From Ducati:Robbie Brown tightened his grip on the Ducati 848 Challenge championship with a maximum points haul from both races at Misano World Circuit, Italy. A win in Race 1 and second behind non-points scoring rider Chris Northover, was enough

second ahead of Rossi, and had just seen the Italian take 3/10ths out of his lead. At Misano, Stoner was comfortably in the lead, and looked able to parry anything Rossi could throw at him.After the race, two theories were popular. The first

terminally hooked, already crashing out of three races so far, much to the frustration of the Kawasaki team.At Misano, he made it four, getting out of shape on the inside rumble strip and losing the rear. As de Puniet's Kawasaki slid away from under him

A holiday and bike racing sounds like the ideal combo, but when you turn up to the track after four days on the beach, it's surprisingly hard to get motivated. Almost impossible infact. Persuading yourself that getting into leathers when it

A WELL-KNOWN Italian superstar was snapped watching the racing action at Sunday's Misano WSB. He was reported to be sneaking around on a scooter, electing not to remove his helmet and dark glasses for fear of being recognised. When asked what he

INJURED JAPANESE rider Yukio Kagayama is reported to be making fast progress from his injuries sustained at the USA round just over a couple of weeks ago.After a visit to renowned specialist Dr Ting in America after the Superbike World Championship

REPORTS IN THIS morning's Italian media state officials in Rimini are to launch an investigation into the death of Shoya Tomizawa, following the racer's fatal accident during the Moto2 Grand Prix at Misano.An inquest into the death of the 19-year

OPPORTUNIST THIEVES have stolen the hi-tech gyro-cam from Valentino Rossi's Yamaha M1 after the rider ran out of petrol on the wind-down lap of last weekend's MotoGP race at Misano.The Italian, who finished third in Sunday's race, was mobbed

a month ago.Reports say Rossi found the going easier than at Misano; his shoulder seems less painful but this could just be due to different stresses being placed on his body due to the differing nature of the Czech track. No mention was made

was reported to want £1m to race but the showdown never happened, with Yamaha allegedly not allowing their MotoGP star to deviate from his duties.Rossi is keen to race in World Superbikes, if only for one event. He was tied down by Yamaha, but Ducati are more