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Former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed, whose son died in car crash with Princess Diana, dies at 94

Mohamed Al Fayed, the flamboyant Egypt-born businessman whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, has died, his family says LONDON -- Mohamed Al Fayed, the flamboyant Egypt-born businessman whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, died this week, his family said Friday. He was 94. Al Fayed, the longtime owner of Harrods department store and the Fulham Football Club, was devastated by the death of son Dodi Fayed in the car crash in Paris with Diana 26 years ago. He spent years mourning the loss and fighting the British establishment he blamed for their deaths. “Mrs Mohamed Al Fayed, her children and grandchildren wish to confirm that her beloved husband, their father and their grandfather, Mohamed, has passed away peacefully of old age on Wednesday August 30, 2023,″ his family said in a statement released by the Fulham club. “He enjoyed a long and fulfilled retirement surrounded by his loved ones.″ Al Fayed was convinced Dodi and Diana were killed in a con...

India train crash kills over 280, injures 900 in one of nation's worst rail disasters

Rescuers in India have found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds in one of the country’s deadliest rail crashes in decades BALASORE, India -- Rescuers found no more survivors in the overturned and mangled wreckage of two passenger trains that derailed in eastern India, killing more than 280 people and injuring hundreds in one of the country's deadliest rail crashes in decades, officials said Saturday. Chaotic scenes erupted after the derailment on Friday night about 220 kilometers (137 miles) southwest of Kolkata, as rescuers climbed atop the wrecked trains to break open doors and windows using cutting torches. The death toll rose steadily throughout the night. Scores of bodies, covered by white sheets, lay on the ground near the tracks as locals and rescuers raced to help survivors. Army soldiers and air force helicopters joined the effort. “By 10 p.m. (on Friday) we were...

Marquez would rather crash fighting for MotoGP podium than "finish in 10th"

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The Honda rider qualified on the front row for his comeback weekend at Le Mans and briefly led Sunday’s grand prix. Read Also: MotoGP French GP: Bezzecchi wins crash-filled 1000th GP, Bagnaia taken out Marquez ultimately fought with Pramac’s Jorge Martin for second in the latter stages of the race, but crash ed at Turn 6 on the penultimate tour while sitting in runner-up spot. It means Marquez has yet to finish a grand prix in 2023 after crash ing out in Portugal, which led to his three-round injury layoff. Despite losing a podium, which he admits he was “maybe not ready” for, Marquez was elated with his grand prix as it was “a long time” since he felt that good in a race. “Honestly, I’m very, very happy about the race today,” Marquez said. “It’s a shame we didn’t receive any good results with all the hard work we did. We crashed with one lap and a half remaining. “But I was riding in a very good way. It was a long time ago that I was feeling like this myself – not wit...

MotoGP Americas GP: Rins takes first Honda win after Bagnaia crashes out of lead

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Listen to this article Honda had gone winless in MotoGP since the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP, while LCR has gone without victory since the 2018 Argentina GP. While times have continued to be tough for Honda in 2023, Rins built on a podium in the sprint race on Saturday to score his sixth career grand prix victory on Sunday having piled early pressure on poleman Bagnaia. Reigning world champion Bagnaia dominated the sprint and was expected to do so again in the grand prix, but crashed out of the lead on lap eight of 20. This released Rins into a dominant lead, and despite a brief surge from VR46 Ducati’s Luca Marini, the LCR rider cruised to victory by 3.498 seconds. Marini held onto second for his first podium in MotoGP as 2021 world champion Fabio Quartararo scored his first rostrum of the campaign in third. Bagnaia grabbed the holeshot off the line from pole, narrowly holding the...