Ben Spies entered Sunday's final two races in the World Superbike Championship trailing Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga by 10 points. Starting from pole, Spies, a Longview, Texas native, won the first race to take a 15-point lead over Haga, who crashed, and rode strategically in the second to finish fifth and became World Champion by six points, 462-456, at the Algarve Circuit in Portugal. He's the first American to win the title since fellow Texan Colin Edwards in 2002.
Valentino Rossi was crowned MotoGP world champion for the sixth time as he took third place in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang behind Casey Stoner of Australia.
MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi says he talked with Ferrari about driving the team's second car in the Italian Formula One Grand Prix next weekend - but decided against it.
Valentino Rossi is one of only a handful of champions in the modern era whose popularity has transcended their sport. As the Italian maestro closes in on an eighth world title, CNN charts the rise of the charismatic king of two wheels.
It's been a rough season for Nicky Hayden, who arrives to this weekend's Red Bull Indianapolis GP in the unfamiliar territory of 14th in the MotoGP World Championship. Hayden has never finished worse than eighth in six previous years in the world's premier motorcycle road racing series, and was its champion in 2006.
Former world MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has confirmed he will miss the next three races in the series in a bid to cure the mystery illness which has hindered his season.
Spain's Dani Pedrosa claimed the U.S. MotoGP at Laguna Seca in California as second-placed Valentino Rossi extended his championship lead.
Valentino Rossi claimed pole position for Saturday's Dutch MotoGP at Assen as the Italian bids to record his 100th career race victory.
The remarkable Ben Spies broke an 18-year-old record in qualifying Saturday for the Superbike World Championship, winning his seventh straight pole at Miller Motorsports Park in Toole, Utah.
Ben Spies beat up on the best Superbike riders in the world Sunday. Twice. It was a homecoming that became the Massacre at Miller Motorsports Park.
Ben Spies entered Sunday's final two races in the World Superbike Championship trailing Japanese rider Noriyuki Haga by 10 points. Starting from pole, Spies, a Longview, Texas native, won the first race to take a 15-point lead over Haga, who crashed, and rode strategically in the second to finish fifth and became World Champion by six points, 462-456, at the Algarve Circuit in Portugal. He's the first American to win the title since fellow Texan Colin Edwards in 2002.
Valentino Rossi was crowned MotoGP world champion for the sixth time as he took third place in Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang behind Casey Stoner of Australia.
MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi says he talked with Ferrari about driving the team's second car in the Italian Formula One Grand Prix next weekend - but decided against it.
Valentino Rossi is one of only a handful of champions in the modern era whose popularity has transcended their sport. As the Italian maestro closes in on an eighth world title, CNN charts the rise of the charismatic king of two wheels.
It's been a rough season for Nicky Hayden, who arrives to this weekend's Red Bull Indianapolis GP in the unfamiliar territory of 14th in the MotoGP World Championship. Hayden has never finished worse than eighth in six previous years in the world's premier motorcycle road racing series, and was its champion in 2006.
Former world MotoGP champion Casey Stoner has confirmed he will miss the next three races in the series in a bid to cure the mystery illness which has hindered his season.
Spain's Dani Pedrosa claimed the U.S. MotoGP at Laguna Seca in California as second-placed Valentino Rossi extended his championship lead.
Valentino Rossi claimed pole position for Saturday's Dutch MotoGP at Assen as the Italian bids to record his 100th career race victory.
The remarkable Ben Spies broke an 18-year-old record in qualifying Saturday for the Superbike World Championship, winning his seventh straight pole at Miller Motorsports Park in Toole, Utah.
Ben Spies beat up on the best Superbike riders in the world Sunday. Twice. It was a homecoming that became the Massacre at Miller Motorsports Park.
Ben Spies never thought about becoming an international motorcycle road racing star growing up in the east Texas town of Longview, but he's become exactly that in his first season in the Superbike World Championship.
MotoGP championship leader Jorge Lorenzo claimed pole position in Spain as title holder and Yamaha teammate Valentino Rossi could only manage fourth on the grid.
MotoGP's opening race of the season was postponed until Monday after torrential rain saw the floodlit race in Qatar called off at the last moment.
Australian Casey Stoner continued to hold the upper hand over rival Valentino Rossi after taking pole position for the opening round of the MotoGP race in Qatar.
Kawasaki have announced they will run Marco Melandri in a one-bike team in the 2009 MotoGP world championship.
