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Walker's GBmoto Kawasaki in free practice fireball

Walker's GBmoto Kawasaki in free practice fireball

Chris Walker and a number of other riders have had a lucky escape during free practice three for the second round of the MCE British Superbike Championship this weekend at Oulton Park, after a crash...

Jerez Moto2: Kallio eases to victory

Jerez Moto2: Kallio eases to victory

Marc VDS rider Mika Kallio rode a perfect race to record his first Moto2 win of the season after starting from pole position. The Fin got the holeshot and was untouchable until the chequered flag,...

Jerez Moto3: Fenati take second successive win

Jerez Moto3: Fenati take second successive win

Italian Romano Fenati left it till the final lap to take first place and his second win in a row at Jerez today. The Sky Racing Team VR46 rider almost lost out to Alex Rins at the final corner, but...

Jerez Moto2: Kallio controls for pole

Jerez Moto2: Kallio controls for pole

Mika Kallio has controlled the Moto2 qualifying session at Jerez to take his first pole position this year on the MarcVDS Kalex, finishing the session nearly 0.3 ahead of Sandro Cortese.   Kallio said...

Jerez MotoGP: Marquez dominates for fourth consecutive pole

Jerez MotoGP: Marquez dominates for fourth consecutive pole

Marc Marquez has once again blitzed the entire grid to take his fourth consecutive pole position, leaving it until the very last end to put in a lap under the pole record and 0.4 faster than anyone...

Jerez Moto3: Qualifying king Miller on pole yet again

Jerez Moto3: Qualifying king Miller on pole yet again

Qualifying king Jack Miller has made it three poles from four so far in the Moto3 class, starting tomorrow’s race at Jerez from P1 after a blisteringly fast lap set him 0.62 quicker than anyone else.

Ellison fast despite fighting for fitness at Oulton

Ellison fast despite fighting for fitness at Oulton

James Ellison has topped the time sheets in the opening MCE British Superbike session at Oulton Park, despite still recovering from theinjuries he sustained in qualifying for the opening round of the...

Dunlop to sit out Oulton BSB and Tandragee 100

Dunlop to sit out Oulton BSB and Tandragee 100

Four in a week TT winner Michael Dunlop will sit out this weekend’s action both on roads and circuits, as he continues to recover from the shoulder injury he picked up in the crash-filled qualifying...

Cal Crutchlow to start practice in Jerez

Cal Crutchlow to start practice in Jerez

Cal Crutchlow will be back in MotoGP action tomorrow after being passed fit to start practice in Jerez. The British rider missed the previous race in Argentina after suffering multiple injuries to his...

Bridgestone to end MotoGP tyre supply deal

Bridgestone to end MotoGP tyre supply deal

Bridgestone has announced that its role as official tyre supplier to the MotoGP world championship will end at the end of the 2015 campaign. The Japanese factory has been involved in MotoGP since 2002...

Marc VDS in Yamaha talks for 2015

Marc VDS in Yamaha talks for 2015

Scott Redding’s former Moto2 squad has kicked off talks with Yamaha about a switch to MotoGP in 2015. The Marc VDS squad is one of the highest profile teams operating outside of the premier class,...

Kneen wins controversial main race on Cookstown 100 debut

Kneen wins controversial main race on Cookstown 100 debut

Manxman Dan Kneen, making his debut on the roads for the Cookstown BE Racing team, took a controversial victory at the weekend in the main race at the opening Irish road race of the season, the team’s...

No Honda production bike updates in Jerez

No Honda production bike updates in Jerez

Honda has dashed hopes that its new production RCV1000R machine will get an imminent performance upgrade for the likes of Scott Redding and Nicky Hayden. The Japanese factory’s Open class project has...

MotoGP Argentina: Another clean sweep weekend for Marquez

MotoGP Argentina: Another clean sweep weekend for Marquez

Marc Marquez has ignited paddock speculation that he’s looking to complete the perfect year in MotoGP, as he makes it three from three to win easily in Argentina. The young Spaniard didn’t have the...

Moto2 Argentina: The Tito Show as Rabat cruises to the win

Moto2 Argentina: The Tito Show as Rabat cruises to the win

Tito Rabat has made an imperious ride to victory in the motor race in Argentina, with the Spaniard extending his championship lead from the first corner to the chequered flag to win by 2.4 seconds...

WSB Assen: Rea wins race two, Lowes second

WSB Assen: Rea wins race two, Lowes second

Jonathan Rea has taken a flag to flag victory in a rainswept World Superbike race two at Assen, leading from start to finish in horrid conditions to better his race one podium finish. He initially...

Moto3 Argentina: Fenati bashes his way to the win

Moto3 Argentina: Fenati bashes his way to the win

Romano Fenati has broken Jack Miller’s win streak, bumping the Australian out of the way on the penultimate corner of the first ever Argentinian Moto3 race to take the first win for Valentino Rossi’s...

WSB Assen: Guintoli benefitted by red flags to take race one from Sykes

WSB Assen: Guintoli benefitted by red flags to take race one from Sykes

Sylvain Guintoli has dominated the opening race of the weekend at Assen, taking his second World Superbike win of the year by a wide margin from Tom Sykes, but with red flags late in the race working...

