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Marc Marquez took the 100th pole of his career on his Ducati debut at the Mugello Circuit at their home Italian Grand Prix on Saturday in a qualifying session where the lap record was broken ...

The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft flew over the Sun’s south pole in March, using the gravitational pull of Venus. VIDEO: EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY. By . Eric Niiler.

Marc Marquez made history at Mugello securing his 100th pole position and winning the 2025 Italy MotoGP Sprint Race. Alex Marquez took second, with Francesco Bagnaia third.

A couple in Taiwan have ignited controversy after hiring two pole dancers to perform outside their son’s secondary school to mark his graduation. The performance took place in mid-June outside ...

Saturday’s result marks Power’s fifth pole at WWTR in IndyCar’s 10 events since returning to the track in 2017. He’s won once, and not in a race he started from pole, in 2018.

An Indigenous community near Prince Rupert, B.C., raised a new memorial totem pole ahead of National Indigenous People's Day to honour those who were affected by the Miller Bay TB Hospital.

The Omaha Police Department said the driver lost control, flipped their car, and crashed into a power pole. It happened near 52nd and Center streets just before midnight.

With a new face behind the wheel, Acura Meyer Shank Racing captured its second consecutive pole position in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series with a record-setting performance at ...

LONG POND, Pennsylvania -- In a return to the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Chase Elliott laid down the pole-winning lap for Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Pocono Raceway.

Hamlin's pole-winning run came by virtue of a 52.144-second (172.599 mph) lap, which was 0.083 seconds faster than runner-up starter Chris Buescher's time in the session.