Ricky Carmichael's nickname in motocross was "Goat", aka "greatest of all-time". He earned it in a spectacular career that included 15 American Motorcyclist Association titles in Supercross and outdoor national championships including two perfect 24-wins in 24-races seasons and led the USA team to four international Motocross de Nations titles. Carmichael even won gold at in two events at the X-games.
MotoGP is the latest branch of motorsport to be hit by the global economic downturn as Japanese manufacturer Kawasaki ended a week of speculation by withdrawing their team.
Italian Valentino Rossi's resurgence continued on Saturday, as the five-time MotoGP champion took pole position at his home race in Mugello.
MotoGP Championship leader Dani Pedrosa will start the French round from pole position after topping the qualifying times at Le Mans.
World MotoGP champion Casey Stoner opened his title defense in fine style with victory in the season-opening race in Qatar on Sunday, the first to be held at night.
Jorge Lorenzo, the double world 250cc champion, has officially been named as Valentino Rossi's team mate with Yamaha next season.
World champion Casey Stoner confirmed his domination of MotoGP with his 10th victory of the 2007 season at the Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Spaniard Dani Pedrosa disappointed the home crowd by relegating newly- crowned world champion Casey Stoner from pole position for Sunday's Australian MotoGP at Phillip Island.
Three-time grand prix winner Norifumi Abe of Japan has been killed in a street crash when his 500cc scooter collided with a truck making an illegal U-turn, police have revealed on Monday.
Australia's Casey Stoner won the MotoGP world title for the first time by finishing in sixth place at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.
Dani Pedrosa looks the man to beat in the Japanese MotoGP at Motegi after the Spaniard put his Honda on pole for Sunday's potentially decisive race.
Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli snatched provisional pole for this weekend's Czech MotoGP Grand Prix on Friday by edging championship leader Casey Stoner of Australia in a flying last practice lap.
Indianapolis will host a round of the MotoGP world championship next year, bringing motorcycle racing back to The Brickyard for the first time in nearly a century.
The final day of the centenary Isle of Man TT races on Friday was marred by the death of a rider and two spectators.
Casey Stoner won a cat-and-mouse battle with Valentino Rossi to take victory in the season-opening Qatar MotoGP.
American MotoGP rider John Hopkins was ruled out of the final pre-season test in Jerez starting on Friday after crashing heavily in Qatar last week.
Honda's Dani Pedrosa ended Yamaha's dominance in the first official MotoGP test of the year on Thursday with a lap of Qatar's Losail circuit that was quicker than the 2006 pole position time.
American Colin Edwards set a blistering pace on the final day of MotoGP testing in Malaysia on Wednesday, lapping well inside the Sepang circuit pole position record on his Yamaha.
Dethroned MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has said he is more determined than ever to reclaim the world title after testing on the new 800cc bikes for next season in Jerez.
Northern Irish rider Jeremy McWilliams suffered multiple injuries in a crash during testing at the MotoGP circuit in the southern Spanish city of Jerez on Thursday.
Newly-crowned MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden will miss the final race of the year and return to the United States for possible surgery to his right shoulder.
Italy's Loris Capirossi clocked the fastest time in Friday's second free practice for the season-ending Valencia MotoGP, while title rivals Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden dropped off the pace.
Honda's Toni Elias stormed from behind title contender Valentino Rossi to win the Portuguese MotoGP on the final lap on Sunday -- his first ever race victory.
Former Formula One engine designer Mario Illien's new MotoGP team will debut at next week's Portuguese Grand Prix, with Australian rider Garry McCoy entered as a wild card.
Defending world champion Valentino Rossi recorded the fastest time in Friday's free practice for Sunday's MotoGP in Japan.
World champion Valentino Rossi took pole position for the Malaysian MotoGP Grand Prix after heavy rain washed out final qualifying.
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Australia's Chris Vermeulen upstaged the MotoGP championship favorites by grabbing pole position for the U.S. Grand Prix on Saturday.
Spain's Dani Pedrosa grabbed pole position for the fourth time in his debut MotoGP season at the German Grand Prix on Saturday.
Spain's Sete Gibernau has been given the all clear to ride in Germany this weekend after breaking his collarbone last month and missing three MotoGP races.
Halfway through the most important presentation of his career, with media baron Rupert Murdoch sitting in judgment, Ross Levinsohn had the troubling sensation that he was about to blow it.
A fellow Southerner and I were catching up one night when I told him something that left him absolutely stunned.
Chances are if you know who Scott Bloomquist is, you have spent a weekend night wearing ear plugs, covering your mouth with a rag and getting doused with mud.
When 83-year-old Earl Baltes retired in 2004, he found the perfect person to buy his dirt track.
