News In Photos: October 27, 2011
Italy MotoGP Simoncelli Funeral
Rossella Simoncelli, center, mother of late MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli, is flanked by her husband Paolo and her mother, as they arrive at Santa Maria church during his funeral service in his hometown of Coriano, Italy, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. Italian sport was in shock after Marco Simoncelli died following a crash at the Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race. He was 24. Simoncelli – nicknamed Sic or SuperSic – died of chest, head and neck injuries Sunday after he lost control of his Honda at turn 11 four minutes into the race, and swerved across the track, straight into the path of American rider Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi of Italy. (AP Photo/Marco Vasini)