Speedway champ's struggles continue

Speedway champ's struggles continue

World speedway champion Tai Woffinden’s troubled start to his title defence continued in the second Grand Prix of the season in Bydgoszcz, Poland tonight. The 23-year-old from Scunthorpe scored five...

Moto2 Argentina: Tito Rabat makes it three from three at Termas de Rio Hondo

Moto2 Argentina: Tito Rabat makes it three from three at Termas de Rio Hondo

Tito Rabat has taken pole position in the Moto2 race for tomorrow’s race, with an unusual session leaving him 0.1 ahead of Johann Zarco but with many of the title favourites scattered across the...

MotoGP Argentina: Marquez blitzes opposition to dominate qualifying

MotoGP Argentina: Marquez blitzes opposition to dominate qualifying

Marc Marquez has once again demolished the opposition at the brand new Autodromo Termas de Rio Hondo circuit, taking pole position by three quarters of a second from Jorge Lorenzo. Marquez was able to...

Moto3 Argentina: Miller on top once again

Moto3 Argentina: Miller on top once again

Jack Miller has dominated another qualifying session to put his KTM Ajo Red Bull bike on pole for tomorrow’s Argentina Moto3 Grand Prix, responding to every fast lap time his rivals were able to post,...

WSS Assen: Marino takes first WSS pole

WSS Assen: Marino takes first WSS pole

Florian Marino has held off the advances of triple champion Kenan Sofuoglu and hometown hero Michael van der Mark to take his first ever World Supersport pole position ahead of tomorrow’s Assen round...

WSB Assen: Baz sticks in his first ever pole with Sykes third

WSB Assen: Baz sticks in his first ever pole with Sykes third

The rains that had been predicted at Assen came just at the right time to stop most of the SBK leading riders from getting in a final fast lap in Superpole two, but given the pace of Loris Baz...

EWC: Watch the Bol d'Or 24hr race live

EWC: Watch the Bol d'Or 24hr race live

Honda Racing will start today’s Bol d’Or, the first 24hr race of the 2014 Endurance World Championship, from pole position, after the former TT Legends team’s three French riders topped the time...

Byrne fast in Oulton test

Byrne fast in Oulton test

Shane Byrne has finished off the2014 official MCE British Superbike testing schedule in pole position, taking the top spot on Oulton Park on Friday, albeit in a session lacking many of his...

Assen WSB: Rea and Sykes chase Giugliano on day one

Assen WSB: Rea and Sykes chase Giugliano on day one

After two WSB practice sessions at Assen British duo Jonathan Rea (Pata Honda World Superbike) and Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) sit second and third respectively. Davide Giugliano (Ducati World...

Coghlan the fifth element after first day at Assen

Coghlan the fifth element after first day at Assen

Spanish-based Brit Kev Coghlan (DMC Panavto Yamaha) ended up fifth fastest after the first two practice sessions at the classic Assen circuit in the Netherlands. The times were led by Frenchman...

Free tickets for MotoGP Tonight!

Free tickets for MotoGP Tonight!

One of the biggest and best revelations of BT Sport’s MotoGP coverage coming from their new Tuesday night show hosted by ITV’s TT frontman Craig Doyle, with the new format giving fans a chance to...

Brookes: A win is on the cards at NW200

Brookes: A win is on the cards at NW200

It is only a year since Josh Brookes made his road racing debut at the Vauxhall International North West 200 but he says he believes he can win at Portrush in 2014. “I think it is a real possibility...

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne reigns supreme with double win

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne reigns supreme with double win

Shane Byrne has established himself as the man to beat in 2014, taking a double victory in the opening round of the MCE British Superbike championship by leading from start to finish in the second...

Schwantz: Marquez has got inside Lorenzo’s head

Schwantz: Marquez has got inside Lorenzo’s head

Kevin Schwantz believes Jorge Lorenzo’s nightmare start to 2014 is a direct result of the breathtaking performances from Spanish rival and reigning world champion Marc Marquez. Repsol Honda rider...

Bradley Smith surprised by storming start to 2014

Bradley Smith surprised by storming start to 2014

A maiden front row start and podium challenges in both MotoGP races in 2014 have already highlighted the massive improvement made by British rider Bradley Smith after a tough rookie campaign. And the...

Hand injury rules Cal Crutchlow out of Argentina race

Hand injury rules Cal Crutchlow out of Argentina race

Cal Crutchlow has been forced to withdraw from this weekend’s inaugural MotoGP round at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit in Argentina. The Ducati rider has not recovered from a dislocated and broken...

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne controls two-part race for opening win

Brands Hatch BSB: Byrne controls two-part race for opening win

Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has got his 2014 season off to a flying start, taking the win in the opening MCE British Superbike race of 2014 from veteran Chris Walker and his GBmoto Kawasaki teammate James...

Brands Hatch BSB: Brookes on pole after crash fest session

Brands Hatch BSB: Brookes on pole after crash fest session

Josh Brookes will start tomorrow’s opening MCE British Superbike race from pole position, after a controversial qualifying session in tricky conditions that saw the entire front row fall, along with a...