News Corp. executive Ross Levinsohn hadn't even heard of MySpace until he interviewed a 20-something woman who was applying for an entry-level administrative position with him back in 2004.
MotoGP rider Loris Capirossi has been cleared to leave hospital after being involved in a crash at the Catalan Grand Prix on Sunday.
A 747 takes off at 200 miles per hour -- it's the top speed of a Ferrari. MotoGP bikes break two bills with power to spare.
Shares of online media firms Google and Yahoo! have taken a hit this year. But traditional media outlets that are just starting to dip their ink-stained toes in cyberspace are benefiting from the latest round of Internet hype.
Defending world MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi won his fifth straight Italian Grand Prix to revive his 2006 title hopes.
World motorcycling champion Valentino Rossi has decided to stick to two wheels and not join the Ferrari Formula One team.
Spanish rookie Dani Pedrosa powered his Honda through gusty winds to take pole position at the French MotoGP ast Le Mans.
American Colin Edwards, riding a Yamaha, was fastest in Friday's practice for Sunday's French MotoGP.
American Nicky Hayden eclipsed MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi in practice for the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul on Friday.
Australian rookie Casey Stoner has taken pole position for Saturday's Qatar MotoGP after a "dream" ride on his Honda on Friday.
Italy's Loris Capirossi held off a determined challenge from debutant Dani Pedrosa to claim a flag-to-flag victory on his Ducati in the season-opening Spanish MotoGP race in Jerez.
World champion Valentino Rossi recorded the fastest time despite crashing on the opening day of MotoGP testing at the Circuit de Catalunya on Friday.
Four-time world champion Max Biaggi is forsaking MotoGP for a likely season in superbikes after his well-publicized differences with his Honda team could not be patched up.
The Honda Pons team will not be taking part in this year's MotoGP championship after failing to secure a new sponsorship deal.
Valentino Rossi's Yamaha MotoGP team will have a new title sponsor next year after parting with cigarette brand Gauloises.
Spanish rider Sete Gibernau will ride for the Ducati works team in the 2006 MotoGP world championship.
Italy's Marco Melandri clinched second place behind Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP world championship after winning the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix.
Spain's Sete Gibernau snatched pole position for the season-ending Valencia MotoGP with a blistering final lap in qualifying on Saturday.
Valentino Rossi was eclipsed by Marco Melandri before what could be a record-equaling weekend for the MotoGP world champion.
World Superbike runner-up Chris Vermeulen of Australia has signed a two-year deal with Suzuki to race in MotoGP.
Honda's Marco Melandri of Italy achieved his first MotoGP victory in the Turkish Grand Prix at the new Istanbul Park circuit on Sunday, with a convincing defeat of 2005 world champion Valentino Rossi.
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MotoGP star Valentino Rossi has impressed in test driving a Ferrari Formula One car - increasing speculation that he will revert to four wheels later in his career.
American Nicky Hayden ended world champion Valentino Rossi's run of five consecutive MotoGP wins with victory in the U.S. Grand Prix on Sunday.
Valentino Rossi increased his domination of MotoGP racing with victory in the French Grand Prix in Le Mans.
The Rio Grand Prix has been dropped from the MotoGP calendar for the 2005 season and replaced by the first Turkish Grand Prix.
Marco Melandri will ride for the Honda MotoGP team next season after parting company with Yamaha, the Italian has confirmed.
Carlos Checa took pole position for Saturday's inaugural Qatar Grand Prix with the quickest lap in final qualifying.
Honda's Makoto Tamada set a lap record to claim the first pole position of his career for Sunday's Portuguese MotoGP at Estoril.
World champion Valentino Rossi has broken the lap record to grab provisional pole for Sunday's Portuguese MotoGP.
World champion Valentino Rossi will be on pole position for Sunday's British Grand Prix after setting the quickest time in final qualifying on Saturday.
Nicky Hayden grabbed provisional pole for Sunday's British Grand Prix with a lap record in the first qualifying session at Donington Park.
Italian Max Biaggi will start Sunday's German MotoGP on pole after breaking the lap record at the Sachsenring.
Honda's Sete Gibernau will start Sunday's French MotoGP on pole position after setting a new lap record at Le Mans' Bugatti circuit.
Spain's Sete Gibernau revelled in the wet conditions that undermined world champion Valentino Rossi to claim a stunning victory in his home MotoGP at Jerez on Sunday.
World champion Valentino Rossi will start the new MotoGP season at the front of the grid after claiming pole position for Sunday's Africa's Grand Prix.
Brazilian Alex Barros will switch from Yamaha to race for Honda in MotoGP next season, officials have announced.
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