nyck de Vries 2 339 21 Nicholas Latifi 0 … [Read more...] about 2022 Singapore Grand Prix F1 championship points | RaceFans

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s parliamentary speaker warned Sunday that protests over the death of a young woman in police custody could destabilize the country and urged security forces to deal harshly with those he claimed endanger public order. Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf told lawmakers that unlike the current protests, which he said aim to topple the government, previous demonstrations by teachers and retirees over pay were aimed at reforms, according to the legislative body's website. “The important point of the (past) protests was that they were reform-seeking and not aimed at overthrowing" the system, said Qalibaf. “I ask all who have any (reasons to) protest not to allow their protest to turn into destabilizing and toppling" of institutions. Thousands of Iranians have taken to the streets over the last two weeks to protest the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by Iran's morality police in the capital of Tehran for allegedly not … [Read more...] about Iran parliament speaker says protests could weaken society

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 26 FARMERSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A sweating Bart Barber trekked across a pasture in search of Bully Graham, the would-be patriarch of the rural pastor’s fledgling cattle herd. With the temperature in the mid-90s, the 52-year-old Texan found the bull — whose nickname reflects his owner’s affection for the late Rev. Billy Graham — and 11 heifers cooling under a canopy of trees. “Hey, baby girl,” Barber said as he patted a favorite cow he dubbed Lottie Moon after the namesake of his denomination’s international missions offering. For nearly a quarter-century, Barber enjoyed relative obscurity as a minister in this town 50 miles northeast of Dallas. That changed in June as delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Anaheim, … [Read more...] about Amid crises, rural roots anchor Southern Baptists’ president

Listen to this article Prototype Pipo Derani’s Action Express Racing Cadillac led the race soon after the halfway mark clicked past, due to the High Class Racing LMP2 car spinning on pitlane entry and rejoining right in front of the former leader Filipe Albuquerque in the Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-05. Albuquerque seemed content not to go flat out to regain the lead since its championship rival, the Meyer Shank Racing Acura had fallen off the pace, Tom Blomqvist running fourth, 20sec back. Instead Albuquerque was having to keep an eye on his mirrors for Earl Bamber in the #02 Cadillac. That had become Ganassi’s principal hope for the moment, since for the second time, the #01 Caddy had been ordered to serve a drive-through penalty for incorrect tire pressures and with 4hr30min to go was some 50sec off the lead. With 4hr22m to go, Bamber demoted Albuquerque to third and started trying to close the 13sec lead to Derani. With 3hr55min to go, things were getting exciting … [Read more...] about IMSA Petit Le Mans: Acura duel for race, title at three-quarter point

Listen to this article Joel Miller in the Mazda DPi-RT24P set fastest time on his fifth lap before ducking into the pits with his brakes on fire, before teammate Jonathan Bomarito went to P1 with a 1min50.417sec lap to make a Mazda 1-2. This situation lasted only briefly before Jose Gutierrez in the #52 Ligier of PR1/Mathiasen Motorsport split the Mazdas with a time just 0.003sec slower than Bomarito’s best, then improved upon it. However, Christian Fittipaldi then clocked a 1min50.027 lap on his 10 th tour of the track in the #5 Action Express Cadillac DPi-V.R, but Stephen Simpson took P1 nudged the bar still higher in the JDC-Miller Motorsports ORECA, clipping 0.041sec from Fittipaldi’s best. Right after, a red flag flew for Robert Alon stranded out on circuit in one of the 3GT Racing Lexus RC Fs from the GT Daytona category. A late surge from Mike Conway put the #31 Action Express Cadillac in third, just 0.092sec off the sister Cadillac, bumping Gutierrez down to … [Read more...] about Sebring 12h: JDC-Miller Oreca tops first practice

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner criticised the length of time taken by the stewards to confirm Sergio Perez as the winner of the Singapore Grand Prix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The stewards announced before the race was over they would rule on an investigation into Perez’s driving after the chequered flag. Red Bull duly warned him he could face a penalty, and Perez pulled out a seven-and-a-half second margin over second-placed Charles Leclerc at the flag, to reduce the impact of any penalty. The investigation concerned whether Perez had fallen too far behind the Safety Car when it appeared on two separate occasions during the race. The stewards eventually handed Perez a reprimand and a five-second penalty , which meant he kept his win. Race director Eduardo Freitas warned Red Bull at one stage that Perez had fallen too far behind the Safety Car. The race leader is required to keep within 10 car lengths of it until its lights are … [Read more...] about Stewards ‘took their time over a non-issue’ with Perez penalty decision – Horner · RaceFans